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LONG READ EXPLAINER: Why should the UK get to Net Zero? Won’t it cost us too much? [20 minutes]
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(TLDR – skip to FREE Conversation Guides – to help you talk about Net Zero, why we need it, the costs, the risks and the benefits with your friends and family.) ***** Having made the case for why we need to get to Net Zero, both globally and nationally, I’d like to look at the economics of getting there. As Energy accounts for nearly ¾ of our greenhouse gas emissions globally, many countries have been looking at decarbonising their energy supply in order to get to Net Zero, including the UK. But one criticism that opponents of Net Zero have is...
Yesterday I felt sad
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Yesterday I felt sad.* What causes me the most stress, despair, frustration, disappointment and hurt to run through my body is actually not the headlines; it’s not the words and pictures of death and destruction, authoritarian abuses of power, social injustices, or climate collapse (though they all cause me anxiety, anger and heartbreak); it’s the dystopian carrying on as normal; it’s the inability or unwillingness to change, to help, to speak out; it’s the silence. It feels like one of those nightmares where you’re screaming at the top of your lungs and no-one can hear you. It takes inordinate amounts...
Easy Ways to Help the Climate that Ease Anxiety, but Don’t Cost Much Time or Money
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Top feelings are: (TLDR – skip to How to Help - when you don’t have much time 👇) Thank you First of all a HUGE thank you to everyone who answered my recent survey, I really appreciate it. The responses will give me a better understanding of people’s thoughts and feelings, and help me shape the content I create for my work and how I can best support people. Contented Earth Climate Survey January 2025 Secondly, if you haven’t yet responded, but still want to do so you can do so using the following links: 1) For...
Spring Update: Eco Learn, Eco Hope, Eco Act
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Since the start of Contented Earth, my mantra has been: Eco Learn, Eco Hope, Eco Act. I want to help people learn more about environmental and climate issues, not despair, but feel hopeful, but also understand that we can only create hope through our actions. And underpinning those three 'columns' has been my desire to create a community of people who feels supported and inspired to take climate and environmental action. Find out more about what's on offer...👇 Eco Learn Eco Learn. Sign up today and each week you will receive an email with a link to a short video, podcast or article...
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