The OECD Report “Global Plastics Outlook”, released last month, paints a bleak picture of relentless plastic pollution. One of its findings tells us that in 2019, 6.1 million tonnes (Mt) of plastic waste leaked into aquatic environments and 1.7 Mt … Continue reading
Category Archives: Climate Change
Take a look at these videos. Worth a ponder… healthy soils, healthy plants and animals, healthy food, healthy air, healthy wildlife, healthy climate, healthier and happier population, healthier planet. 1) Check this page out and the excellent brief video ‘The … Continue reading
Transition Falmouth has produced a Guide to celebrate local good practice in local circular economy, entitled “Too Good to Waste“. Covering mostly the Truro, Falmouth and Penryn catchment areas, it focuses on the inspiring work currently being carried out by … Continue reading
The purpose behind these articles is to bring some positive news to a wider audience, and while composting is not the most exciting of topics, it was hugely refreshing to find that a company in Cornwall is making such a … Continue reading
Yesterday, 20th October, saw the start of One World Week which is being marked with an exhibition in Truro Cathedral. Exhibitors include Transition Truro, Shelterbox, Living Churchyards, Plastic Free Truro, Co-Cars, Truro Cycling Campaign, Amnesty International, Truro Foodbank, and the … Continue reading
Quote: “If we are to make the changes the climate emergency demands of us, the next 10-15 years will be a time of social, cultural, economic and political transformation almost without precedent. It will be a time when our imagination … Continue reading
by Professor Richard Cochrane and others Sat, 9 March 2019, 10:00 – 17:30 GMT The Exchange Tremough Campus Penryn TR10 9AH Cornwall Council has declared a climate emergency, and a recent scientific report requires us all to do our part … Continue reading
Chapel Lecture Theatre, Penryn Campus, Wednesday, 28th November A group of us went to see Rob Hopkins give a talk on Make Britain Imaginative Again. Excellent. Nearly a full house. To quote from the blurb: Rob Hopkins is the founder … Continue reading
Cornwall Council, Truro City Council and Truro Chamber of Commerce, Truro BID and Kenwyn Parish Council have appointed Lavigne Lonsdale and PBWC architects to help generate ideas to support “a thriving Truro”, both now and in the longer term, for … Continue reading
Press release from Transition Falmouth follows: “Food, glorious good, there’s nothing quite like it……” To celebrate Cornish local food and drink this Christmas a new online guide to small and medium-sized enterprises has just been launched by Transition Falmouth. Click … Continue reading