Friday Find posts
Welcome to my Friday Finds page. But what are they? The Friday Finds are short educational articles that can be about any subject matter in the eco and climate space. They give you facts and an overview of each topic – big or small.
Enjoy the posts.
We’re still eating it! How much chocolate did you eat at Easter? Our kids always look forward to their yearly Easter-egg hunt. Luckily, they share some of it – if we ask! Let’s find out more about the journey of chocolate! 👉Where does chocolate come from? -Côte d’Ivoire is by...
Nature’s Carbon Solution The Easter weekend is just ahead. Wherever you’ll be, keep an eye out for green spaces. On this good Friday I will leave you to think about the magic of nature. Nature’s carbon solution is leading the fight against climate change. How?👉Oceans and seas, trees and mangroves...
How satellites tackle climate change What’s that in the sky? More than 2,500 objects are launched into space every year. That’s an impressive number. Each object (satellites, probes, landers, space-station objects, spacecrafts) has a specific mission. As per the European Space Agency (ESA): “For more than three decades, Earth-observing satellites...
Fighting Light Pollution It’s officially coming to an end soon. The days are getting longer. It’s almost the end of winter (in the northern hemisphere anyway!). Where am I going with this? 👉Light pollution.We have all heard of it. The actual definition is the excess of artificial light. 👉Why is...
Net Zero It sounds a bit like a new pop band that has come onto the scene. Admittedly it’s not as exciting as a band but it is becoming very popular as it should. Introducing: net zero! Where has it come from? What do we know about it? 👉Net zero...
Cutting methane emissions Everyone is talking about it. Reducing methane emissions. What do we know about methane and why is everyone talking about it? 👉 What? = a powerful greenhouse gas emission and a ground-level pollutant-it traps way more heat than CO2 = fast planet warming-but it has a ‘short’...
Snow It’s white, it’s cold, it’s wintry. It’s often associated with a lot of fun: winter sports (also linked to a big economic factor), snowman/woman making, making snow angels, snowball fights and general cosiness! I am actually in the snow for a few days (after a horrendous week of parent/kid...
The importance of plant based eating A Falafel Burger & a Chaï Latte with Oat Milk, Please! The Veganuary* challenge attracted 25 million globally this year – a massive figure! 👋My contribution, as always, is more of a marathon style – with our own ‘vegan Wednesdays’ (which my family and...