Transition Buxton CIC
@transitionbuxton.bsky.social
Thinking Globally and acting locally – Transition Buxton is a group of local people concerned about our environment, resilience and sustainability. Working collaboratively on the ground to support our community to thrive.
Lovely expression of what community is - just 2 minutes that'll brighten your day
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THREADWALKERS Transition London
YouTube video by Hatstand Productions
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November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Lovely expression of what community is - just 2 minutes that'll brighten your day
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Fascinating
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Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power
New concrete and carbon black supercapacitors with optimized electrolytes have 10 times the energy storage of previous designs and can be incorporated into a wide range of architectural forms.
news.mit.edu
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Fascinating
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Consultation on the new Peak District National Park Local Plan is now open - Have Your Say www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/planning/pol...
Local Plan Preferred Approach Consultation: Peak District National Park
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www.peakdistrict.gov.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Consultation on the new Peak District National Park Local Plan is now open - Have Your Say www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/planning/pol...
Highly recommended, 13 Nov online www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
Beyond the Brink: Imagining the Possible in a World Unraveling
Join us for the free, online event: Beyond the Brink on November 13. Considering the unsettling present we all find ourselves in, we’ll ask Rob Hopkins, and Jacqui Patterson to help us do what feels i...
www.resilience.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Highly recommended, 13 Nov online www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
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Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world.
Britain ranks 55th out of 61 countries in the study of 57,000 people, which looks at how attitudes towards nature are shaped by social, economic, geographical and cultural factors. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Change the mindset and change the world
The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
November 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Change the mindset and change the world
A major poll in September 2025 across 10 EU countries suggests a clear and urgent public demand for climate action.
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Europeans demand stronger climate action and corporate accountability
Majority of Europeans want large companies to be held accountable for human rights and environmental harms in their value chains, according to a new poll
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October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A major poll in September 2025 across 10 EU countries suggests a clear and urgent public demand for climate action.
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
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This new open-access paper looks ahead to 2050 and imagines four possible scenarios : Technocentric, Fortress, Reformist, and Transformational Circular Society. The contrast between the “fortress” model and the transformational approach especially relevant.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
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Frontiers | Degrowth or barbarism? An exploration of four circular futures for 2050
There are many competing visions regarding what a circular economy transition entails and how it would transform our social, economic, environmental, technol...
www.frontiersin.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This new open-access paper looks ahead to 2050 and imagines four possible scenarios : Technocentric, Fortress, Reformist, and Transformational Circular Society. The contrast between the “fortress” model and the transformational approach especially relevant.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
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June 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Transformational change is not only possible but already happening enjoy this showcase of individuals & organisations fundamentally reimagining how we live and work – with game-changing potential to create a future in which both people and the planet thrive www.forumforthefuture.org/the-future-o...
The Future of Sustainability 2024/25: Reimagining the Way the World Works
A Forum for the Future initiative in partnership with The Earthshot Prize, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Trane Technologies. Amid escalating global challenges, we’re showcasing the social and ...
www.forumforthefuture.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Transformational change is not only possible but already happening enjoy this showcase of individuals & organisations fundamentally reimagining how we live and work – with game-changing potential to create a future in which both people and the planet thrive www.forumforthefuture.org/the-future-o...
Next Buxton Clothes Swap is Tues 4 Nov 7-9pm in the halls of Fairfield Nursery & Infant School on Bench Road. Get a token for each item of clean adult clothing in good condition that you bring and choose the items you want to exchange your tokens for. Free, donations invited, fun, relaxed.
October 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Next Buxton Clothes Swap is Tues 4 Nov 7-9pm in the halls of Fairfield Nursery & Infant School on Bench Road. Get a token for each item of clean adult clothing in good condition that you bring and choose the items you want to exchange your tokens for. Free, donations invited, fun, relaxed.
According to @yougov.co.uk latest research, 75% of Brits back a wealth tax on assets above £10 million. Other popular tax reforms include a mansion tax and an “exit tax” for the ultra-rich relocating abroad, while increases to VAT or income tax remain deeply unpopular.
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
According to @yougov.co.uk latest research, 75% of Brits back a wealth tax on assets above £10 million. Other popular tax reforms include a mansion tax and an “exit tax” for the ultra-rich relocating abroad, while increases to VAT or income tax remain deeply unpopular.
This short course explores how we can create fairer more sustainable cities and the systematic factors that influence environmental, political, economic and policy strategies that shape cities.
