Further Reading and Listening
Podcasts
Zero Carbon Britain,
broadcast 20/04/20
Powering Britain
broadcast 16/10/19
Carbon Free Islands
broadcast 09/10/19
Books
Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist.
Both a travelogue of the near future and a meditation on how that future will look to those living through it—the ways that warming promises to transform global politics, the meaning of technology and nature in the modern world.
Links to other sites
Rewilding Britain
A national charity set up in 2014 to bring nature back to life and restore living ecosystems where nature can take care of itself.
Plantlife
A British conservation charity working nationally and internationally to save threatened wild flowers, plants and fungi.
The Woodland Trust
The UK's largest woodland conservation charity.
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
The county’s leading local charity working towards a county rich in wildlife.
Articles
"Renewable Energy 101"
There are many benefits to using renewable energy resources, but what is it exactly? From solar to wind, click on the image to find out more about alternative energy, the fastest-growing source of energy in the world–and how we can use it to combat climate change.
Why are England's Roadsides Blooming?
Article on BBC News website 2 July 2019
State of Nature 2019: report findings, plus what can we do to help wildlife?
Many of the UK's wildlife most important species are in decline – with the ongoing effects of climate change and agriculture having the largest impacts on nature, according to the State of Nature 2019 report. Here we explore the key findings from the report - and consider what we can do to help save our wildlife.