The global agreement on climate change agreed last week in Dubai has been described as “the beginning of the end” for fossil fuels and as devastatingly insufficient for the urgency of the challenge. Paul Allen reflects on some of the key outcomes from COP28 and looks at what needs to happen now.
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COP28 – a critical milestone
As global leaders gather in Dubai for the start of the UN climate talks, CAT’s Paul Allen explores some of the key issues and looks ahead to what we can expect to see over the next two weeks.
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CAT joins Protecting our Planet Day for schools
On Thursday 30 November, CAT is taking part in an inspiring day dedicated to environmental issues and solutions, livestreamed from experts around the world to schools across the UK.
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Our foot is still on the accelerator – overview of key outcomes from COP27
COP27 has delivered an important agreement on funding for loss and damage, but fallen woefully short on what’s needed to stop catastrophic climate change. Paul Allen reports.
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COP27 jargon buster
From ‘NDCs’ to ‘Loss and Damage’, the language used in the UN climate talks can make it difficult to follow what’s going on. Sarah Briggs is here to help.
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To avoid climate catastrophe, COP27 must move from pledges to action
With the next round of UN climate talks about to begin in Egypt, Paul Allen looks at the urgent need for joined-up solutions.
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New guidance published to help councils take action on the climate emergency
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has today published a new set of recommendations to help UK councils tackle the Climate Emergency, based on a series of workshops with 10 Staffordshire councils.
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Somersaulting sky-divers
For many of us, they are the joyous sound of a summer evening as they hurtle around rooftops, but our beloved Swifts are in serious decline. Joe Downie looks at ways to give them a helping hand.
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Improving the Carbon Literacy of councils
More than 100 councils across England and Wales have now completed our Zero Carbon Britain Carbon Literacy training.
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Finding poetry in climate solutions
Dr Anna Bullen, Innovation Lab Manager, explains how a collaboration between CAT and Aberystwyth University is finding new ways to communicate about the climate and biodiversity crises.
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