This may not surprise you.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/04/carbon-footprint-gap-between-rich-poor-expanding-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

I keep seeing articles (and comments on SL) suggesting that in the light of the current energy price hike the UK should have a rethink about fracking.
I thought this article was good on the pros and cons.
https://eciu.net/analysis/briefings/uk-energy-policies-and-prices/fracking-in-the-uk

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/ghost-forests-are-sprouting-up-along-the-atlantic-coast?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

https://flipboard.com/@food/how-to-reduce-food-waste-3si1rsojp17rp1f3?

I found this interesting- not something I’ve ever given much thought to.

https://www.archdaily.com/976015/strategies-to-reduce-embodied-carbon-in-the-built-environment?

And the award goes to…
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jan/25/riba-best-building-award-friendship-hospital-bangladesh-kashef-chowdhury-david-chipperfield-wilkinson-eyre?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/26/carbon-offsetting-environmental-collapse-carbon-land-grab?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

This is a new venture for the Restart Project, which has hitherto only organised pop-up fixing sessions. I could wish that the two sites weren't both in NW London but it's a start, at least. If this works, maybe our failing high streets could provide space for more local fixing factories, in due course.
Read all about the venture - and the job opportunities it's offering - at https://therestartproject.org/news/fixing-factories/ .
Do share this news around sustainably-minded friends and your other networks, too.

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/pesticides-released-into-brazils-amazon-to-degrade-rainforest-and-facilitate-deforestation/

This message has been sent to everyone who signed the petition “Ban the use of peat in horticulture and all growing media by 2023.”:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/562054

The Government is asking for people's views on proposed measures to end the retail sale of peat in England and Wales. It wants to hear your views on measures it is proposing to end the use of peat and peat containing products in retail horticulture, and the impact these measures could have on professional horticulture and wider sectors.

Read a summary of the proposals, and share your views:
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/soils-and-peatlands/endingtheretailsaleofpeatinhorticulture/

The survey closes on Friday 18 March.

Who is running the consultation?
The consultation is being run by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), which is responsible for improving and protecting the environment. The Department also supports the food, farming and fishing industries.

Find out more about DEFRA:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

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Be prepared it`s quite long.It covers,wipes,sachets,single use bottles & cups and possibly other things I`ve forgotten.I didn`t give `evidence` every time,which is asked for,(!!) though I did try to provide links to either real evidence or at least articles from respected organisations laying out the problems.
I suggested biodegradables-easily obtainable materials available and `return-clean and take another full one` systems for bottles-like Milk deliveries. I did that because there are sytems to copy(milkmen) and sytems are already half there in some supermarkets anyway. I`ve also suggested Loyalty points can be consumer incentives! It`s very easy to find links to items that fit the bill on biodegradables and since they are sellers they provide costings too.
Worth doing IMHO


https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environmental-quality/call-for-evidence-on-commonly-littered-and-problem/consultation/intro/?fbclid=IwAR1lsdV7nIw00Lzd6b5HmobvjOsozyzx7zNRryPYIVFxPfRplHiLjEJlPxo

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/20/environment-agency-cuts-staff-blow-whistle?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/17/perspectives/planet-climate-pandemics/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0uHvPaj_KkG3gDrvybb6YvtZ4tKaaWK8jfnHq2jNS-mjEHD7i_KV26AkM

The latest World Economic Forum's annual Global Risks Report reveals that world leaders now rank biodiversity loss as one of the most severe risks facing humanity in the coming decade, alongside climate action failure and extreme weather events. More than half of global GDP coming from industries that rely on nature, such as construction and food, businesses are also calling for action to protect and restore nature, which is essential for a resilient global economy.

An article from Positive News on greenest trends in 2022

https://www.positive.news/society/living-life-to-the-greenest-sustainability-trends-that-will-dominate-in-2022/?

https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/one-of-the-world-s-wealthiest-oil-exporting-nations-is-becoming-unliveable-122011601067_1.html

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/19/dumped-fishing-gear-killing-marine-life-governments-care-scottish-trawlerman-nets?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/government-puts-bees-risk

Something else we already knew.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/18/chemical-pollution-has-passed-safe-limit-for-humanity-say-scientists?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Something we already knew. Now its official.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60026378

Something a bit more positive.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/11/meet-mr-trash-wheel-and-the-other-ingenious-tools-that-eat-river-plastic?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/17/cutting-red-tape-rivers-polluted-england-water-regulators?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Scroll down for:
* Brands encouraging the destruction of rainforest by using deforestation palm oil in their products (and indirectly supporting illegal indigenous landgrabbing, human rights abuses, slavery and violence on palm oil plantations).
* List of palm oil free alternatives.
* Parliament petition to "Prohibit the sale and use in the UK of palm oil and its derivatives in foods." The petition claims a link to cancer supported by an article.

https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/07/10/these-are-the-forgotten-animals-of-the-secretly-destroyed-forests/

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/01/06/almost-2-years-into-the-pandemic-empty-flights-are-still-frying-the-planet

I'm used to seeing green beans grown in Kenya and asparagus from Peru.
Other items I didn't buy during a recent visit to Asda included:
* Organic garlic from China
* A bag of watercress grown in the USA
A bonus last time was apples from Kent.

