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African’s quiet energy and environmental revolution
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A quiet revolution is underway in Africa that appears to be going mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. A green revolution in energy, transport and regeneration. A revolution that has the pote…
#africa #Environment #agriculture #biodiversity #regeneration #sustainability #electrification #renewableenergy #electricmotorbikes #ourwonderfulgreenfuture
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Kigali’s Bold Move: Phasing Out Petrol-Powered Motorcycles
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This is another great story from Africa. Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, has announced a plan to phase out petrol-powered motorcycle taxis, starting January 2025. Petrol-powered motorbike taxis acco…
#News #africa #Environment #agriculture #biodiversity #regeneration #climateaction #climatechange #sustainability #electrification
on Nov 7
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This is someting Fossil Fuel Power Stations have never been able to do. Provide reliable electricity to millions of people in Africa, particularly in rural areas. The first Coal power station in Af…
#News #africa #Environment #agriculture #biodiversity #regeneration #climateaction #climatechange #sustainability #electrification
on Oct 29
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How 8,000 Food Forests Grew Africa’s Great Green Wall
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WOW What an inspiring video! Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Senegal to see a forest garden movement which is contributing to Africa’s Great Green Wall. Andrew accompanies…
#News #africa #Environment #agriculture #biodiversity #regeneration #climateaction #climatechange #sustainability #electrification
on Dec 2, 2023
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Let’s use the word ReGrowth, not degrowth
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We know the word degrowth is unappealing, thanks to loss aversion theory.0 Loss aversion theory refers to a cognitive bias in which a situation is perceived as worse if it is framed as a loss, rath…
on Dec 8
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I didn’t set this site up as a “Hopium” blog. Where everyone could come and get a daily, feel-good, fix about our future. I set it up to inspire people to TAKE ACTION NOW. Our Won…
on Dec 8
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C40 Cities (2024) Climate Action Guide for Urban Planners
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Who is this guide for? Good urban planners are key climate champions. Urban planners work across silos, making them ideal drivers of cross-sectoral action. Accordingly, this guide is written for ur…
on Dec 1
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Future for All: A vision for 2048
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Capitalist realism is dispelled. Today it is easier to imagine the end of capitalism by 2048 than to imagine the end of the world.
on Nov 5
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Shouldn’t every School have Safe Streets?
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Why doesn’t every city in the world put children first and create Safe Schools Streets?
on Sep 29
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Embracing a Net Zero Future: Transforming Australian Regional Communities
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Following on from my Net Zero Cities Infographic, I thought I would knock up another one for Regional Communities, with a focus on Australia. As Australia moves towards a Net Zero future, regional …
on Sep 25
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Business and nature to reap rewards from circular urban spaces
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Transforming how European towns and cities are built is key to unlocking massive economic, environmental and social benefits by 2035, according to a new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
on Sep 20
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Highlighting some of the positive transformations that can happen in our cities as we move towards Net Zero.
on Sep 18
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Can We Have More Urban Density and More Greenery? Absolutely!
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The challenge of balancing urban density with greenery is one of the most pressing issues for modern cities. Can we really have both more people living in our cities and a richer, greener environme…
on Sep 6
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Transition Together’s free step-by-step guide
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What If… we could reimagine our future as thriving, fairer, more resilient and more connected? How could that vision help us to move forward and take practical action towards a better future? Trans…
on Aug 4
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Should we follow Bologna’s model for Participatory Urbanism?
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Is this the big idea all Urbanists should get behind?
on Aug 2
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This eye-opening report shows how countries could save millions of lives and trillions of dollars by making changes to how we produce food. Our current systems are based on ideas and methods that g…
on Jul 18
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Melbourne Pollinator Corridor: Restoring Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes
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The Melbourne Pollinator Corridor (MPC), is 8km community-driven wildlife corridor that will link 2 large green patches that run along the Birrarung (Yarra River), Westgate Park and the Royal Botan…
on Jun 28
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This is a wonderful Org that really deserves our support. Trees For The Future train farmers in agroforestry and sustainable land use – so that they can grow vibrant regional economies, thriv…
on Jun 25
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I really like competitions like this. Where the banks, the developers and any paid politicians are taken out of the equation and people are free to dream of a better future. Decoding Density was an…
on Jun 25
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Solar Power in Marlinja – Outback Australia
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Australia’s first Indigenous-owned solar farm, connected to a power grid, has been officially opened in the remote Northern Territory community of Marlinja. Thanks to this new solar and stora…
on Jun 25
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Another wonderful not-for-profit conservation organisation that protects ecosystems and wildlife across Australia. There are close to 2,000 animals and plants on Australia’s threatened species list…
on Jun 24
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GIMBYism – Greenery In My Back Yard (please)
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The future of humanity depends on us working WITH the Environment and embracing it. Not constantly trying to fight it, dominate it, or, as we do in most of our cities, completely obliterate it. GIM…
on May 9
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Pictures of the future 2045: Journey into the world of tomorrow.
