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Peter Head
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Bridge engineer-land use planner-innovator-sustainable development-systems modelling-solutions focussed. Volunteer for last 15 years. Keen gardener. Chair of several charity Boards. https://resiliencebrokers.org/about/team/
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 22h
New research: Meat consumption in US cities has a "carbon hoofprint" equivalent to the emissions from all US domestic fossil fuel burning

- "reducing food waste and dietary shifts (eg more chicken, less beef) could halve emissions"

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The carbon hoofprint of cities is shaped by geography and production in the livestock supply chain - Nature Climate Change
Meat products represent a large share of the carbon footprints of cities, which are dependent on the characteristics of supply regions. With spatially explicit data, researchers show how the so-called...
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 19h
If you wonder how big Kyiv is.

The territory of Kyiv is about 847 km² (327 sq mi) – slightly larger than New York City by land area,
almost as large as Berlin,
and nearly eight times the size of Paris.
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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 1d
So much global political doom and gloom but so much heartening action happening at grassroots - the more we all take part in local, loving action for the planet (and us), the better we all feel and the more real hope for the future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national
Set up by three ‘eco-anxious’ farmers, WildEast has created UK-wide version of pledge to encourage people to restore nature
www.theguardian.com
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Andy Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ revkin.substack.com @revkin.bsky.social · 17h
So far this year there have been NO - zero - observed North Atlantic right whale deaths or serious injuries, according to
@noaa.gov. That could change by year’s end, but is wonderful news. More from
@newenglandaquarium.bsky.social
and others. #oceans #whales revkin.substack.com/p/bright-spo...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 17h
The 970 kilometre-long Via Baltica route, just opened, starts in Poland’s capital Warsaw and passes through Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, where it finishes in Tallinn. www.euronews.com/2025/10/20/n...
Road linking Baltics to Poland opens at time of tension with Russia
Poland and its Baltic neighbours have been on high alert since multiple alleged Russian drones entered Polish territory and Russian fighter jets crossed into Estonian air space in September.
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 1d
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UK PM Starmer to attend COP30 in Brazil, PM's spokesperson says | Reuters

We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!

More: www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk...
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UK PM Starmer to attend COP30 in Brazil, PM's spokesperson says
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attend the COP30 climate summit in Brazil in November to accelerate Britain's efforts on pursuing net zero and driving green growth, his spokesperson said on Monday.
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 23h
From today’s Russian papers it doesn’t sound like Russia's about to stop fighting in Ukraine. Today's edition of MK: “For us, a cessation of hostilities is inadvisable." Plus, Russia’s petrol shortage is now "20% of monthly supplies." #ReadingRussia
"Russia's petrol shortage now 20% of standard monthly supplies”: Russian paper.
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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.bsky.social · 1d
"The efforts made in response to the Paris Agreement did change the course of things, but the effects were knocked out by an increase in gross domestic product," said Adrian Raftery, a UW professor emeritus of statistics and sociology who led the study.

#Growth

phys.org/news/2025-10...
Study shows the Paris Agreement is working, but not well enough to offset economic growth
Ten years ago, close to 200 nations signed the Paris Agreement, an international treaty designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions and curtail global warming. Under the treaty, most nations made a 15-ye...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 19h
Yes, quite a young one still learning!
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 1d
Rainbow framing the autumn coloured woods in Beckenham.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 1d
This hungry heron was not very successful fishing in the Kelsey Park lake this morning!
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 2d
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The ozone hole is shrinking! 🌍 Global action is making a real difference—proof that when we work together, we can heal our planet. Let's keep the momentum going! 💪🌱 #ClimateAction weather.com/news/climate/ne...

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Humans Are Healing The Ozone Hole With Global Action | Weather.com
The ozone layer is on the mend, and it's thanks to human action. A new MIT-led study confirms - with 95% confidence - that global efforts to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals are paying off. This is solid proof that international action can reverse e...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 2d
Wishing all of you celebrating a very very happy Diwali and hope that every person transforms from the darkness to happiness.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 2d
As Trump raised tariffs on much of the world, China moved to make African imports tariff-free. As Trump slashes foreign aid, Beijing pursues its “global development initiative”. As Trump threatens to attack neighbours, Xi promotes his “global security initiative”. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Xi Jinping is preparing to go toe to toe with Donald Trump – and there will only be one winner | Simon Tisdall
Beijing has realised that reckless America First policies are alienating old and new friends alike, creating a vacuum it can fill, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 4d
More and more businesses have shifted away from delivery vans and cars to cargo bikes. If it continues, the white van drop-off may become a thing of the past apple.news/A3m9BEihbQj-...
The cargo bike boom that could change London’s roads forever — The Times and The Sunday Times
In the trailer of his cargo bike, Jeremy Lewis-Phillips has carried 300kg of rubble. He has carried a tree, a lawnmower, and a two-metre-tall Santa’s grotto. “The tyres were struggling a bit, but the ...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

- CO2 in the air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
@wmo-global.bsky.social

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
www.theguardian.com
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 9d
An Autumn celebration!
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 9d
A really good news day at last. x.com/BBCBreaking/...
BBC Breaking News on X: ""A great and beautiful day. A new beginning" US President Donald Trump shows his written message before speaking to Israeli parliamentarians in the Knesset Follow live: https://t.co/xMmcqmjQ1g https://t.co/RyS1dEjZhm" / X
"A great and beautiful day. A new beginning" US President Donald Trump shows his written message before speaking to Israeli parliamentarians in the Knesset Follow live: https://t.co/xMmcqmjQ1g https://t.co/RyS1dEjZhm
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 13d
Yes very much so, because they are cheaper and quicker to build. Combination with energy storage is critical and those costs are reducing too.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 14d
It was a combination of solar and wind primarily, roughly equally I think.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14d
“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.
Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists
The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 14d
Renewables have generated more power than coal for the first time globally, and overall, both coal and gas generation saw a slight decline, compared to the first six months of 2024. apple.news/AthEB9fPYRfq...
Renewables overtake coal globally for first time on record — ITV News
Renewable energy overtook coal as the primary global source for electricity in the first half of 2025, according to energy think tank Ember.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 15d
The ‘Hunter’ Super moon shining down tonight.
gary1955.bsky.social Gary1955 @gary1955.bsky.social · 15d
This morning's full moon.
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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 16d
Reclaiming urban spaces from cars, as Paris has done over the last ten years, is climate action - both mitigation (fewer emissions from fewer miles driven and more miles on public/active transit) and adaptation (less asphalt and urban heat island effect, more parks, trees and shade).
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17d
According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.

Just the start.

Common sense.
Paris before and after street transformation New urban forest planted in front of Paris City Hall A Paris “School Street” where cars are removed and people space/tree planting are added
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