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/indonesian-proposal-could-redefine-palm-oil-driven-deforestation-as-reforestation/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/07/heat-records-broken-all-around-the-world-in-2021-says-climatologist?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35496350

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/05/fossil-fuel-firms-among-biggest-spenders-on-google-ads-that-look-like-search-results

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/03/great-green-reset-10-things-britain-save-planet-cop26?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.euronews.com/2021/12/27/climate-change-cost-of-extreme-weather-events-increased-in-2021-says-ngo

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/29/climate-scientist-dont-look-up-madness

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/03/law-change-allows-wild-birds-killed-protect-game-birds-england?fbclid=IwAR2kgIyD66CS-05QACMdM3ZPZEA0naNUEiTNAk-61hceQ19ksM-FQzrVevI

https://www.inverse.com/innovation/future-energy-solution

https://foe.org/blog/cruise-ship-effects-marine-life/

Found this whilst flicking through Instagram
https://www.pensforkids.co.uk/
Wish I'd known when I recently had a clear out of a lot of pens and pencils and didn't know what to do with them. Eventually gave them away via Freegle.

https://actions.sumofus.org/a/stop-poisoning-us-ban-glyphosate-in-europe/?akid=99292.2015303.7J0BvR&rd=1&source=fwd&t=9

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/veganuary-10-plant-based-meal-ideas-from-greenpeace-staff/?fbclid=IwAR1aZgQs8al1l5WFzdG-tDW_4qqtf4MerJOcZmFONrL5lWfEcumZA6zbu8k

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/costa-rica-shark-island-now-massive-marine-reserve

The suddenly skyrocketing and apparently relentless rise in gas prices must be a factor in how fast we all move away from using gas central heating.
While my ageing gas boiler is usually still functional (apart from a stuck valve which meant a chilly Christmas weekend), keeping it may no longer be the most sustainable approach. I hate waste and wouldn't normally replace a functioning device but the awful prospect of unaffordable gas bills is very real.
As the boiler is well over a decade old, I was previously offered a replacement - so I'm asking the grant managers if this offer would cover replacement with an electric boiler. I do hope so but will seriously consider funding it privately, if not - as long as the new boiler is compatible with a solar water heating installation on the roof of the room containing the boiler cupboard. (Not ensuring that would be stupid, given that it's not feasible to install solar PV panels on this house.)
So I started looking into this and found a useful initial guide at https://www.boilerguide.co.uk/articles/best-electric-boilers . It's not obviously dated and must, I think, predate the rise in gas prices, but it's a good start.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/12/27/greta-thunberg-state-climate-movement-roots-her-power-an-activist/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB
Some of the comments are worth reading (some aren't) as well as the article.

This could be useful if there’s a branch near you.
https://www.dunelm.com/info/about/take-back-scheme?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/31/new-species-to-look-out-for-in-the-uk-in-2022-aoe

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/31/thats-a-wrap-french-plastic-packaging-ban-for-fruit-and-veg-begins

Sellers' assurances that more trees will be planted if we buy more stuff from them aren't necessarily reliable or beneficial to the planet.
As with so much else in life, getting this right takes time, thought and effort.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/09/01/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-tree-planting-schemes-and-scams?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=green_newsletter&_ope=eyJndWlkIjoiYTMyZmIyMTZlZDMyMTdhNWMzZTUwMzhlOGY4N2I0ZjEifQ%3D%3D

"A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he does not buy cars and does not borrow money to buy. He does not buy fuel... He does not cause serious accidents. He does not require multi-lane highways. He does not get fat."

This is an American article, but much of it applies here.

https://www.treehugger.com/2021-review-ebike-revolution-revs-up-5213611

https://twitter.com/RewildingB/status/1463960727044116483

An American article from a year ago, but still relevant.

https://www.ecowatch.com/plastic-pollution-producer-responsibility-2649792843.html

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/27/plans-in-england-for-car-chargers-in-all-commercial-car-parks-quietly-rolled-back?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/26/bogs-banks-and-bubble-barriers-five-great-projects-to-protect-nature-aoe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Wishing you all well over this festive period and here’s hoping we can look forward to a better and greener 2022. 🌿🦔🐇🌴🎄🎅🍄🌹🌼🌏🍇🌊💦🥦♻️