Signs of climate change are increasing. How will communities find resilience facing heat waves, fires, storms and droughts. We’ll be announcing details soon about our people’s assembly on building community resilience in London.

Who’d have thought DAC would be an expensive, ineffective solution?

When governments start threatening the press and silencing critics, freedom and democracy are in danger. History shows where that road leads.

ICC is part of the Climate Emergency Centre Network who hold a brilliant Wednesday Webinar and Discussion 🌍 THIS WEEK 🌿 Kevin Courtney from standuptoracism.org.uk Weds 24th Sept 7-8pm Talk: The threat of the new far right: increased racism and climate denialism 🪡🧵1/6

How did you celebrate Car Free Day?

Local campaign groups in Islington are making a difference to tackle climate change. If you’d like to get involved visit our website to find out more about the different local groups helping save our planet. 🌳🌺🌍

When you’re struggling to prioritise climate change… ‘Let the oceans boil them to death, the pricks’ 😂🙏 youtu.be/I9M3go2bAIE?...

We’re taking part in a mass action on September 20th in London, calling for politicians to tax extreme wealth and polluting industries. Will you join us? act.350.org/s/2969302.aw...

Are we ready for this break up?

Shoe Aid’s STEPTEMBER campaign is drawing attention to footwear poverty and the environmental toll of 2 million shoes being dumped weekly.

Good to hear someone stand up and talk sense.

How many children in Islington can cycle safely to school?

Talking about climate change is one of the most powerful things you can do. You don’t need to be an expert, just share your experience. What you care about, what you’ve tried, what gives you hope. Conversations spark action. theconversation.com/how-to-talk-...

The billionaire owned main stream media is in cahoots with the government controlled media to set us against each other. This is so that forget why we’re all so stressed and economical disadvantaged. The truth is they are stealing our money, our freedoms and our love for each other.

Islington Grow Show takes place at Whittington Park Community Centre, N19 4RS, 11am – 4pm on Sunday 7th September. Come and join the fun!! 🍓🌳🍒🐝🥒🥗🪘 Show what you’ve been growing, meet other growers and gardeners, pick up some tips, new ideas and share your growing stories…. 🪡🧵

Speed of the energy transition in China and USA going in two very different directions….

@islington-council.bsky.social will there be a ban on Glyphosate?

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

The first global comparison of glacier mass change reveals a global loss of 273 billion tonnes per year, an amount equivalent to what the entire human population on Earth drinks in 30 years. 🧪

We love this picture led solution for a healthy sustainable planet

Takeaway: only 25 countries have submitted their climate plan to the Paris Agreement (175 to go) but only one is in line with the criteria. Can you guess which country that is? theconversation.com/only-3-years...

My latest Substack is out now, exploring a book that shows beyond earth systems science and the environmental humanities, we need to look to creative artists to find ways through the anthropocene nataliebennett.substack.com

“Protection for nature must be in law”

Learn from 30 years of environmental and social movements for change. Hear from Roger Geffen - Reclaim the Streets (RTS) about his achievements over 30 years of campaigning and find inspiration to keep going when it feels futile. youtu.be/0fJgznNJ-qk?...

The motorway number plate test, the rainforest sheet and light test, and in Islington we see far fewer moths than we used to than just five years ago #ageofextinction www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What else do we know today that will impact tomorrow?

113 years ago it was known that burning #fossilfuels like #coal would raise the Earth's temperature. We missed so many opportunities to stop the #climate disaster now unfolding.

Our climate centre founder Anna Hyde speaking at the brilliant Byline festival this weekend 🌍🌱🏔 And she talks about the power of climate fresk in Byline Times recently 🥇🤩🌟 @bylinefestival.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

Melting glaciers and ice caps could unleash wave of volcanic eruptions, study says www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌳 Help water our street trees this summer! 🌞 Islington has over 2,500 trees across the borough and while @islington-council.bsky.social teams are out everyday watering them, young trees need up to 80 litres of water a week — especially during hot, dry spells. 💧 Here’s how you can help:

This week’s webinar at the Climate Emergency Centre Network:

It is now.

The EU Commission relies on dodgy accounting and offshore carbon laundering to pretend to hit the lower bound of what its climate scientists advise for a 2040 climate target Delaying real climate action makes the necessary changes harder for European households & businesses – @tomgelin.bsky.social

👏👏👏 Islington for coming top of the scorecard overall but it doesn’t come top in any one category and notably got very low marks for biodiversity 🐝🦆🐞🕷🐛with very little green space in Islington Keep up the great work @rowchampion.bsky.social 💪 🌎🌱🌳

Our peoples assembly got discussions and ideas going on how to future proof homes for climate change. 🏡🚿🪴🪟🥵🥶 Covered this week in Islington Tribune 🗞 #retrofit #climatechange #futureproofing #peoplesassembly

Great to see the government overturning the ban on wind farm projects.

"There is a human right to a stable #climate and states have a duty to protect it, a top court has ruled" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

1. At the Tipping Points conference in Exeter yesterday, I spoke about the likelihood of food system collapse: a massive existential threat few people's radar. If you want a handle on the issue, here's the submission I made to a parliamentary committee. + 🧵 www.monbiot.com/2023/03/09/t...

Who needs to fly to see dolphins?

We were warned but decided to carry on regardless. A new study shows: “heat domes” and related atmospheric events behind extreme weather around the world almost tripled in strength and duration since the 1950s. Doubling down on phasing out fossil fuels is now more needed than ever before.

Climate Emergency Centre Network Upcoming webinars Wed July 2nd 7-8pm Josef Davies- Coates: Community Energy England. Join a national celebration of people-powered energy during Community Energy Fortnight 2025 1 -14 Jul. Register an email to secure your zoom place us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📢 Coming to Act Now Change Forever in a group? Everyone needs to register individually ✅ That way, we can match you with your MP & make sure there’s space for your meeting. Spread the word & tag your group 👇 Sign up now via 🔗 theclimatecoalition.org/act-now-chan...

If you’d like to take action against climate change you could volunteer a hour of your time with Forest for Change. It will help offset climate fears and worries by doing something positive and rewarding #climatejob

"What is the situation today? It is very, very serious. Today, 18% of the Amazon has been cleared and the world has warmed by 1.5C and is on course to reach 2.0-2.5C by 2050." #deforestation #rainforest #climatecrisis #tippingpoints www.theguardian.com/environment/...

***Always check the small print for green washing

How about naming storms after the fossil fuel companies causing rising global temperatures and increased storms? 🌩🌊🌨🌪⛈☔️🌀

A Met Office study reveals that the chance of exceeding 40°C in the UK is accelerating at pace. The chance of exceeding 40°C is now over 20 times more likely than it was in the 1960s. Temperatures several degrees higher than we saw in July 2022 are possible in today’s climate. bit.ly/4lfcTU4

Well deserved recognition for @islington-council.bsky.social commitment to tackling climate change. Thanks @rowchampion.bsky.social for your dedication. #islington www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

**Climate Fresk Tonight**

Two mayors one voice for change. We 💙 this piece by Sadiq and Anne on tackling climate change in cities. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...