installation by head-geneve envisions post-anthropocene landscapes at milan design week
The installation '2084: Diorama of The Future' at Milan Design Week 2024 explores an architectural speculation on challenges post-Anthropocene era, emphasizing environmental and societal dilemmas.
MAIA students from HEAD - Genève designed an installation that presents a near-future scenario where cities face submersion and extreme conditions due to the climate emergency. [ more ]
Youth climate advocates, sensing an ally, hold protest near Kamala Harris' L.A. home
Young activists from Sunrise Movement protested near VP Kamala Harris' house, demanding climate action and end to U.S. military aid to Israel. [ more ]
'Thousand-year storm' leaves San Diego reeling from punishing rainfall, floods
Severe flooding caused by a historic rainfall event devastated communities in southeastern San Diego, forcing hundreds of rescues and causing millions of dollars in damage.
The amount of rainwater dumped during this storm was unprecedented and overwhelmed the city's drainage system, according to the San Diego Mayor. [ more ]
Crises have split European voters into five tribes', survey suggests
Europe's voters are no longer divided into traditional left or right camps, but into five distinct tribes based on their concerns.
The major crises of the climate emergency, migration, global economic turmoil, war in Ukraine, and COVID-19 are likely to dominate elections in Europe this year. [ more ]
Crises have split European voters into five tribes', survey suggests
Europe's voters are no longer divided into traditional left or right camps, but into five distinct tribes based on their concerns.
The major crises of the climate emergency, migration, global economic turmoil, war in Ukraine, and COVID-19 are likely to dominate elections in Europe this year. [ more ]
Crises have split European voters into five tribes', survey suggests
Europe's voters are no longer divided into traditional left or right camps, but into five distinct tribes based on their concerns.
The major crises of the climate emergency, migration, global economic turmoil, war in Ukraine, and COVID-19 are likely to dominate elections in Europe this year. [ more ]
Owners of the most polluting cars to pay double for parking across England
Owners of the most polluting cars may soon have to pay more to park as councils across England are expected to roll out new charges based on a vehicle's CO2 emissions.Lambeth is the latest council in London to introduce emissions-based parking fees, with similar charges now expected elsewhere in England.
Ford refuses calls to link wildfires to climate change | CBC News
Opposition parties are calling on the Ontario government to make a link between forest fires and climate change as smoke from the blazes continues to leave a grey haze over the province.In question period on Wednesday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles asked Premier Doug Ford whether he would agree that the climate emergency is making the fire season worse in Ontario this year.
Ministers face legal challenge over cuts to walking and cycling investment in England
The government faces a legal challenge to its decision to cut investment in walking and cycling in England, over claims that the move bypassed legal processes and risks scuppering commitments over the climate emergency and air pollution.Lawyers acting for the Transport Action Network (TAN), a campaign group, have written to the Department for Transport (DfT) to formally seek a judicial review of the cuts announced in March by Mark Harper, the transport secretary.
Protesters claim London air is not toxic at all' in fight against Ulez plans
H undreds of protesters descended on London Bridge as they fought against expansion plans of Ultra Low Emissions Zones (Ulez).Labour mayor Sadiq Khan intends to expand the capital's ultra low emission zone to cover the entirety of outer London but last month, a High Court judge decided five Conservative-led councils could challenge the plan - Hillingdon, Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Surrey county council.
Sadiq Khan: Death threats and terror attacks have given me PTSD
S adiq Khan has said he is affected by mental trauma after dealing with regular death threats, disasters and terror attacks.Speaking to The Guardian, Mr Khan said a number of events coming together caused a cumulative effect on his mental health, but affirmed he was not comparing it to the extreme level of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that refugees or people in similar situations to himself have experienced.
Sadiq Khan reveals he suffers from PTSD after death threats
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said he suffers from PTSD after dealing with regular death threats, disasters and terror attacks.Speaking to The Guardian, Mr Khan said a number of events coming together caused a cumulative effect on his mental health, but affirmed he was not comparing it to the extreme level of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that refugees or people in similar situations to himself have experienced.
We love our urban trees and thought we'd won the battle to save them. How wrong we were | Sandra Laville
I live near a group of beautiful, mature trees that spread across a corner of two residential roads; they are a community hub, providing a shady place to sit and chat.They are much loved, all covered by tree protection orders, and provided as a gift in perpetuity to the community in the 1980s as a planning condition for the creation of a business park.
