Some good climate news before the weekend!!! Ireland has been given a big EU grant to increase forest coverage from 11% to 18% over the next 4 years !! That means reforesting 7% of the country. "8,000ha per year" independent.ie/farming/forest….

Arai Yoshimune - Suma Beach 1910s-1930s

“What’s paid the price is the #environment, #biodiversity, the state of our #rivers and #coastline. But also consumers” Giles Bristow of Surfers Against Sewage on the shocking state of the UK’s seas 🌊 theguardian.com/environment/20…

Useful blog post summerising why Building Performance / Post Occupancy Evaluation is crucial 👇

Very interesting EAHN conference programme this year, also relevant to our year theme at PA:CS, where we are investigating the energy transition and #extractivism in Lusatia, #Germany thethirdecology.lhi.is/Program #TheThirdEcology

Wow - the Star Homes project keeps some interesting company! domusweb.it/en/architectur…

Wales is leading the way with a Well-being of Future Generations Act and Future Generations Comissioner futuregenerations.wales/about-us/futur… It is vital to consider the long-term impact of the decisions we make today and more countries should follow suit! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌿

Biodiversity Net Gain (#BNG) comes into force today, where all UK developments developments covered by the Town and Country Planning Act need to contribute to the recovery of nature gov.uk/guidance/under… 💚 #nature #CO2 #urbanplanning

The Architecture of Democracy, Diplomacy and Defense: Here are 10 Cold War US embasies by architects including Gropius Breuer, Saarinen and Neutra – dezeen.com/2023/11/02/col… (via Dezeen)

A thriving ecosystem in action - this is what ocean advocates fight so hard to protect 🐟💙 🎥 IG 'tomcannonphotography' #savetheocean #conservation #oceanlover #blueplanet

If you've not come across them before, the team at Project Drawdown helps put climate solutions into action. Donate today and your gift will be matched one to one by the organisation chair: drawdown.org/?element=XLEMX… #GivingTuesday #climateaction

Doctors at Great Ormond Street are being encouraged to consider air pollution levels at their patients’ home addresses when assessing the causes of their illnesses, under an innovative pilot scheme. theguardian.com/environment/20…

The saddest compilation video I have ever made. But perhaps also the most positive if it causes a reduction in plastic pollution in 2024. In once pristine seas, every nearshore plankton sample I now collect contains plastic microfibers. (Sound On) ZEISS Microscopy

You can see this pattern at the Soane and in the architecture of many cities – but what is it? 🤔 The Greek Key, or ‘Meander’, was a symbol of Ancient Greece. The Meander – resembling a winding river – symbolises the flow of human life; an interlocking of unity and eternity!🤝

Wonderful mass timber aquatic centre by Warren and Mahoney, in Melbourne wallpaper.com/architecture/n…

An 'access island' is a place where the public has the right to roam - but has to trespass to get there. Absurd! There's at least 2,500 access islands in England, research by the great Lewis Winks Right to Roam has found. Time for a new Right to Roam Act bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Our website Architecture is Climate is now live. architectureisclimate.net

Article on Star Homes published on ArchDaily today, read here: archdaily.com/1014468/star-h… 💫

What might transformative action at the scale of the neighbourhood, look like when it’s co - led by the people who live there? 3ºC Neighbourhood is a new piece of research co-authored by CIVIC SQUARE Dark Matter Labs on the risks UK urban neighbourhoods face due to climate +

A remarkable win for #grassroots democracy and the #justtransition ✊ The Goldman Environmental Prize bbc.com/news/articles/… #BBCWorld #SaveHasdeo