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Cities and Communities - cat.org.uk
Join a CAT student teaching week and explore how we can create fairer, more sustainable cities and the factors and strategies that shape cities.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This short course explores how we can create fairer more sustainable cities and the systematic factors that influence environmental, political, economic and policy strategies that shape cities.
cat.org.uk/event/cities...
cat.org.uk/event/cities...
The Community Energy Fund (CEF), a £10 million fund for community energy projects in England, launched in Jan'24, now this report – ‘Overwhelmed and Oversubscribed’ – examines the first 15 months of the CEF.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The Community Energy Fund (CEF), a £10 million fund for community energy projects in England, launched in Jan'24, now this report – ‘Overwhelmed and Oversubscribed’ – examines the first 15 months of the CEF.
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We need to strenthen environmental protections and legislate to change the way our economy works, no weaken protections and gie in to shortermism
With climate trigger axed Labor wants to rush new environmental laws through after ‘positive’ talks with Coalition
With climate trigger axed Labor wants to rush new environmental laws through after ‘positive’ talks with Coalition
Proposed timeframe leaves 12 days to scrutinise most significant changes to national environmental protection regime since 1999
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We need to strenthen environmental protections and legislate to change the way our economy works, no weaken protections and gie in to shortermism
Green growth headlines more encouraging than the detail.
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Firms take the lead in East Midlands green growth - Destination Chesterfield
More East Midlands businesses are getting sales from Green Goods and Services, while firms have increased their green growth engagement.
www.chesterfield.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Green growth headlines more encouraging than the detail.
www.chesterfield.co.uk/2025/10/firm...
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Controversial UK oil field publishes full scale of climate impact
The UK's largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government.
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The UK's largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Controversial UK oil field publishes full scale of climate impact
The UK's largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government.
@esmestallard.bsky.social
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The UK's largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government.
@esmestallard.bsky.social
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Madness = $250Million worth of butter is exported from the UK every year, and almost the same quantity is imported each year.
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Trade Gone Mad
YouTube video by Local Futures (Economics of Happiness)
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October 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Madness = $250Million worth of butter is exported from the UK every year, and almost the same quantity is imported each year.
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The largest ever mapping of bank income from companies accused of deforestation, land grabs and human rights abuses exposes a stark contradiction: while governments prepare to invest in protecting forests, financial giants are still profiting from their destruction. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Banks make $26bn in decade of financing deforesting companies
US, EU and UK banks have made over $10 billion in income since Paris Agreement by financing companies involved in deforestation, new analysis ahead of COP30 reveals
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October 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The largest ever mapping of bank income from companies accused of deforestation, land grabs and human rights abuses exposes a stark contradiction: while governments prepare to invest in protecting forests, financial giants are still profiting from their destruction. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Packaging rules are changing, free 1hr online session to learn what your business needs to know to adapt to changing regulations. www.emc-dnl.co.uk/events/the-n...
The New EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) - East Midlands Chamber
Join this bitesize webinar to learn: • About the regulation, its requirements, and how it interacts with other EU and global regulation • How the regulation impacts on packaging labelling • About reus...
www.emc-dnl.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Packaging rules are changing, free 1hr online session to learn what your business needs to know to adapt to changing regulations. www.emc-dnl.co.uk/events/the-n...
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The Global Framework on Chemicals Fund is now accepting project proposals!
Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.
Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.
Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The Global Framework on Chemicals Fund is now accepting project proposals!
Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.
Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.
Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
"Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it is the only power source that won’t fry the planet" www.newscientist.com/article/2495...
Why solar power is the only viable power source in the long run
Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it is the only power source that won’t fry the planet
www.newscientist.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it is the only power source that won’t fry the planet" www.newscientist.com/article/2495...
The European way of life is being jeopardised by environmental degradation, a report has found, with EU officials warning against weakening green rules. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report
EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The European way of life is being jeopardised by environmental degradation, a report has found, with EU officials warning against weakening green rules. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
On October 14 Microsoft will end free support for Windows 10, pushing millions of PCs (almost half of all Windows computers) into premature obsolescence and generating avoidable e-waste. therestartproject.org/right-to-rep...
Millions of PCs are destined to become e-waste — this Repair Day, we demand better - The Restart Project
Due to the end of free support for Windows 10, millions of PCs will become avoidable e-waste. For Repair Day, we’re pushing back.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
On October 14 Microsoft will end free support for Windows 10, pushing millions of PCs (almost half of all Windows computers) into premature obsolescence and generating avoidable e-waste. therestartproject.org/right-to-rep...
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Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day