Jeremy Hunt stays silent on court hearing to stop oil drilling in Surrey constituency
Jeremy Hunt has declined to comment on government plans to allow oil and gas drilling in his constituency in the heart of the Surrey stockbroker belt, as a judicial review of the decision was heard at the high court.The chancellor of the exchequer previously opposed proposals, approved by the government last year, to sink an exploration well near the village of Dunsfold, Waverley, in the midst of the Surrey Hills.
Five derelict railway arches in south London are being restored and rented out
Camberwell Station Road is getting a makeover
From Victorian times, London's railway arches were used by eel wholesalers, scrap dealers and mechanics.Now, they're full of craft breweries, chic boutiques and artisanal bakeries.And Londoners can't get enough of them.Now f ive more empty arches in south London are going to be transformed and rented out to businesses - after being out of action for five years.
Smith Mordak named CEO of UK Green Building Council at "critical period" for sector
The UK Green Building Council has announced that architect and Dezeen columnist Smith Mordak will become the charity's chief executive officer.Mordak will be leaving their current role as the director of sustainability and physics at British engineering firm Buro Happold to take up the full-time advocacy role and help the UK's built environment sector to halve its emissions by 2030.
We have no time to lose': Ban Ki-moon criticises climate finance delays
The former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has warned that the world's largest fund to help developing nations weather the climate crisis remains an empty shell, despite decades of promises by rich nations.We need to see a massive acceleration in mobilising trillions of dollars needed to keep the world from climate collapse, he said.
Dame Darcey Bussell to become new chair of the board at Theatre Royal Plymouth
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Dame Darcey Bussell has been announced as the new chair of the board at Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP).The former Strictly Come Dancing judge praised the excellence of the venue and said she was in full support of the bold and ambitious plans for the future.
Humza Yousaf urged to hold his nerve' on UK's first deposit return scheme
Environmental campaigners are calling on Scotland's First Minister to hold his nerve and press ahead with the UK's first deposit return scheme (DRS) despite the row it has provoked with Westminster.Humza Yousaf has insisted the plans for the scheme in Scotland are in grave danger after the UK Government ruled the environmental initiative could only go ahead without glass bottles included in it.
Britain's first zero emissions street could be reinstated permanently
B ritain's first zero emissions street could be permanently reinstated after toxic air rose to illegal levels when an 18-month trial ended.Petrol and diesel vehicles were banned from using Beech Street, a road tunnel under the Barbican estate, as a through route from March 2020.But when the experiment ended in September 2021, nitrogen dioxide levels shot back up as did overall levels of traffic, though numbers had been suppressed by the pandemic.
UN chief blasts Big Oil for peddling the big lie' on climate
Failure to act on the climate emergency means parts of our planet will be uninhabitable and for many it will be a death sentence', Antonio Guterres warns.Some big oil companies ignored their own science on the dangers of climate change and peddled the big lie for decades about the safety of burning fossil fuels, the United Nations chief said.
Pollutionwatch: how initiative could improve air quality in UK schools
If your children go to school in Boston, Massachusetts, then checking on their air pollution is easy.Every classroom, office and school nurse's room has its own pollution sensor; a total of nearly 6,000 instruments with more than 100 more on school roofs, and all the results are online in real time.
Gove's defence of UK coalmine dismissed as greenwashing nonsense'
Michael Gove's justification for approving the UK's first coalmine in three decades is obviously nonsense and has no climate justification, according to the carbon offsetting standard whose credits could be used to make the operation net-zero.Last week, the levelling up secretary gave the green light for the new mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria, which will produce 400,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year from mining operations alone, not counting the emissions produced when the coal is used.
Cabinet minister hints at onshore wind ban climbdown as Tory revolt grows
A cabinet minister has suggested Rishi Sunak will back down and lift his onshore wind farm ban to avoid a damaging defeat by Conservative rebels.Grant Shapps, the business secretary, claimed the clash at least 30 Tory MPs are demanding projects go ahead is not really a row because both sides have the same aim.
