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D4CAE is going into hibernation 😴
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D4CAE is going into hibernation 😴
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September 27, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Roundtable event with ECCAN, on Wednesday:
events.humanitix.com/political-ro...
#Edinburgh #climate
Speak to your politicians: a political roundtable with ECCAN & Hope for the Future
Practical opportunity to apply your climate advocacy skills with Hope for the Future. A supportive follow up session, open to all.
events.humanitix.com
September 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers The UK has warned countries around the world that the climate and nature crises and the coming El Niño threaten their national security and defence, presenting foreign ministries with the findings of an explosive report suppressed under Keir Starmer. Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary, made a presentation to the foreign ministers of the EU as well as Kenya and other countries on Wednesday night at a private meeting during the UN general assembly in New York, based on the report by the UK’s spy chiefs that found the collapse of natural systems around the world would lead to conflict, migration and food shortages. Continue reading...
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September 23, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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cycling.scot/news/scotlan...
Scotland’s bike lane networks break new records
More bikes than cars on Leith Walk, and record cycling on routes across Glasgow and Edinburgh. Explore the latest data from Cycling Scotland traffic surveys and cycle counter analysis.
cycling.scot
September 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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📈 #ClimateCrisis

Fri 18 Sept, 7pm #Bruntsfield

🙋 People's Emergency film
by @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social

-> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-em...

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Climate Emergency Film Screening + ESHC Community Meal 7.00-9pm Fri 18 Sept By Banzai Edinburgh 20 followers10 events5y hosting283 total attendees Follow Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operativeEdinburgh, Edinburgh Friday 18 September • 7 PM - 9 PM Overview Join a screening of scientists' update on Climate Disruption + what to do about it @ Edinburgh Student Housing Co-op monthly Community Meal. The ⁠People's Emergency Briefing is a 50-minute film presenting expert evidence on the climate and nature crisis and what needs to be done. 7.00pm Fri 18 Sept, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-op, 34 Wright's Houses, by Golf Tavern on Bruntsfield Links EH10 4HR. Booking for this screening is at https://be18sept.eventbrite.co.uk. The Film: Features nine leading UK scientists and experts addressing extreme weather, food security, health, and the cost of living, hosted by Chris Packham. The Audience: Local residents and community groups. Cash / card donations for food etc welcomed. Accessible Venue. Supported by Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network. Timetable 7.00pm — Doors open, ESHC Community Meal 7.30pm — Film screening 8.10pm — Discussion / reflections on actions we can take 9.00pm — Close Next Steps: To follow thes screening outlining the dire situation facing us, we plan a screening of Power Station at 6.30pm Mon 28 Sept at Bruntsfield Evangelical Church. This community project in London put solar panels on their local primary school like Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op has for many public buildings. Book for this follow up at https://be28sept.eventbrite.co.uk. Banzai Edinburgh was Bruntsfield Area Net Zero Action Initiative. Email: hello@banzaiedinburgh.org.uk | Web: https://banzaiedinburgh.org.uk
September 15, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Yellow weather warning just in place for Edinburgh thundery showers may cause disruption just started. BBC Weather forecast for Edinburgh, Edinburgh. Today: Thundery showers and a gentle breeze. High 20° Low 13°. Wind 10 mph SW. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2650...
BBC forecast graphic for Edinburgh "Today... Yellow Met Office Weather Warning"
August 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Food insecurity
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing
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August 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Large grass fire near Arthur's Seat sends plumes of smoke across Edinburgh
The fire started in an area near the ruins of St Anthony's Chapel in Holyrood Park.
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May 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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32.3ºC at Kew Gardens is the hottest May temperature on record at the station since records began in 1881, beating its previous May maximum by 2ºC (30.3ºC, 25th May 1922). It beat its maximum temperature date record for the 24th of May by OVER 2ºC (30.2ºC, 1922), exceptional.
Spaghetti chart showing Kew and Kew Gardens May daily maximum temperatures from 1881 to 2026. 144 years of May temperatures are shown as thin grey lines, forming a band broadly between 10°C and 30°C throughout the month. The 2026 line is highlighted in bold red and rises sharply to 32.3°C on 24 May. Two dashed reference lines mark the previous May record of 30.3°C set on 25 May 1922, and the previous 24 May date record of 30.2°C also set in 1922. The 2026 value exceeds both by more than 2°C.
May 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Beautiful UK rainfall-as-elevation map

Wind direction plays a big role in UK rain.

