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Thinking Globally and acting locally – Transition Buxton is a group of local people concerned about our environment, resilience and sustainability. Working collaboratively on the ground to support our community to thrive.
UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’
UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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JOB OPPORTUNITY | PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY 🌱

Salary: £29,996 – £34,133
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Pattern of hours: Flexible 7:30am–7:30pm, Mon–Fri
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📷 James Shooter
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A French study showed major benefits of solar panels on agricultural land, both to animals and crops, including an 18% improvement in yields compared to a control plot on a farm in the east of the country. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/19/f...
France agrivoltaics trials show early crop and livestock gains
Data from agrivoltaic canopy trials in France, developed by energy producer TSE and the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE), indicate measurable temper...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We need to legislate to make the use of recycled materials cheaper in money than virgin materials in order to make the environmental savings essential for a positive future.
In 2024, 12% of materials in the EU came from #recycling, finds new #Eurostat data.
While progress between 2023 and 2024 was just 0.1%, this is still the highest recycling rate so far. Top performing countries include Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Estonia and Malta.

Read more ▶️ link.europa.eu/4gWpMD
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Lovely expression of what community is - just 2 minutes that'll brighten your day
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THREADWALKERS Transition London
YouTube video by Hatstand Productions
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November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Consultation on the new Peak District National Park Local Plan is now open - Have Your Say www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/planning/pol...
Local Plan Preferred Approach Consultation: Peak District National Park
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www.peakdistrict.gov.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Change the mindset and change the world
The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
November 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
A major poll in September 2025 across 10 EU countries suggests a clear and urgent public demand for climate action.
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Europeans demand stronger climate action and corporate accountability
Majority of Europeans want large companies to be held accountable for human rights and environmental harms in their value chains, according to a new poll
globalwitness.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This new open-access paper looks ahead to 2050 and imagines four possible scenarios : Technocentric, Fortress, Reformist, and Transformational Circular Society. The contrast between the “fortress” model and the transformational approach especially relevant.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
Frontiers | Degrowth or barbarism? An exploration of four circular futures for 2050
There are many competing visions regarding what a circular economy transition entails and how it would transform our social, economic, environmental, technol...
www.frontiersin.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Crown Estate to invest £400m in UK offshore wind supply chain

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June 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Transformational change is not only possible but already happening enjoy this showcase of individuals & organisations fundamentally reimagining how we live and work – with game-changing potential to create a future in which both people and the planet thrive www.forumforthefuture.org/the-future-o...
The Future of Sustainability 2024/25: Reimagining the Way the World Works
A Forum for the Future initiative in partnership with The Earthshot Prize, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Trane Technologies. Amid escalating global challenges, we’re showcasing the social and ...
www.forumforthefuture.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Next Buxton Clothes Swap is Tues 4 Nov 7-9pm in the halls of Fairfield Nursery & Infant School on Bench Road. Get a token for each item of clean adult clothing in good condition that you bring and choose the items you want to exchange your tokens for. Free, donations invited, fun, relaxed.
October 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
According to @yougov.co.uk latest research, 75% of Brits back a wealth tax on assets above £10 million. Other popular tax reforms include a mansion tax and an “exit tax” for the ultra-rich relocating abroad, while increases to VAT or income tax remain deeply unpopular.
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This short course explores how we can create fairer more sustainable cities and the systematic factors that influence environmental, political, economic and policy strategies that shape cities.
cat.org.uk/event/cities...
Cities and Communities - cat.org.uk
Join a CAT student teaching week and explore how we can create fairer, more sustainable cities and the factors and strategies that shape cities.
cat.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The Community Energy Fund (CEF), a £10 million fund for community energy projects in England, launched in Jan'24, now this report – ‘Overwhelmed and Oversubscribed’ – examines the first 15 months of the CEF.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We need to strenthen environmental protections and legislate to change the way our economy works, no weaken protections and gie in to shortermism
October 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Controversial UK oil field publishes full scale of climate impact

The UK's largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Madness = $250Million worth of butter is exported from the UK every year, and almost the same quantity is imported each year.
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Trade Gone Mad
YouTube video by Local Futures (Economics of Happiness)
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October 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The largest ever mapping of bank income from companies accused of deforestation, land grabs and human rights abuses exposes a stark contradiction: while governments prepare to invest in protecting forests, financial giants are still profiting from their destruction. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Banks make $26bn in decade of financing deforesting companies
US, EU and UK banks have made over $10 billion in income since Paris Agreement by financing companies involved in deforestation, new analysis ahead of COP30 reveals
globalwitness.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Packaging rules are changing, free 1hr online session to learn what your business needs to know to adapt to changing regulations. www.emc-dnl.co.uk/events/the-n...
The New EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) - East Midlands Chamber
Join this bitesize webinar to learn: • About the regulation, its requirements, and how it interacts with other EU and global regulation • How the regulation impacts on packaging labelling • About reus...
www.emc-dnl.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM