"Over-65s more likely to oppose net-zero, survey finds"
#NetZero #Climate #ClimateChange
https://www.edie.net/over-65s-more-likely-to-oppose-net-zero-survey-finds/
#Netzero
Major corporations still lack credible climate strategies – report
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/major-corporations-still-lack-credible-climate-strategies-report #climate #netzero
Council-backed plans for major investment in two Swansea secondary schools move forward
Swansea Council’s Cabinet is being asked to approve the next phase of work, which would see outdated classrooms and facilities at Gowerton School replaced, alongside refurbishment and upgrades to other areas of the site. The improvements aim to deliver significantly enhanced spaces for learning, sport, recreation and wider community use.
Cabinet members are also considering funding for the detailed design and pre-construction phase, with contractors expected to work closely with pupils, staff, governors and the wider community to shape the final plans.
Separately, the Council is progressing plans for a brand new Bishop Vaughan Catholic School, to be built on the site of the former Daniel James Community School in Mynyddbach. Existing buildings on the site — including those previously occupied by YGG Tirdeunaw — would be demolished next year, with construction of the new school potentially completed within five years.
Bishop Vaughan school and the former Daniel James school(Images: Google Maps)
The new Bishop Vaughan campus would offer state-of-the-art facilities and vocational learning opportunities for both pupils and the wider community. Pupils and staff will remain at the current site throughout the build, with no disruption to learning.
Cabinet members are also being asked to approve a land swap with the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia, alongside potential changes to lease arrangements associated with the site.
Robert Smith, Cabinet Member for Education, said: “In Swansea we are seeing record investment in our school buildings with more than £400m earmarked to create state-of-the-art facilities to give pupils the best possible support to reach their full potential.
“Many of our secondary schools have already benefitted from investment and I’m pleased that our plans for Gowerton and Bishop Vaughan are progressing, as is investment at Ysgol Gyfun Bryn Tawe. Thousands more pupils will benefit from these latest projects for many years to come.”
Both projects are part of the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme, and will be built to net zero operational carbon targets. Contractors will be expected to create work and apprenticeship opportunities, and source materials and services locally under the council’s Beyond Bricks and Mortar policy.
#BeyondBricksAndMortar #BishopVaughanCatholicSchool #CllrRobertSmith #DanielJamesCommunitySchool #GowertonComprehensiveSchool #Mynyddbach #netZero #newSchool #Swansea #SwanseaCouncil #YGGTirdeunaw
"Taken together, the OBR findings show more clearly than ever before that the cost of taking action to tackle climate change would be far lower than the cost of unchecked warming."
#OBR: #Netzero is much cheaper than thought for #UK – and unchecked #globalwarming far more costly - Carbon Brief
https://www.carbonbrief.org/obr-net-zero-is-much-cheaper-than-thought-for-uk-and-unchecked-global-warming-far-more-costly/
#ClimateChange
#climatecrisis
#greenenergy
#renewables
#environment
#UKpol
#UKeconomy
#ukgrowth
#governmentborrowing
As part of Net Zero Week we're proud to share that 15 of our team members are now certified Carbon Literate, following training delivered by our Director of Sustainability and Finance.
Well done to everyone who took part! 👏
Net zero - EU member states must not be allowed to count controversial carbon credits from developing countries.
Climate busting, globally profiting corporates of rich countries, must deliver accountable, real emissions reductions, & pay for reparations.
2/2. Is net zero just with equality & global climate justice at heart?
No, it works in the same markets that brought us to global wealth disparity & their power - delivering austerity, war, tax injustice & climate breakdown.
#Reform 's, fossil fuels corporate shareholders interests & anti climate action - denial & spin is made too easy, because there's no #netzero 'just climate transition'.
The United Nations-convened Forum for Insurance Transition to #NetZero (FIT), chaired by UNEP, has launched a new guide, Underwriting the Transition, which is aimed at insurance and reinsurance underwriting portfolios. ✅
This has become such a weird world?
We're in a crisis of global warming, pollution, famine, etc… we need to reduce our consumption of everything
At the same time the techbros device one scheme after the other which all have one thing in common: They all need more material to build them, more electricity to power them, and more fresh water to cool them.
An economy which is increasingly incompatible with our biological, ecological, neurological, emotional, and mental needs will have about one maybe two generations before it crashes because of demographic collapse.
We need to transition to a sustainable level of consumption and we're not. #NetZero just means that we don't use more in a day than we can get in a day. It's the cornerstone under a stable sustainable economy going forward.