(By Alasdair Rae @undertheraedar)
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This image is a detailed three-dimensional relief map of the United Kingdom, visualizing rainfall levels rather than elevation, though it uses a similar topographical style. The map shows the outline of Great Britain and part of Ireland (only Northern Ireland's northern coast is visible at the top right) with varying heights representing the amount of annual rainfall. The color palette is a gradient of greens and yellows, with taller, darker green peaks indicating higher rainfall and flatter, paler yellow areas indicating lower rainfall. The map vividly highlights the classic UK weather pattern: the highest rainfall occurs in the western and northern mountainous regions, particularly the Scottish Highlands, the Lake District in England, and the mountains of Wales, where dramatic, tall peaks dominate the landscape. In contrast, the Eastern side of England, especially the southeast, appears much flatter and paler, indicating it is the driest part of the country. The visual effect makes the rainfall data look like a highly textured landscape.
May 23, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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Now with more consistent colour palette - D4CAE Dashboard: data4climateactionedinburgh-d4cae-dashboard.share.connect.posit.cloud
climatedata <div class="topbar" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 15px; padding: 12px 20px;"> <a href="https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/"> <img sr...
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May 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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ECCAN have just announced a new round of GreenLight funding is open for applications:
www.eccan.scot/greenlight-2... (as of 11th of May 2026)
#Edinburgh #climateaction
ECCAN — Greenlight 2026
www.eccan.scot
May 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Someone called Pauline Ward giving a talk...
Statistics in Society: Understanding Inequalities, Global Trends, and Climate Action
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Edinburgh
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May 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched a call for evidence on the growing threat posed by wildfires in the UK.
2025 broke UK records for the most reported incidents of wildfires.
Have your local green spaces been affected by wildfires in recent years?
bit.ly/4eeytI2
May 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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Right, that's our stall booked. Come along on 27 June and find out:
What we're up to.
Everything you wanted to know about local buses but were frightened to ask.
General chat with no particular aim in mind about public transport.
April 29, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Edinburgh Climate Festival has been announced for Sat 27th June:
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edinburghclimatefest Official: Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Free event celebrating community-led climate action in Edinburgh 🎭💃🌳🌏
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April 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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#Holyrood2026 #SP26

Our #manifesto analysis
--> www.spokes.org.uk/2026/04/holy...

We looked at #activetravel, mainly 🚲, and some related transport/environment, but not at 🚌🚆

1 Greens, excellent
2 LibDem, positive in a fairly modest way
3= Labour & SNP, poor
5 Reform, bad
6 Conservative, terrible
Start of spokes article #Holyrood2026 : Travelling Backwards The Holyrood election on 7 May is critical to active travel and wider transport policies and budgets for the next 5 years. Is there a local project being planned that you’re looking forward to? – in Edinburgh, say Meadows to George Street, or Portobello to Musselburgh? When and if such projects will happen depends largely on the existence and size of the Scottish Government active travel budget. Sadly and shockingly, in view of the climate crisis, the cost of living crisis, and the need for healthier lifestyles to help the NHS crisis this year’s manifestos mark a massive deterioration in active travel policies as compared to the 2021 election – or even 2016. This article includes an analysis of the various party manifestos, and lots of other relevant info. We will add more as it becomes available. Table comparing AT investment promises in 2021 and 2026 manifestos. Sorry, tables don't come out well in ALT text! Key to tables below++Very good and/or best+good=mixed, unclear, or less good than other parties-poor (or unrealistic) - -very disappointing NNot in manifesto [N is generally disappointing, but depends on the issue, so think!] Page numbers shown are to pages of each party’s 2026 manifesto 2026 v 2021 comparison of AT Investment manifesto commitments Sadly and shockingly, in view of the climate crisis, the cost of living crisis, and the need for healthier lifestyles to help the NHS crisis the 2026 manifestos mark a massive deterioration in active travel policies as compared to the 2021 election – or even 2016. Only the Greens, and to a lesser extent the Lib Dems, retain positive approaches. Whilst this applies to many policies and promises, the astonishing contrast is seen clearly in this comparative table on the top issue, active travel investment AT Investment Conservative Green Labour LibDem Reform SNP 2021 manifestos [AT funding then was approx £116m, roughly 3.5% of total transport] + 10% by 2026 ++ £320m immediately [approx 10%] rising further + 10% [unclear if soon or by 2026] = “aim” to double existing [this would be approx 7%] N/A = 10% of “capital” bgt by 2026 [BUT this is less of the total transport bgt] 2026 manifestos [AT funding is now approx £163m, roughly 3.9% of total transport] - - p35; p75 cut the AT budget; end ring-fenced cash to councils ++ p26 at least 10%; multi-year funding N = p66 “Invest in active travel for the first and last mile” - - p11 End ring-fenced cash to councils = p64 £2.5m for bike repair; new fund for outdoor recreation paths Table of party manifesto comparisons (page 1) 2026 manifesto overall comparisons Note that the manifestos include more transport policies/promises than are shown here, particularly on walk, bus and rail. We hope this table includes most of the items directly relevant to cycling, as well as some relevant wider transport issues. Also, note that if something is not in a manifesto, it doesn’t mean it won’t happen, though it is less likely to. Issue Conservative Green Labour LibDem Reform SNP AT Investment [from above table] - - ++ N = - - = Extent of cycle/AT routes/networks ambition - - p36 “End the obsession with cycle lanes” Cycle lanes only ok if not using road or pavement space ++ p26 “national blueprint of walking, cycle and wheeling networks“; faster Council AT project delivery N + p66 “Investing in active travel for the first and last mile” = p23 Rural Scotland: “support outdoor recreation ... cycling … with accessible paths” = p64 outdoor recreation paths fund; no Roseburn tram; support Powderhall AT path [see note 3 below] Is AT recognised and supported as a public health measure - p57 Only considers leisure centres & sport + p163 “space to walk, run, play, wheel and cycle is a right not a privilege” N ++ p33 & p61 “Supporting wellbeing by making it easier for people to use active travel” N N Neighbourhoods / Car-free lifestyles N + p118 “Support local living and 20-minute nbd approaches” N + p52 New towns “prioritising features such as rail links.. and 20-minute nbds” N N Disincentivise car use/ Demand management - - p35 “End the war on drivers”; No targets; stop any Workplace Parking levies or congestion charging ++ p22 Seek road-user taxation powers for Scotland ++ p33 Levy on out-oftown retail, to support towns + p89 Business rates replaced by a new levy favouring town centre retail & hospitality = p73 “Moving all forms of transport away from fossil fuels” – But carrotsonly approach - - p21 “End the war on the car“ N 20mph - p36 20mph only ok where locals… Table of party manifestos (page 2) Potholes - - p33 Fund pothole filling by cutting (scrapping?) the AT budget N + (or - -) p49 £350m fund [see note 1 below] + p64 “fair funding” for councils; use of new technology + p21 “Fix potholes” + p72 “up to £350m” for potholes & resurfacing Air pollution including Low Emission Zones - - p36 Halt more LEZs and reduce fines in existing ++ p118 expand LEZs, plus stronger monitoring N - - p21 Abolish LEZs N Transport integration, with respect to active travel = p38 Rail, bus & tram integration; no mention of walk/ bike + p22, p26 Better AT links to public transport; All new rail, bus, tram to carry bikes N N N N Road building - - p34 New law to fasttrack trunk road upgrades; dual A9 by 2031; many other trunk projects + p22 Future-proof roads like A83 vulnerable to climate change; no mention of expansion - - p49 Dual A9 by 2035, look into dualling A77 and A75, & create National Roads Plan - - p64 Dual A9 & A96; - - p21 “plan to upgrade major trunk roads” [see note 2 below] - - p71 Dual A9 by 2035, also parts of A96; and consider A75, A77 Air travel taxation ADT= Air departure tax - - p39 oppose any new taxes; reduce long-haul tax ++ p34 frequent flyer levy; private jet tax; more.. N + p66 Higher tax for private jet passengers N + p27 private jet tax; including for ‘ghost’ flights USP – unique selling points (good and bad!) picked out by Spokes - - p33 1. AT schemes are “ideological projects” 2. ban bikes in all pedestrian areas + p16, p156 Universal rail card; £2 max bus fares + p122 Council powers to enforce traffic contraventions + p55 “Crush illegal e-bikes, using drones to track & trace unlicensed bikes” + p64 ”Dangerous Roads Programme“ - - p21 “End the war on the car“ + p38 £2 bus fare cap [1] Labour £350m pothole fund. The manifesto does not say where the money would come from. In early campaign speeches Anas Sarwar had said it would be from cutting Active Travel funding. On our estimate this would mean a 40% cut on curre…
April 19, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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ECCAN event in Edinburgh: Two screenings of The People's Emergency Briefing, 13th of May
www.eccan.scot/events-list/...
People’s Emergency Briefing Film Screening Edinburgh | ECCAN Event — ECCAN
Join a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing film in Edinburgh, with discussion exploring local climate and nature action. Two sessions available.
www.eccan.scot
April 24, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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Amendment to our earlier list of hustings (edinburghbususers.group/edinburgh-bu...)

