COP26
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
2y ago
A few weeks ago, I had the enormous privilege of attending COP26. It was a moment the entire climate movement had been building towards for two years – pitched as a ‘make or break’ moment for fending off the worst impacts of climate change. I myself had been working towards it for more than a year through my activism, and so was immensely excited and grateful to be accredited by UNICEF and The Leader’s Club to go as a UN observer delegate. This enabled me to access the Blue Zone (where all the politicians gathered to have discussions), listen in on the negotiations, make interventions and ho ..read more
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Launching the CLIMATE CLOCK
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
2y ago
In June of this year, the seven-story tall Tolbooth Steeple in Glasgow lit up with two of the most important statistics in the world. This moment was the culmination of more than half a year’s work on the biggest project I’ve ever helped to coordinate. The idea for the Glasgow Climate Clock came to me after I saw the same figures on the New York Climate Clock in Union Square. The first of those, the Deadline, is the time we have left until we overrun our carbon budget for 1.5 degrees of warming above pre-industrial levels. This is the target that countries all agreed to strive to limit warmi ..read more
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Mock COP26
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
3y ago
Earlier this year, the highly-anticipated COP26 was cancelled. For those who don’t know, this is the UN’s annual climate summit, where world leaders gather to negotiate emissions reductions pledges and mechanisms for achieving them. 2020’s summit was an especially important one: it marked a 5 year milestone after the adoption of the Paris agreement, a point at which countries had the opportunity to review their Nationally Determined Contributions (pledges for emissions reductions) and raise their ambition together. It has also become increasingly obvious that deadlines for global action are f ..read more
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Launching the RSPB’s Green Recovery Plan
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
3y ago
On the 29th of September , I was invited by the RSPB to help launch their Green Recovery Plan in Westminster (virtually). I joined their CEO Beccy Speight, climate specialist Mel Coath, Cambridge economist Dr Matthew Agarwala , and the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Philip Dunne on a panel over zoom. I addressed an audience of MPs, ministers and journalists, including writers from The Times and The Guardian, Jeremy Corbyn and Caroline Lucas, Environment Minister/Under Secretary of State Rebecca Pow and Shadow Minister Daniel Zeichner. My speech was about the need for a green reco ..read more
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An Interview With Callie Broaddus, Founder of Reserva: The Youth Land Trust
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
3y ago
Reserva: The Youth Land Trust Takeover with James Miller and Callie Broaddus In this special takeover, 18-year-old environmentalist James Miller chats to Callie Broaddus, the CEO and founder of Reserva Youth Land Trust – an organisation working to create the world's first fully youth-funded nature reserve in Ecuador's Chocó Rainforest. Posted by RSPB England on Thursday, 30 July 2020 Recently, the RSPB let me take over their Facebook page to interview Callie Broaddus: photographer, journalist, National Geographic book designer and founder/CEO of Reserva: The Youth Land Trust. She’s one of th ..read more
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Concert for Conservation
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
4y ago
One of the most inspiring aspects of the environmental movement today is its diversity and creativity. People from every walk of life are devoting their time and expertise to solve a problem that faces us all. From the lawyers that halted Heathrow’s expansion, to Boyan Slat, the engineer behind the Big Ocean Cleanup project, and David Shepherd, who raised more than £8 million for wildlife conservation through selling his paintings – anyone can make a difference. With that in mind, I thought it might be a good idea to tap into the reserve of musicians that were doing live broadcasts from home ..read more
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CORONAVIRUS and CONSERVATION
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
4y ago
I know that there are many articles on the internet discussing the implications of COVID-19 on the planet, and our time-limited efforts to save it, almost all written by people more specialised and knowledgeable than myself. Instead, what I hope to put to you today a less detailed but more overarching outlook on the situation and how we, as environmentalists, can make the best of it. DIRECT IMPACTS With many countries shutting down borders to international travel and millions under lockdown, scientists at the Global Carbon Project predict a reduction in world carbon emissions by potent ..read more
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Saving the SRKW
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
4y ago
Credit: www.coextinction.comToday, the 1st of March, over a hundred people will begin a 236 mile march on the other side of the world. They will walk over a period of 23 days from Portland, Oregon, to the Ice Harbour Lock and Dam in Central Washington, in an attempt to put political pressure on governing bodies to breach the four lower Snake River dams this year. Why would they want to do such a thing? These dams, it is thought, kill over 8 million wild salmon a year, and prevent the adults from spawning. In doing so, they are not only pushing Chinook salmon towards extinction, but starvin ..read more
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A Reflection on 2019
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
4y ago
Unfortunately, with the increased workload over the last year at school, I haven’t been able to make time to post regularly about what I’ve been up to. So this post is just a little summary of the last 365 days. Apologies for any weird formatting – WordPress seems to be malfunctioning. Seal Documentary Last winter I had the privilege of visiting Horsey Beach in Norfolk to look for Grey Seal pups. It was something I’d desperately wanted to do for years, and this time, at long last, the parents relented to a short trip. I only spent a couple of hours with them, but it was probably the best wild ..read more
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Speech against Whaling
Knee Deep In Nature | The blog of a young naturalist
by James
4y ago
In December of last year, Japan announced that they would leave the international whaling commission and resume commercial whaling. This caused widespread dismay and anger across the rest of the world, and several protests have been staged to express international feeling. At the protest in London in January, Boris Johnson’s father and girlfriend both spoke out against Japan’s decision, as did Bella Lack, another young environmentalist and campaigner. This June, Dominic Dyer, who organised the protests, invited me to do the same. I share the same concerns over whaling as most people: conserv ..read more
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