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UK: New Online Safety Bill in the pipeline

May 13, 2021 by Dave
Online Safety Bill

The UK’s online Safety Bill has a lot of potential, but it also might be a total disaster. Critics are making some very good observations.

Categories Fake News, law, politics, society Tags fake news, law, Online Safety, UK Leave a comment

Campaign: Tick “No Religion” in UK 2021 census

August 2, 2021March 20, 2021 by Dave
census

Tick ‘No religion’ in the #Census2021 if you don’t believe in or practise a religion. It’s important to reflect that honestly.

Categories Atheists, Humanism, People, poll, religion, society Tags 2021, census, jedi, no religion, UK Leave a comment

New data reveals British sea level records stretching back 200 years

March 4, 2021 by Dave
sea level rise

We know that sea level is rising. In fact we know the precise rate of that rise. What this study brings to the table for the first time is a very precise historical record of sea level for the UK going back over 200 years. As you can see from the above, it was rather … Read more

Categories Climate Change, science, study Tags sea level, sea level rise, study, UK 2 Comments

Can the UK really generate 40Gw from Wind Power?

November 4, 2021December 23, 2020 by Dave
wind power

The UK has a vision to generate 40Gw from wind power by 2030. What does 40Gw mean in the context of demand, and is this even possible?

Categories Climate Change, environment, science Tags capicity, climate, UK, wind power Leave a comment

How do you actually get to Net Zero?

December 10, 2020 by Dave
net zero

Ambitious net zero targets are not simply being declared, some are enshrining them into law. How do you actually achieve this, what will actually happen?

Categories Activism, Climate Change, politics, science Tags climate, net zero, UK Leave a comment

What will the UK weather be like in 2100?

April 13, 2022December 8, 2020 by Dave
UK Weather

BBC is highlighting how the UK weather will dramatically alter if we fail to take meaningful steps to tackle climate change.

Categories Climate Change, news Tags climate, UK, Weather Leave a comment
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