Back to ThoughtsChina’s going green, but is it fast enough?Ubuntu Thoughts / Article / 6 min readOctober 31, 2022 Author Callum Berry Social & Media Manager Over the past few weeks, climate eyes have been fixed firmly on China — the world’s biggest CO2 emitter — as it held its party congress where President Xi Jinping was confirmed as the party leader for a …
Friday 28th October // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readOctober 28, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerAbout PNRFrom reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the …
Friday 14th October // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readOctober 14, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerAbout PNRFrom reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the …
Back to ThoughtsTipping points are about to tipUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 6 min readSeptember 20, 2022 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director Failure to limit global warming to the targets set by international accords will most likely set off several climate “tipping points,” a team of scientists said on Thursday, with irreversible effects including the collapse of the Greenland and West …
Back to ThoughtsThe plight of the mangrovesUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 6 min readAugust 15, 2022 Author Simon Lodge Chief of Creative Sustainability On an expedition in the Amazon River Delta, researchers found mangroves growing in water with little to no salinity and overlapping with freshwater forested wetlands—a phenomenon never before documented in deltas or coastal mangroves anywhere else in the world.On an expedition …
Friday 29th July // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readJuly 29, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerHello readers, we hope you’ve all enjoyed the slight respite from the heat this week. But have no fear! Those electric fans you frantically bought during the two day heat wave are sure to come in handy soon… Anyway, we’ve got …
The emissions no one seems to like talking about Ubuntu Thoughts / Article / 12 min readJuly 27, 2022 AuthorSimon Lodge Chief of Creative Sustainability Author Simon Lodge Chief of Creative Sustainability When it comes to climate change, the focus tends to be on carbon dioxide. But hot on its heels is methane (CH₄), the second most important greenhouse gas contributing to the climate …
Friday 22nd July // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readJuly 22, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerHello readers! We hope you all managed to cope with the intense heat this week and stayed safe. We’ve got some great positive eco stories for you this week, so let’s jump right into it.A whale of a timeUp to 150 …
Ubuntu Studio’s positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readFriday 10th June, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerGood morning readers and happy pride month. We’re here to bring you some positive eco news so let’s not dilly dally!Eurostar, you’re a starEurostar is adding dozens of extra destinations across Europe to create more environmentally friendly ways to travel, all thanks …