Living Rent now on 16 April
www.livingrent.org/living_rent_...

We understand Living Rent likes buses, so give them a go if you're not attending @spurtle.bsky.social hustings (Edinburgh North & Leith) !
April 12, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning issued ⚠️⚠️

Strong winds across northern England, southern Scotland and northwest Wales

Saturday 19:00 – Sunday 03:00

Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning

Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
April 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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#StormDave brings heavy rain, strong winds and some snow this bank holiday weekend but there is also some more settled weather on the cards 🌥️

Find out more details here 👇
April 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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New blogpost from Ebrahim Makhoul, one of our volunteers: "Understanding Edinburgh's environment through data: Rain, Walking and Cycling"
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Understanding Edinburghs Environment Through Data
Launching the D4CAE Dashboard By Ebrahim Makhoul Edinburgh is a city shaped by its environment. From its historic streets to its growing active travel network, daily life here is closely linked to wea...
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February 21, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Always love seeing the snowdrops at @thebotanics.bsky.social . An abundance this year. There's always hope for humanity.
photo of snowdrops photo of snowdrops with sign marked with their Latin name 'galanthus nivalis' photo of snowdrops among trees photo of a flowerbed of snowdrops and a grey sky
February 8, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!

- `filter_out()` for dropping rows

- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools

These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!

tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
dplyr 1.2.0
dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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I am thrilled to co‑organise Visualising Climate with colleagues from Copernicus/ECMWF, BSC, BC3 and the University of Miami—the first global conference at the intersection of climate change and data visualisation, at a moment when clear, actionable communication is essential.

#dataviz #datavis
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Join us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate — the first global conference fully dedicated to climate data visualization and its power to transform public understanding of a changing planet. Come see the data.
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#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 AM