⛪️ Good news: In the U.K., over 100 church leaders are calling out climate misinformation, making the moral case for why it causes real harm and delays action.

🐍 Not so good news: Climate change is shifting where species live—and in the case of venomous snakes, a new global study finds rising temperatures could increase the likelihood of dangerous encounters for millions.

🌱 What you can do: In the Netherlands, nearly 13M pavement tiles have been replaced with plants through a nationwide “tile flipping” challenge that's cooling neighborhoods, reducing flood risk, and restoring habitat. talkingclimate.ca/p/faith-lead…

🌱 Good news: Cities like London, Paris, and Barcelona are redesigning streets for people instead of cars. This cuts pollution while improving health, local economies, and quality of life.

🌡️ Not so good news: Rising nighttime temperatures are disrupting sleep worldwide, with cascading effects on health, learning, and productivity—especially for the most vulnerable.

🏡 What you can do: Simple steps like adding window film, choosing reflective roofing, and planting trees can keep your home cooler, save money, and reduce the urban heat island effect, if you live in a city.

I am sorry there are not actually any stories about cats in the newsletter this week. I just couldn't resist this image of a cat trying to keep cool indoors.

Read on for all the details, and don't forget to share what you learn with others! talkingclimate.ca/p/three-citi…

That’s the end of the saltmarsh planting sessions for now. Many thanks to all the volunteers who came out to help get thousands of plants planted.
Next it’s time to take more cuttings from the stock plants in the poly tunnel.

There’s a wee blog post with some of the photos taken during the planting here:

greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.u…

#Saltmarsh #volunteers #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

When did caring about the planet become “un-Christian”?

In this episode of Cold Facts, Hot Takes, I take on troll comments about faith and climate change - and I get a lot of them.

I also paint the broader picture of how theology, ideology, and identity have become intertwined in the U.S.—and how that shapes what people believe, even when those beliefs conflict with both science and faith.

Watch the full video by joining the Talking Climate community on Substack: talkingclimate.ca/p/when-did-c…
or Patreon: patreon.com/posts/when-did-car…

🌎 Good news: One of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on Earth, the Great Bear Sea, is Canada’s first - and the world's second largest - marine protected area network, co-governed by 17 First Nations.

⚠️ Not-so-good news: A new The Nature Conservancy Science study finds that 35% of the world already lives in areas where extreme heat limits safe outdoor activity for part of the year.

🌱 What you can do: Even small actions like planting native species or supporting community gardens can cool cities, reduce flooding, and support biodiversity.

And when we talk about climate solutions, anger and worry decreases: and hope rises! When we make climate action visible, it becomes contagious. talkingclimate.ca/p/indigenous…

We got to meet an amazing person, Natasha Zarine, this week, who is using prize money from the St Andrews Prize for the Environment to clean up rivers in India
more background on Natasha here:
globalindian.com/story/cover-s…

#RiverRestoration

Hope isn’t something we wait for: it's something we create. This week's Talking Climate news illustrates why it matters so much, and how innovation and courage can help!

💧 Good news: A solar-powered system can pull drinking water directly from the air—up to 1,000 liters of clean water a day, even in dry areas where billions of people already face water scarcity.

🧠 Not-so-good news: Climate change is increasingly affecting people's mental health, from Madagascar to Appalachia. In the U.S. alone, rising heat could lead to hundreds of millions additional days of anxiety and depression each year by end of century.

🚶 Inspiration: Three members of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light recently completed a 320-mile pilgrimage from the oil-producing Permian Basin to the state capitol in Santa Fe to call for climate action.

Read more in this week’s edition, and don't forget to share! talkingclimate.ca/p/pulling-cl…

More info about the Dornoch Firth saltmarsh restoration planting sessions coming up on the 24 and 25 March.

We're looking for more volunteers to join us.

It would be great to have a big group of volunteers out planting, learning a bit more about saltmarsh and helping their local area.

Contact info is on the poster and in the Alt Text.

#Scotland #DornochFirth #Volunteering #Saltmarsh #MarshMadness

Another muddy planting day today.
Today’s group were planting sea club rush in the Eden Estuary.
A successful planting day - all the plants we brought were planted.
We are still looking for more volunteers in Dornoch on the 24 & 25 March
Sign up at greenshores@st-andrews.ac.uk to join in the planting.

@HI_Greens please spread the word!
#Dornoch #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

A very successful first week's planting at Tayport common saltmarsh, all the plants were planted and the polytunnel has a bit more space in it.
Many thanks to all the fabulous volunteers who came out to help on the sunny saltmarsh.

There is still time to sign up for the next sessions, on the Eden estuary, on the 10th, 11th, 17th-19th March.
contact greenshores@st-andrews.ac.uk to sign up
More info at greenshores.wp.st-andrews.ac.u…
#NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Volunteers #Saltmarsh

The U.S. is stepping back from global climate policies at the very moment the global clean energy transition is accelerating.

Christiana Figueres, former UN climate leader and architect of the Paris Agreement, explains why this attempt to double down on fossil fuels is economically and technologically out of step with the rest of the world — and why it won’t stop the broader shift already underway. Instead, it leaves the U.S. trailing behind; and catching up in a global clean energy race is far harder than leading it.

Subscribe to my Patreon or Substack to watch the full interview about policy, outrage, optimism, and the spiritual grounding we need to navigate moments like this.

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