Rows over Eta and racism loom large as Spain holds local elections
Spain heads to the polls on Sunday to elect 12 regional governments and 8,000 municipal councils in votes that will allow the governing Socialists and the opposition conservatives to gauge their strengths and hone their strategies before December's general election.Isabel Diaz Ayuso, the rightwing, populist president of the Madrid region, will be aiming to secure an absolute majority for the People's party (PP), while Barcelona's leftwing mayor, Ada Colau, will be hoping to see off challenges from the regional branch of the Socialist party and a centre-right Catalan pro-independence party.
The Guardian view on water politics in Europe: a new fault line | Editorial
In April, Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, suggested that severe drought would become one of the central political and territorial debates of our country in the coming years.That stark warning surely applies to southern Europe as a whole, as the prospect of another summer crisis looms, following a disastrously dry winter.
Backlash over plan to force French town halls to display presidential portrait
A proposal by two lawmakers from Emmanuel Macron's centrist party to make it obligatory for town halls to display a portrait of the French president has sparked a political row.The portrait issue has been seized upon by Macron's critics as he travels around France in an attempt to counter accusations of arrogance and haughtiness, amid saucepan banging and street protests against the rise in the pension age.
Thames Water to replace 70 miles of leaky Victorian pipes
Nevil Muncaster, London operations director at Thames Water, said the recent drought had placed immense pressure on the pipes and resulted in more being damaged."The impact of climate change and increasing population size is evident, which is why we're committed to upgrading London's Victorian pipes, investing millions to ensure our infrastructure is fit for the 21st Century," he said.
Labour's Sadiq Khan and Tory Chris Skidmore team up to fight climate delayers'
The mayor of London and a Tory MP have teamed up to fight climate delayers who are trying to thwart green policies.Chris Skidmore, the Tory net zero tsar, and Labour mayor Sadiq Khan today write in the Guardian that they are putting party politics aside to defeat those politicians who are trying to delay climate action.
Gates of 'one of grandest Victorian buildings in London' restored
A set of Gothic gates that are the only surviving feature of a 19th century Tower Hamlets market have been newly restored.The Columbia Market gates outside Columbia Market Nursery School were officially opened on Thursday (November 24).The Victorian heraldic lion situated on the gates' piers has been restored and the lanterns, now fitted with LED bulbs and activated by dusk sensors, will light the school's entrance in Columbia Road all year round.
MPs urge Rishi Sunak to attend biodiversity summit in Canada
Forty parliamentarians, including seven Conservative MPs, have privately written to Rishi Sunak imploring him to attend the Cop15 biodiversity conference, which starts next week.In the letter, seen by the Guardian and organised by the all-party parliamentary group on the environment, the parliamentarians warn that a million species are facing extinction globally and that lack of high-level political buy-in could spell disaster for nature.
Greens win sole control of a UK council for the first time
The Greens have won their first outright majority on a UK council in what it hopes cements a coming of age moment as a mainstream party.Mid Suffolk fell from a minority Conservative administration to sole control of the Greens as they made inroads elsewhere during the local election results on Friday.
How could the UK's net zero plan involve new oil and gas? It's mind-bogglingly stupid
Crossing fingers and hoping for the best is hardly a sensible way to tackle the climate emergency, but it is a strategy that the government seems determined to follow.Today, it launched its revised net zero plan, which turns out to be more a damp squib than a rocket that will ignite a desperately needed green transformation of the energy landscape.
The Guardian view on Italy's failing left: time to rethink and reset | Editorial
During a famous sequence in his film Aprile, the Italian director Nanni Moretti rages at the television as Silvio Berlusconi bullies a centre-left politician in debate, on his way to becoming prime minister in 1994.React!Say something leftwing, Mr Moretti urges the hapless socialist.Say something that isn't leftwing!
London Book Fair 2023: Dates and how to get tickets as Sadiq Khan announced as speaker
T he mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Kate Mosse and a range of Ukrainian authors are the latest people to be announced for the 2023 London Book Fair.Mr Khan will take to the stage on Wednesday April 19 where he will chat with Young Vic artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah with the pair set to discuss London's role as a hub for the UK's creative economy; climate change and the role of cities in supporting a more sustainable future.
Climate protester confronts judge over amoral' order on what jury could hear
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A road-blocking protester who could face jail has confronted a judge over the decision to ban him from mentioning his climate-related motivations to a jury.
