Putting aside the threat of extreme heat or prolonged drought, most of us enjoy the thought of warm sunny summers days and clear blue skies. Frighteningly, these may soon become a thing of the past as the idea of 'blocking out the sun' to address global warming has been gaining momentum over the past few years.
Now, in another move that prioritises anything over actually addressing fossil fuel use, the UK Government is financing research into dimming the sun. You can find out more and have your say here.

Commenting on the success of Reform at recent elections, and the accompanying threat to action on climate change, Bournemouth East MP, Tom Hayes, has called out the hypocracy of Reform MP's investing personally in solar panels while claiming they are more expensive, and highlighted that rather than rolling back on Net Zero measures we need to tackle the real issues people are facing and bring down bills by transforming our energy sector away from fossil fuels.

ZCD Co-Director Mark Chivers joined Pierre Jones of SDG.Vision to talk about the Dorset COP, the role ZCD played in this and the challenges we still face in a challenging policital climate, with the podcast now available online. 

SDG.Vision hosts podcasts and films aimed at inspiring people to engage and take action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. More than 40 films are currently available for free via their site.

This inspirational story from Brazil, shared by Regenerosity, explores how the Indigenous Women’s Fund of Brazil (Fundo Mulheres Indígenas do Brasil or FMIB) has created a new approach to supporting indigenous women’s leadership across the country. Among many inspirational stories of action from around the globe in celebration of International Women's Day, this one caught our attention as the programme was created by a locally based activist Ruth Andrade. You can read the full story here...