http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Forum: This site - Recent Posts en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383906 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:41:21 +0000 chdot 383906@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The woman whose campaigning set a legal precedent in the UK that stopped thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions has been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious environmental prizes alongside five other women from around the globe. </p> <p>A supreme court ruling in a case brought by Sarah Finch has been cited in decisions against new oil concessions in the North Sea, the UK’s first new deep coalmine for 30 years and even plans for new large-scale factory farms. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/woman-who-won-legal-case-over-greenhouse-emissions-awarded-top-environmental-prize" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/woman-who-won-legal-case-over-greenhouse-emissions-awarded-top-environmental-prize</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383895 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:37:02 +0000 chdot 383895@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Japan forced to come up with new word for summer days exceeding Japan forced to come up with new word for summer days exceeding 40C 40C </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/japan-heatwave-kokushobi-summer-b2959629.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/japan-heatwave-kokushobi-summer-b2959629.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383890 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:30:05 +0000 neddie 383890@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tell that to the Egyptians, who built temples out of stone 4000 years ago, that are still (mostly) standing today!</p> <p>Maybe also ask about the nationwide crumbling American road bridge infra, built 50 to 80 years ago. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383884 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:03:44 +0000 chdot 383884@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>If concrete lasts 500 years, it’s very environmentally friendly! </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/16/lacma-david-geffen-galleries-peter-zumthor-eiffel-concrete-aircraft-carrier" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/16/lacma-david-geffen-galleries-peter-zumthor-eiffel-concrete-aircraft-carrier</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383881 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:26:55 +0000 chdot 383881@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Can you stop malaria crossing borders? </p> <p>One nation’s bid to wipe out the disease Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of the landlocked African country to eradicate the killer Can you stop malaria crossing borders? One nation’s bid to wipe out the disease Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of the landlocked African country to eradicate the killer disease disease </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/16/eliminate-malaria-eswatini-swaziland-migration-disease-climate" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/16/eliminate-malaria-eswatini-swaziland-migration-disease-climate</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383880 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:10:51 +0000 chdot 383880@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The research comes as the government attempts to rewrite planning rules to make it easier to build intensive livestock farms despite concerns about water pollution, air quality and local opposition, the Guardian revealed earlier this month.</p> <p>Ammonia emissions are dangerous to human health and the environment. In the UK, agriculture is responsible for 89% of national emissions of the nitrogen-based gas used to produce fertilisers and released from livestock manure. Industrial intensive animal farming increases the environmental and health burdens associated with ammonia, CiWF says in a report published on Thursday alongside the map.</p> <p>Once in the air, ammonia reacts with other pollutants to form particulate matter – PM2.5, which is considered one of the most dangerous forms of air pollution. The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) estimated human-made PM2.5 exposure was responsible for between 28,861 and 29,000 premature deaths in the UK in 2010.</p> <p>Modelling shows that reducing agricultural emissions could dramatically cut mortality rates.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/16/ammonia-pollution-hotspots-uk-pig-poultry-factory-farms" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/16/ammonia-pollution-hotspots-uk-pig-poultry-factory-farms</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383865 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:46:54 +0000 chdot 383865@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Governments desperate for cash to protect their citizens from the growing impacts of the climate crisis are being put in a “beyond absurd” situation this week at global finance talks: they are being urged not to mention the climate, even as they address the current oil crisis. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/dont-mention-the-climate-trump-creates-beyond-absurd-situation-at-global-finance-talks" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/dont-mention-the-climate-trump-creates-beyond-absurd-situation-at-global-finance-talks</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383856 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:39:21 +0000 chdot 383856@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Together, the panel consider the innovations, compromises and moral dilemmas that come with trying to live well on a warming planet. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v0yn" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v0yn</a></p> <p>Serious stuff and V interesting. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383836 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:12:35 +0000 chdot 383836@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>In Ireland the protests have sparked fuel shortages and travel disruption, and in Norway lorry drivers taking part in the “diesel roar” protest descended on the capital. The Irish government put the army on standby to help remove blockades and police warned some protesters to disperse or face arrest, prompting defiance and threats to continue the disruption for weeks if necessary.