Extreme weather, longer fire seasons, rising insurance costs.
Still think sustainability is a nice-to-have?
The cost of inaction is already hitting margins.
#ClimateRisk #BusinessResilience
💬 Communicating climate beyond the echo chamber is hard, but vital.
In this Greentruth podcast episode, Prof. @dabaden.bsky.social and I explore how stories shift minds where stats can’t.
How do you get sustainability to stick?
open.spotify.com/episode/1upB...
#ClimateComms #GreenTruthPodcast
💰 You think sustainability is expensive?
Try budgeting when resource shortages double material costs
From timber to water, climate change is disrupting supply chains. Businesses relying on scarce resources will struggle
Should companies be required to disclose climate risks?
#SustainableBusiness
The most vital force in climate stability isn’t on land; it’s in the ocean.
David Attenborough’s new film OCEAN explores how this overlooked lifeline supports life on Earth & how we still have time to protect it. Can't wait to see it! 8th May 🌊
🎟️ oceanfilm.net
#OceanWithAttenborough #ClimateCrisis
If you work in climate, politics, or just want to understand what global agreements really take, go see Kyoto
It’s fierce, funny, and painfully relevant. The kind of storytelling we need more of.
Playing Soho Place Theatre, London until 3 May 🎭
#ClimateStorytelling #KyotoPlay #ClimateAction #COP3
The most moving part? Seeing how nations with vastly different agendas did come to an agreement
It’s easy to feel cynical about global climate talks, especially in our current divided era, but this is a powerful reminder that unity is possible when urgency outweighs ego
#COPHistory #KyotoPlay
Kyoto puts you in the room where it happened: 11 hrs past the COP deadline, nations deadlocked, and fossil fuel lobbyists doing all they can to sink a deal.
Climate negotiations aren’t dull, they’re messy, human, political. This play nails it.
#Sustainability #ClimateDiplomacy #KyotoPlay
Saw Kyoto at Soho Place Theatre last night: Tense, brilliant & painfully real. It captures the drama, division & surprising unity of the 1997 climate talks.
Ultimately, it gave me hope that so many countries can, in fact, agree on a global scale🌍
rsc.org.uk/kyoto
#ClimateAction #KyotoPlay
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
#netzero #cimatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
💰 Think sustainability is expensive?
🤔 Watch your margins shrink when climate risks drive up insurance costs
Extreme weather = rising premiums & policy exclusions. Companies tied to fossil fuels or resource-heavy industries will pay the price
How can businesses stay ahead? 🌍💸
#SustainableFinance
This is amazing. We need it in the UK for sure.
I've also been trying to convince corporate conferences to offer it in their exhibition areas for attendees and event staff but no one has been keen yet!
Feel helpless, want an easy thing to do? Switch banks
Just FYI
💰 UK’s biggest banks are still fueling the climate crisis. Since the Paris Agreement, Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest & Lloyds have invested $556 billion in fossil fuels- $55 billion in 2023 alone
#SustainableFinance #ClimateAction
Our savings & pensions could be fueling deforestation & pollution. 😟 Switching to a sustainable pension provider redirects your money to green projects.
Don't know who to go to?
makemymoneymatter.co.uk/pensions/
@makemymoneymatter.bsky.social
#GreenSavings #Sustainability #SustainableFinance
Good climate news this week (yes, there's lots)
1 China brakes own renewables in 2024, with solar and wind up 45% and 18%
2 EU’s solar and wind growth pushes fossil power to lowest in 40 years
3 Australia injects A$2 billion into its green bank
4 Italy's 2024 gas consumption lowest in 15 years
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Historic: Record surge of clean energy and EVs in 2024 halted China’s CO2 rise
Next: Watch China's CO2 emissions begin their permanent decline within 1 to 3 years
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
Where your business banks matters. 💰
Supporting banks that fuel climate change risks undermining your sustainability efforts.
You can make a switch to a fossil-free bank using MakeMyMoneyMatter’s guide. 🌍
Check it out: makemymoneymatter.co.uk/wp-content/u...
#SustainableFinance #ClimateAction
They absolutely are and The Cooperative! Spotted a new one called Zero this week too.
Here's a Bank League Table (rated by carbon emissions) if anyone is interested...
www.mymothertree.com/bank-league-...
#SustainableFinance #SustainableBanking #ClimateAction
A huge & easy sustainability switch we can all make —it's not cycling or a plant-based food 🌱 It's your savings account!
Did you know UK’s big banks provided $55bn to fossil fuels in 2023? Your money matters. Switch to a fossil-free bank & fund a greener future. 💚 #Sustainability #ClimateAction
The PIK paper "The economic commitment of #climatechange" is 2024's 2nd most-featured climate paper in the media, per @carbonbrief.org! 🎉 Huge kudos to Maximilian Kotz, @leoniewenz.bsky.social & @alevermann.bsky.social for this achievement! 🥳👏
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the...
Scientists are linking the wildfires in LA to climate “whiplash”— the rapid shifts between drought & heavy rain driven by a warming world. While #climatechange isn’t the direct cause, it’s a significant factor making fire weather more extreme & frequent
@mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
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I'm yet to find my way with mushrooms, they are not my favourite at all, but I'd be curious to try Lions Mane after all the hype.
Not seen any community efforts on plant-based diets yet, but maybe I'm not hanging around with the right people. I'll check out the Reddit thread though! Thanks.
Education is a big one, I wonder what the Personal, social, health, and economic (PSHE) curriculum talks about at the moment?
For me, making one veg the hero of the dish does it, although now & then I do crave good meat swap!
Interested in community support - how have you seen that in action?
It is brilliant, I might reference this next time I'm trying to explain the climate change problem in a short presentation.
In recognition of us doing fuck all to reduce emissions, let me remind y'all that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is useless unless we decarbonize drastically.
rdcu.be/dbFbB
Great to see Veganuary having a lasting impact on meat consumption! 🌱
But social pressures, limited comparable meat swaps & perceived inconvenience still make plant-based diets hard to maintain.
What do you think would make plant-based eating easier for more people?
#Sustainability #PlantBased
Big tech funding $80M in carbon removal for paper mills & sewage plants—progress or patchwork? Retrofitting older industries is a step forward, but can these solutions scale fast enough to make a real dent in emissions? Systemic change still feels like the missing link.
🌍 #ClimateAction #NetZero
As sustainability continues to rise on the global agenda, major events like SXSW London 2025 have an opportunity to set the stage for impactful change. How do you think large-scale gatherings can balance innovation, entertainment & environmental responsibility?
🌍 #Sustainability #SXSWLondon
Investing in nature-based solutions could create up to 32 million new jobs by 2030, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the UN Environment Programme.
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
All valid points, it's a shame Vinted, Ebay and Depop aren't on here to respond. Right to return should be up there on the list of must-haves - personally, anything I've not received as satisfactory, I've had no problem returning.
But you're right about diseases - it hadn't occurred to me!
I completey agree - nearly all of my clothing has been from Vinted in the past few years. Although I am concerned it encourages those selling clothing to buy more new items in their place.
What risks of 2nd hand do you think are barriers to purchase?