Cycle Diaries

Long Horizons by Catherine

"It is an extraordinary collective consciousness that many of us inhabit today. We live comfortably with deeply uncomfortable information irritating the
edge of our thoughts....."

 - excerpted from Alison Tickell's introduction to Long Horizons - a collection of personal reflections about art, artists and climate change launched Monday February 15th. Commissioned by the British Council and curated by Julie’s Bicycle featuring contributions from Antony Gormley, Jay Griffiths, Professor Tim Jackson, Professor Diana Liverman and KT Tunstall.

The collection was launched on Monday February 15th and can be downloaded here. Antony Gormley's essay appears in The Guardian's Review on Saturday February 13th

Paul Heaton’s Pedals and Beer Pumps Tour 2010 – A Case Study by Catherine

Paul Martin (Housemartins, Beautiful South) sets off on tour in 2010 on our favourite form of transport - bicycle!

Copenhagen: ambitions versus outcomes by Catherine Bottrill

As the dust (or snow) settles on the UN Climate Conference, we summarise the ambitions going in and outcomes after 2 weeks of intense wrangling.

Copenhagen: ambitions versus outcomes by Catherine Bottrill

As the dust (or snow) settles on the UN Climate Conference, we summarise the ambitions going in and outcomes after 2 weeks of intense wrangling.

Copenhagen Day 7 by Catherine Bottrill

Today was all learning the latest Monitoring, Reporting and Verification, which is commonly referred to as MRV (I know jargon!)

Copenhagen Day 6 by Catherine Bottrill

Today was the public march from downtown Copenhagen out to the Bella Centre – tens of 1,000s of people marched in the bitter cold to ensure the voices of regular people were heard.

Copenhagen Day 5 by Catherine Bottrill

Another draft text Agreement for the Conference appears – this time from the Chair of the Long-Term Co-operative Action Group!

Copenhagen Day 4 by Catherine Bottrill

The Danish orchestrated draft of the Copenhagen Agreement has been leaked, which has resulted in a fury amongst many developing countries who argue the agreement would give greater power to the rich developed countries and sidelines the United Nations. 

Article: Why Data Center Efficiency Matters by Julie's Bicycle

Check out this mind-blowing article from one of our favourite websites, Treehugger which uses some great diagrams to show how big the Internet actually is. It is numbers like these that highlight why it is so important that we ensure digital technology is as green as it can be.

Copenhagen Day 3 by Catherine Bottrill

Day 3 of Catherine's diary from the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.