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'Does that use a lot of energy?' from @hannahritchie.bsky.social What an interesting tool for #geographyteacher Comparison of petrol and electric car piqued my interest, particularly when stacked against other home appliances open.substack.com/pub/hannahri...

'But what about China?' 'You mean the world's largest clean tech market by an enormous margin where emissions are now falling?' www.businessgreen.com/analysis/452...

You can't prove received wisdom wrong if you don't try... and you've got to give China credit for not being afraid to try. A step on the way to serious reduction of shipping emissions by 2050? Or an expensive experiment with niche coastal uses? Time will tell! maritime-executive.com/article/chin...

It’s possible to reduce emissions while growing the economy. Many countries have decoupled economic growth from CO₂ emissions, even if we take offshored production into account. You can see this in the chart for a selection of large economies.

Fun to do another teacher CPD yesterday for tutor2u with @geogmum Just reflecting on some brilliant feedback and insightful #geographyteacher shared practice #goodtotalk #meetingIRL

Fruit and veg packaging comparison: an occasional series @riverford.bsky.social bag reads: ‘much thinner than previous … saving a lot of paper’ #thoughtfulpackaging #lessplastic

Interesting to read about the changing geography of diabetes this morning from @hannahritchie.bsky.social Useful for A-level #geographyteacher open.substack.com/pub/hannahri...

The Warming Stripes have been an iconic way to communicate temperature data. On the latest episode of the podcast, we got to speak to their creator, @edhawkins.org. As a fellow data viz nerd, this was a fun one. The latest episode of our podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

This is quite telling and should prompt involvement in the #BigPlasticCount again this year to resist the #greenwash, helping to provide a true picture of plastic in our lives and its impacts www.theguardian.com/environment/...

After a bit of a marathon upload session (😩) I now have lots of new resources on my site... including 15 'Forty minute #fieldwork' plans - fully developed enquiry ideas designed for your school grounds and local area, and all FREE to download!

2/2 Janet Foss, Goredale Scar, and limestone pavements above Malham Cove - Alton Towers for #geographyteacher #familyfieldtrip

Reflecting on a few days away in the #YorkshireDales National Park - Settle Loop in the January mist #familyfieldtrip 1/2

Shout out to #WomansHour on #BBCRadio4 for a brilliant investigation of Grok's misdemeanours and the lack of women's sport in the media, beyond big tickets events impacting aspiration #beingseen Suggestion: Is it time for the only BBC Radio station without a BlueSky account to sort this out?

And myself and @geogthorne.bsky.social for Success in AQA GCSE Geography on Thursday 5th Feb - www.tutor2u.net/cpd/success-...

Join @geogriffi.bsky.social and @geogmum.bsky.social for Success in AQA A-Level Geography on Wednesday 4th Feb - www.tutor2u.net/cpd/success-...

#geographyteacher #geopolitics #NATO #Arctic

Outbreak of spectacular icicles overnight on hedgerow - very local phenomenon next to flooded road #Chilterns #winter

Hannah Ritchie's Five(ish) charts that give some context to Venezuelan oil. Useful for #geographyteacher #geopolitics open.substack.com/pub/hannahri...

2025 has broken historical climate records, with provisional Met Office figures showing it has been both the warmest and sunniest year on record for the UK. Find out more: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

The UK's warmest year (for now) And introducing a ‘causal chain’ for changes in extreme UK heat climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-uks-wa...

10 years of crowdsourced data shows the impact of climate change on plant flowering in the UK #NewYearPlantHunt @metoffice.gov.uk @bsbibotany.bsky.social www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Enjoying the BBC's Reith Lectures on Radio 4, by Rutger Bregman - make for great Christmas and holiday listening, contemplating the work in 2026 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

As we approach the end of the year, 2025 is on track to be one of the UK’s warmest years on record, joining 2022 and 2023 in the top three warmest years. Find out more in our news release 👇 www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

UK’s largest proposed datacentre ‘understating planned water use’ #Climate

🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright: - 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is) 🧵 1/2

The flowers of December-seriously cheering, especially if you find this time of year tricky…🌿

Genuine question: Why's the reaction of many politicians to AI 'it's transformational, we must go faster, we can dismiss concerns over energy, copyright, job losses', yet the reaction to a clean tech transition that's more advanced and has less overt downsides is 'steady now, we need to slow down'.

What your cheap clothes cost the planet #Climate

In yet more, 'the UK is out on its own trying to reach net zero' news... www.businessgreen.com/news/4523202...

Our 2026 Duke of Edinburgh courses are now live 🥾 If you’re planning your Gold DofE, our residentials offer a supportive environment, with experienced tutors, structured activities and time to enjoy the natural surroundings. Explore our 2026 DofE residentials and secure your place. buff.ly/4DtDyi2

The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit #Climate

Customs union 10-minute rule bill passed by MPs - on casting vote of deputy speaker after 100 votes for, 100 against tie - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

In 1990 China Was The World's 11th Largest Economy & Brazil Was The 10th. What Happened Next? More Countries & all data here: brilliantmaps.com/china-gdp...

China is the top import partner for most countries in the world— Over the past two decades, China’s role in global trade has expanded substantially. It has become a central hub, particularly through growing relationships with many lower and middle-income countries.

Voici la projection que les Chinois ont adoptée depuis quelques années. Centrée sur l'Himalaya, la Chine à mi chemin entre les deux pôles. La Chine centre du monde, pays du 3ème pôle. Les États-Unis loin de ce centre. Une carte de Hao Xiaoguang. A lire : geoconfluences.ens-lyon.fr/informations...

EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids. Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km. We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.

Second hottest year on record. Average temperature for the past 3 years more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. 10 hottest years on record the last 10 years. It remains truly mind-blowing this is not the biggest story in the world every day. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522952...

Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy. Enough to power 23 million homes! U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

See how we're (mis)using Earth in 100 Seconds www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yHz... #Earthin100Seconds @markruffalo.bsky.social

We just published our “Top of the Charts”, a look at our most popular charts, articles, data insights & more in 2025! (link in 🧵) Here are our top 5 most-viewed charts. Each Friday over the next few weeks, we’ll share the top 5 for other categories (articles, etc.). Stay tuned! 1. CO2 emissions

#geographyteacher a very worthy cause, helping young people access skills and training essential to the study of Geography and the environment. A Level Geography has one of the lowest % free school meals students of all A Level subjects - something that needs to change.

As the government searches for a more effective growth strategy, here's those notorious lentil-weaving treehuggers at the World Economic Forum explaining how the global green economy is growing rapidly on multiple fronts and is set to be worth $7tr by 2030. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522696...

Deplorable absence of regulation for these technologies unleashed on our societies. This latest is unsurprising

Hivemind, I have a challenge. Popular culture is dominated by the car (car chases, cop dramas etc), helping us accept a car-dominated urban environment as normal. Can you think of any examples of popular culture highlighting bikes, trams, walking etc? I can only think of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds #Climate

Brazil approves world’s first single-dose dengue vaccine www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

China’s fertility rate has fallen to one, continuing a long decline that began before and continued after the one-child policy— The 1970s were a decade shaped by fears about overpopulation. As the world’s most populous country, China was never far from the debate.