Articles and insights to improve environmental literacy
The modern world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean everything we experience has to be bite-sized and breakneck. If a 30-second explainer video is what you’re after, we can help you with that too – but this is the place for words. Words you can read at your own pace, dip into and come back to, read and re-read if that’s your thing.
Environmental literacy article series
COP26
Commentary and coverage on the 26th Conference of the Parties in 2021.
Richard’s blog
Richard’s personal insights and experiences on climate breakdown and environmental literacy.
It is now just over two weeks since COP26 ended. Most reports agree that it was a failure, but with a few minor positive outcomes. Not a complete failure, but not too far off.
Wednesday 3 November is when world leaders discuss the provision of finance for lower income countries to help them deal with the climate crisis. But finance will also be a thread through the whole of the conference.
China is the single largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. It surpasses even the resource intensive economy of the United States. With this tag comes some responsibility to take action to reduce emissions.
I found myself spending some of the day thinking about the environmental impact of hill walking as an activity.
As a result of my financial contribution, the Trust was able to plant two native broadleaf trees in Ormsgill Wood, near Airton and a few days ago, we attended an Open Day to have a look at the series of woodlands that have been developed.
I was pleased to be invited to talk to the policy committee of Friends of the Dales about climate breakdown.