</p> <p>Protests were endangering critical supplies of food, fuel, clean water and animal feed, the police force, An Garda Síochána, said in a statement. “This is not tolerable and is against the law.” Government leaders have accused protesters of holding the country to “ransom”.</p> <p>The blockade of ports and a refinery meant Ireland was on the verge of turning away oil deliveries and losing its supply, the taoiseach, Mícheál Martin, told RTÉ. “It is unconscionable, it’s illogical.”</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/10/fuel-price-protests-chaos-ireland-norway" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/10/fuel-price-protests-chaos-ireland-norway</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383835 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:43:02 +0000 chdot 383835@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Starmer says he’s ‘fed up’ with energy bills going up for Britons because of actions taken by Trump and Putin</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/10/starmer-trump-putin-iran-war-farage-reform-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/10/starmer-trump-putin-iran-war-farage-reform-latest-news-updates</a></p> <p>And?… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383832 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:31:40 +0000 chdot 383832@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/09/ed-miliband-north-sea-oil-drilling-nigel-farage-labour-reform-fossil-fuels-renewables" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/09/ed-miliband-north-sea-oil-drilling-nigel-farage-labour-reform-fossil-fuels-renewables</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383824 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:08:35 +0000 chdot 383824@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Opening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would “send a shock wave around the world”, imperilling international climate targets, undermining the UK’s climate leadership and encouraging developing countries to exploit their own fossil fuel reserves, experts have warned. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/08/uk-new-oil-gas-fields-north-sea-global-climate-goals" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/08/uk-new-oil-gas-fields-north-sea-global-climate-goals</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383814 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:26:53 +0000 chdot 383814@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Oil stands at about $110 a barrel and some forecasts have predicted it could reach $150. Food prices are on the rise and are expected to leap further owing to the fertiliser supply crunch, leading the World Food Programme USA to warn that global food insecurity could reach record levels, with 45 million more people pushed into acute hunger. Industries from steel to chemicals have alerted markets that they face shortages and soaring costs, while households across the world are feeling the pinch – people have been told to turn down their thermostats, take the bus or cycle, and cut their speed on motorways.. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/07/iran-war-global-dependence-fossil-fuels-biggest-emitters-reaping-rewards" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/07/iran-war-global-dependence-fossil-fuels-biggest-emitters-reaping-rewards</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383811 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:05:48 +0000 chdot 383811@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/06/small-uk-firms-energy-bills-iran-war-heating-oil-fsb" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/06/small-uk-firms-energy-bills-iran-war-heating-oil-fsb</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383809 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:43:20 +0000 chdot 383809@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The Latin and Caribbean oil rush</p> <p>‘If they pollute our rivers, what will become of us?’: the town divided between hope and fear in Brazil’s Amazon oil rush</p> <p>As a state-controlled company explores for oil in the fragile Equatorial Margin the government struggles to balance its ecological promises with fossil fuel expansion. In Oiapoque, the stakes could not be higher</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/03/brazil-amazon-oil-rush-indigenous-consultation" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/03/brazil-amazon-oil-rush-indigenous-consultation</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383805 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:04:57 +0000 chdot 383805@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>A PUBLIC local inquiry has been launched due to the number of objections to the proposed £478 million Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing section of the £3.7 billion A9 dualling programme. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://archive.ph/2026.04.05-194532/https://www.thenational.scot/news/25997025.public-local-inquiry-launched-proposed-a9-dualling/" rel="nofollow">https://archive.ph/2026.04.05-194532/https://www.thenational.scot/news/25997025.public-local-inquiry-launched-proposed-a9-dualling/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383802 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:34:43 +0000 chdot 383802@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/05/coal-reliance-iran-war-fossil-fuels" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/05/coal-reliance-iran-war-fossil-fuels</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383765 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:18:28 +0000 chdot 383765@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=921438470516346&amp;id=100079506035235&#038;amp" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=921438470516346&amp;id=100079506035235&#038;amp</a>; </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383763 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:53:45 +0000 chdot 383763@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Community engagement is also a central part of their mission. Seeds of Scotland recently took part in an exhibition at the V&amp;A, and they’re working with Trellis Scotland to provide discounted seeds to community gardens. </p> <p>“Helping community gardens grow more, and more climate-adapted vegetables is a big goal”, she says. Haley and Seeds of Scotland are demonstrating that meaningful change can begin with a single seed, especially when it’s planted close to home. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.grassceiling.eu/haley-shepherd-scotland/" rel="nofollow">https://www.grassceiling.eu/haley-shepherd-scotland/</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.seedsofscotland.