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Just had a look at the latest climate report from the CCC.
Short version is, we were doing a decent job. Actually met our targets for cutting emissions.
But now the government's lost its nerve. They're backtracking on key stuff like phasing out gas boilers and generally dragging their feet. The easy wins from closing coal power stations are done. Now for the hard graft.
We need to get a move on with offshore wind, solar, heat pumps, and electric cars. The targets are still doable, but not all the while the politricksters in charge keep faffing about. It's just common sense, really. Think of the children 😱
https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/progress-in-reducing-emissions-2025-report-to-parliament/
"National Trust unveils first transition plan to deliver net-zero by 2030"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Climate #ClimateChange
https://www.edie.net/national-trust-unveils-first-transition-plan-to-deliver-net-zero-by-2030/
Bakan Kurum: Memleketimizi iklim krizinin getirdiği olumsuz etkilerden koruyacağız: Bakan Kurum, sosyal medya hesabından yaptığı açıklamada, "Ülkemizin ilk iklim kanunu Gazi Meclis'imizde milletvekillerimizin oylarıyla kabul edildi. Cumhurbaşkanımızın tüm dünyaya ilan ettiği, 2053 Net Sıfır Emisyon ve Yeşil Kalkınma hedefinin en kritik eşiği olan kanunla; birçok yeni teknolojiyi… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/bakan-kurum-memleketimizi-iklim-krizinin-getirdigi-olumsuz-etkilerden-koruyacagiz-238682.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #iklimkrizi #çevre #sürdürülebilirlik #yeşilkalkınma #netzero
AI could help cut global carbon emissions by up to 5.4 billion tonnes every year by 2035 🌍
From making energy use smarter to transforming transport and food systems, AI is stepping up in the fight against climate change, without us giving up the comforts of modern life. But to make this happen, we need the right policies and investments to ensure AI works for everyone and the planet. 🤖🌱
#AI #ClimateAction #Sustainability #GreenTech #NetZero #FutureOfTech #AIForGood
I have witnessed chronic government bureaucracy, proliferate consultancy, gross private company profiteering and a regulatory system designed to strangle the pace and scale that are needed to ever make the progress required for #NetZero by 2050.
This combined with #Reform and a hostile rightwing media means we are in a very grave place in terms of ensuring homes are energy efficient for people of all income levels.
But who in politics is sounding the alarm right now?
#FYI #EliotJacobson #netzero #collapse
"Net-zero by 2050 is not going to happen. Net-zero by the collapse of global industrial civilization will."
https://bsky.app/profile/climatecasino.net/post/3lsvqymtmmc22
#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #climatecatastrophe #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #EcosystemCollapse #systemcollapse #ecocide #fossilfuels #Co2 #Co2Emissions #methane #GreenhouseGases #KeepitInTheGround
🌱 Radisson sets the bar in sustainable hospitality with 2 net-zero hotels in Manchester & Oslo!
🏨 Heat pumps, ♨️ district heating, ⚡renewable energy, and 🌿 low-emission menus show what climate leadership looks like. #Sustainability #NetZero #GreenTravel https://skift.com/2025/05/18/radisson-launches-two-net-zero-hotels-says-financing-gaps-are-slowing-climate-progress/
Is Mark Carney turning his back on climate action?
#Canada #MarkCarney #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #ClimateAction #NetZero #Greenwashing #Wildfires #PipelinePolitics #EnvironmentalJustice #TrudeauLegacy #ParisAgreement #CleanEconomy #Politics
https://the-14.com/is-mark-carney-turning-his-back-on-climate-action/
#ClimateChange, in many locations at certain times of the year, it's getting hotter & hotter. Repeatably, max temperature records are being broken. Clearly, this is heading towards disaster. So, & for a few common examples, the next time you eat red meat, take a cruise & or fly on a Jet, remember, you're adding to the #GlobalHeating problem.
Also, populist political groups that are against #NetZero such as #reform #UK, will make matters worse.
If the global #health system was a country, it would be the 5th largest emitter of greenhouse gases. The #healthsystem must move to #netzero to stop being part of the problem, which will have co-benefits for human health & climate change… (1/2) doi.org/10.1017/S136... #climatechange
The role of hospitals in provi...
Domestic Heat Pumps: Barriers to Installation (2022) - A case study in the friction in specifying and installing a heat-pump in the UK, even for a savvy early adopter. #heatpump #netZero #futureReady - https://www.earth.org.uk/heat-pump-barriers.html
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