Climate Action reports a Yale University global survey of trees. This says that there are just over three trillion trees on Earth which is eight times more than previous estimates. Yale combined ground survey data with satellite imagery giving the new total that is equivalent to about 420 trees for every person. About 43% (1.39 trillion trees), are…
Here’s the latest from Energy Live. There are stories on heat metering, energy from coffee waste, energy taxes, and what Ed Davy is up to now.
In partnership with Cornwall-based EGS Energy, the Eden Project has planning permission for a 3-4MW geothermal power plant on the Eden Project site, taking energy from the heat in underground granite rocks. This event invites you to hear more about our geothermal plans and how this specific project could benefit Eden’s local community, and more generally,…
The Guardian is reporting that the Arctic sea ice has shrunk to the fourth lowest extent on record. Its report begins: Ice coverage in the Arctic this year shrunk to its fourth lowest extent on record, US scientists have announced. The National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in Colorado said that the ice reached a low…
The UK aluminium industry is inviting secondary school pupils to take up the Alu D&T Challenge. Schools participating in this competition linked to the Design & Technology curriculum will get free teaching resources which encourage pupils to explore sustainable design and have their ideas judged by a panel of industry experts. The Alu D&T Challenge sets out…
You can keep up to date with what the Natural Connections initiative is up to by reading their informative newsletters. Their latest was published on 15th September. It includes features on: the launch of the countryside classroom news from Natural Connections Hubs the South West Learning in the Natural Environment Collaboration stats on the effectiveness of…
Rolf Jucker, one of the world’s leading experts in the field of learning for sustainability will be at the University of Worcester’s St Johns campus on 14th October (2.30pm to 4.30), for a roundtable discussion on his new book ‘Do we know what we are doing? Reflections on Learning, Knowledge, Economics, Community and Sustainability’. Dr Jucker has…
Project Dirt is promoting the Wild about Gardens week. This runs from October 26th to November 1st. What will you be doing? If you want to organise an event, click here.
How do we create meaningful outdoor learning experiences which lead to sustainable behaviour change? The Real World Learning Network has spent the last three years exploring this question, and among the many outcomes is a model to support educators in reflecting and improving their provision of outdoor learning. The network says that the model brings together…
Here are the latest stories from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. We noted the following: Why Soil is the Key to Feeding the World Turning Waste Cotton Into A New Fibre Tesla’s Powerwall batteries to be Available by End of 2015