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.seedsofscotland.com</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383761 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:31:15 +0000 chdot 383761@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>13.53 BST</p> <p>Trump claims Iran's president has asked US for a ceasefire<br /> The US would only consider a ceasefire with Iran if the Hormuz strait opens, Donald Trump has declared on social media.</p> <p>He said Iran had asked for a ceasefire, writing:</p> <p>Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE! We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!! President DJT</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middle-east-live/live/2026/apr/01/iran-live-updates-trump-claims-war-will-end-rubio-nato-relationship?page=with%3Ablock-69cd14b18f083e12572a7d0f#block-69cd14b18f083e12572a7d0f" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/middle-east-live/live/2026/apr/01/iran-live-updates-trump-claims-war-will-end-rubio-nato-relationship?page=with%3Ablock-69cd14b18f083e12572a7d0f#block-69cd14b18f083e12572a7d0f</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383758 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:25:21 +0000 chdot 383758@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/01/uk-food-inflation-iran-war-drives-up-energy-prices" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/01/uk-food-inflation-iran-war-drives-up-energy-prices</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=79#post-383757 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:28:16 +0000 chdot 383757@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/iran-energy-crisis-asia-dirty-fuels-coal" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/iran-energy-crisis-asia-dirty-fuels-coal</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=78#post-383751 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:04:18 +0000 chdot 383751@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>‘Go get your own oil,’ Trump tells allies in angry outburst </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/31/iran-latest-updates-trump-threats-oil-spill-dubai-tehran-jerusalem-strikes?page=with%3Ablock-69cbad518f084a13d0d0c0c3#block-69cbad518f084a13d0d0c0c3" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/31/iran-latest-updates-trump-threats-oil-spill-dubai-tehran-jerusalem-strikes?page=with%3Ablock-69cbad518f084a13d0d0c0c3#block-69cbad518f084a13d0d0c0c3</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=78#post-383747 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:05:41 +0000 neddie 383747@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That should read:</p> <p>a rapid transition to a mix of wind, solar, and tidal energy, complemented by battery and hydro storage to ensure the UK’s future security</p> <p>(Nuclear does not complement renewables well, it displaces them) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=78#post-383745 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:18:12 +0000 chdot 383745@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>More drilling in the North Sea would do nothing to improve the UK’s energy security, former military leaders have said, as a new analysis finds no fossil fuel importer is safe from chokepoints in the global supply chain. </p> <p>The government should focus on a rapid transition to a mix of wind, solar, tidal and nuclear energy to ensure the UK’s future security, the former military leaders told the Guardian, as well as a programme of energy efficiency and a “major renewal” of the electricity grid. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/31/drilling-north-sea-not-the-answer-uk-energy-security" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/31/drilling-north-sea-not-the-answer-uk-energy-security</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=78#post-383732 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:02:46 +0000 chdot 383732@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>the climate crisis won’t be fixed by people who don’t care about others and “the climate movement is in grave danger if we don’t get people in who believe that the crisis is happening, which far too many politicians apparently don’t”. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/30/wow-people-were-so-angry-at-labour-green-mp-hannah-spencer-on-politics-plumbing-smears-and-snobbery" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/30/wow-people-were-so-angry-at-labour-green-mp-hannah-spencer-on-politics-plumbing-smears-and-snobbery</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=78#post-383730 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:18:47 +0000 Arellcat 383730@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>More drilling will do absolutely nothing to lower energy bills</em></p> <p>Bravo UK. You had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reap the rewards of North Sea oil and gas, but instead you have squandered them. Instead of keeping a portion of the profits for enrichment and improvement of the country, you thought it was better to give carte blanche to the global petro-chem industry to line its pockets, while peddling the notion that 'the market' would encourage competitiveness and lower prices for the consumer. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=78#post-383729 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:56:59 +0000 chdot 383729@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/30/easter-bank-holiday-uk-busiest-roads-four-years" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/30/easter-bank-holiday-uk-busiest-roads-four-years</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=78#post-383727 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:19:44 +0000 chdot 383727@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/29/rachel-reeves-to-tell-g7-accelerating-shift-to-clean-energy-is-best-defence-against-energy-price-shocks" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/29/rachel-reeves-to-tell-g7-accelerating-shift-to-clean-energy-is-best-defence-against-energy-price-shocks</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=78#post-383718 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:23:13 +0000 chdot 383718@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>“Kemi Badenoch is peddling a dangerous fantasy on the North Sea and is completely out of step with the UK public who just want an affordable supply of energy,” Khan said. “More drilling will do absolutely nothing to lower energy bills, a fact that she knows and members of her Cabinet have admitted.” </p> <p>“</p> <p>Mhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/28/badenoch-criticised-for-peddling-dangerous-fantasy-about-north-sea-oil-drilling </p>