The Portland Clean Energy Fund distributed $107 million in green energy project grants in 2022.The Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) distributed its second round of grant funding in 2022, doling out $107 million to 65 projects slated to reduce carbon emissions, expand the green energy workforce, and lower Portlanders' utility bills.
Climate activists carry out sit-down protest at high-end London restaurant
A group of climate activists have occupied reserved tables in a protest at a high-end London restaurant.Fifteen protesters from Animal Rebellion, an offshoot of activist group Extinction Rebellion, entered Scott's seafood restaurant in Mayfair on Friday evening to call for an end to animal farming and fishing.
Talks to understand how to challenge ULEZ 'ongoing', says council
Conversations to understand how other boroughs intend to challenge the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) expansion remain ongoing, Havering Council has said.Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced last November that the ULEZ would be extended to incorporate the whole of the capital from August 29 this year.
Harrow Council refusing to put in ULEZ cameras due to 'serious concerns'
Harrow Council is refusing to put up cameras needed for the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion, after raising serious concerns about the scheme.From August, the borough will fall within the enforcement zone, meaning some drivers will face daily charges of 12.50 if their vehicle is not compliant.
ULEZ: Retired grandad to pay '12.50 a day to leave his driveway'
Paul Savage, 77, says he will have to pay 12.50 a day every time he leaves his Harrow driveway once ULEZ expands (Image: LDR / Grant Williams) A granddad from Harrow says the Mayor of London's expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) into the borough means he will have to pay 12.50 every time he leaves his driveway.
Algae Chorus - A sound installation collaborates with living algae
Algae Chorus is a sound installation that collaborates with living algae, in real time, transforming their movement and photosynthesis process into sounds.The algae utilize the audience's collective carbon exhalations within the exhibition space, revealing the mutual dependencies between humans and photosynthetic organisms.
The Guardian view on Germany's economic miracle: it was built on debt relief | Editorial
Seventy years ago this Monday, the London Debt Agreement saw half of Germany's (then West Germany's) borrowings, accumulated after two world wars, written off.The debt cancellation, worth more than a fifth of national GDP, was driven by the United States, the UK and France.Eventually, South American, Asian and African nations signed up including, in a bitter twist of history, colonial precursors of today's bankrupts.
EU becomes first leading economy to legislate for green tariff' on imports
In the early hours of Tuesday morning the EU became the first big economy to legislate for a green tariff on imports, to be levied on goods that are produced with high carbon dioxide emissions.The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) means that countries which fail to green their industries will soon face a new threat: an effective carbon tax that will penalise those hoping to profit from high-carbon activities, and force them to clean up.
Skyward: birdwatching is belonging for two teenage conservationists
Young birdwatchers Mya and Arjun feel the pressure of climate breakdown and the biodiversity crisis.As two reserved teenagers on the cusp of adulthood, they find comfort in birdwatching while being distant from their peers.Fascinated by migratory patterns, Mya spends her time searching for rare bird species, while Arjun is captivated by the beauty of birdsong.
Wider Ulez will remove 44,000 polluting cars from London', Sadiq Khan claims
A n estimated 44,000 of the most polluting cars will be taken off the road if the ultra-low emission zone is expanded across Greater London, Sadiq Khan has predicted.A further 70,000 vehicles would be replaced with greener models by drivers wanting to avoid the 12.50-a-day emissions levy, he said.There would also be an overall five per cent fall in traffic levels in the capital, a London Assembly inquiry into the Ulez was told on Thursday afternoon.
ShowHeroes Partners with Cedara for Carbon Intelligence Software to Extend Media Sustainability Strategy
Cedara, the first end-to-end carbon intelligence platform empowering businesses and their employees to seamlessly take climate action, is announcing its collaboration with ShowHeroes, a global independent leader in digital video content, tech, and advertising solutions.By leveraging Cedara's Enterprise product, ShowHeroes will holistically measure its carbon footprint across business operations, as well as their ad tech and publisher partners, and ultimately share emissions data seamlessly to media buying partners such as brands and advertising agencies.
Report offers the UK's first overview of the creative industry's path to net zero
Creative Industries and the Climate Emergency: The path to Net Zero is a recent report collating the progress each sector in the creative industry has taken in reaching net zero, and the work that remains.Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) has carried out the undertaking with Julie's Bicycle, a non-profit mobilising arts and culture industries to take action on the climate and ecological crisis.