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I highly recommend you don’t just look at these amazing images and you visit the website too. (Armed with your translator. It’s in German) This project is so much more than a bunch of r…
on May 9
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Ministry of Imagination Manifesto released as the world goes to the polls.
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Post via: www.robhopkins.net [Download The Manifesto here]. This year, 49% of the world goes to the polls in 64 countries. As Time magazine puts it, “2024 is not just AN election year. It’s perhap…
on Apr 16
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Odonata is an Australian Environmental Organisation that is saving endangered animals and regenerating landscapes, while increasing profitability for landholders. Since its inception, Odonata has p…
on Apr 10
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Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Harms Our Health and the Environment
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The author, Grant Ennis, covers a lot of important ground in this book. Most of it is dedicated to showing the reader exactly how we have got into multiple crises and why it feels like we can’t get…
on Apr 8
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I wanted to write a longer post about this song as I felt sharing it on and saying “this is great,” didn’t really capture how much I love it and why. Fixer Upper by Grace Petrie is to me the ultima…
on Apr 7
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I spotted this poster on a recent City Beautiful video on Nebula, and decided to google it. Turns out there is a whole website you can buy posters from. “EVERY DAY IS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE THIS…
on Apr 2
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To create a Wonderful Green Future, first it helps to understand how we got into multiple crises and what it will take to dig us out of them. This book by Grace Blakeley does just that. It’s easy t…
on Mar 25
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Participatory Urbanism (Holborn, London)
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There’s a lot to like about this Holborn Liveable Neighbourhood web site, when it comes to Participatory Urbanism. If you are a Council and want to get public support, manage feedback, canvas…
on Mar 6
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THE GREENLINE PROJECT – Melbourne, Australia
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Our Wonderful Green Future involves us retrofitting our current cities of concrete & cars with new, vibrant, green and livable spaces. This will require a mix of small, local, initiatives, alon…
on Mar 2
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First Nations and Renewable Energy Projects
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Delivering better outcomes for Indigenous people and developing clean energy, in tandem, seems like the way to go for me. Of course far better “ownership” arrangements are needed and mu…
on Mar 1
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Here’s an interesting project, imagining a Forest City of the future in Gabon, Central Africa, a country rich for its forests, rivers and biodiversity. Like all developing countries, their ch…
on Feb 23
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WordPress – Our Wonderful Green Future
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Posts about WordPress written by Our Wondeful Green Future
on Feb 23
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Pixelfed – Our Wonderful Green Future
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Posts about Pixelfed written by Our Wondeful Green Future
on Feb 23
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Fedivers – Our Wonderful Green Future
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Posts about Fedivers written by Our Wondeful Green Future
on Feb 23
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Don’t blame AI – Blame Capitalism and Authoritarianism
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I get a lot of negative comments on posts that include AI* images. The most common ones are; “AI has no place in a Solar Punk future,” “AI is taking jobs,” “AI uses lots of energy…
on Feb 16
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Future Visualisations for Preferable Futures – Pascal Wicht
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I’m sure I am not the only one who’s getting a little jaded with AI-generated visions of the future. The AI style and content are starting to feel very generic. Even though there are many style and…
on Jan 29
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Retro Suburbia: How to build Solar Punk Suburbs
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If anyone is wondering, “How the hell do we convert our cities of consumerism, concrete and fossil fuels into solar punk communities?” then this book should be on your reading list. Its…
on Jan 24
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We can all plant trees, in 2024
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When we hear of Tree Planting Projects on the news it’s mostly likely in relation to some massive project, somewhere far away. A “Great Green Wall,” a “Billion Tree Project,…
on Jan 21
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This video is a really really good example of the Circular Economy in action. It’s proper, ground-up, thinking. It’s putting Recycling and Reusing at the very heart of every decision an…
on Dec 24, 2023
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Miyawaki forests are named after the Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. They represent an alternative approach to afforestation and biodiversity restoration. The method emphasizes the creation of de…
on Nov 26, 2023
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Transforming our Cities, one street at a time.
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Oh The Urbanity! have a great video of 25 Urban Transformation Projects in Montreal, Canada. They show how we can turn our Car Dominated Cities into enjoyable places for people. There are some real…
on Nov 25, 2023