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You eat a credit card’s worth of plastic a week, research says wef.ch/2KBiZAL #environment

We’re putting together an army of NHS supporters to help protect it from the likes of Trump, Johnson, Farage and more. Please follow and RT to show your support - the alternative doesn’t bear thinking about.

Today we celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay! With growing #urbanization, #greening our #UrbanEnvironment is not only critical to fighting #climatechange. Reducing #airpollution and #heatislands in our cities is a matter of #socialjustice!

This is an existential threat. There must be a mass mobilisation for climate and ecological justice now. #RebelForLife: rebellion.earth theguardian.com/environment/co…

Bristol needs to make smart, strategic moves to ensure that a holistic public transport system is a priority. #bristol #cities #publictransport #moveability bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

We’re stepping up – join us for a day to halt this climate crisis | Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben and others theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🏘 Is it time to bring back sharing communities to city living? Read more about why shared living makes sense now maybe more than ever. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 #SmartCityLab #SmartCities #communities #sharedliving #urbanplanning 👉 bit.ly/smartcitylab_s…

The West has been dumping tens of millions of tons of trash in Southeast Asian countries for more than 25 years - now they want to send it back businessinsider.in/the-west-has-b… via @BiIndia

In the 1920s, cigarettes were promoted as "torches of freedom", to encourage women to smoke. Now fossil fuels are being promoted by the US government as "molecules of freedom". With similar consequences for planetary health. theguardian.com/business/2019/…

Architects declare climate emergency #climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #architectsdeclare architectsjournal.co.uk/news/seventeen…

Do our governments give a damn about this health catastrophe? Do they care about the possible dementia timebomb caused by diesel emissions? About the damage to our children's brains, hearts and lungs? Or do they care more about not upsetting motorists? theguardian.com/environment/20…

Cities need to take positive steps towards reducing dependence on cars #climatecrisis #cities bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Very clever solution to creating a more accessible city by using existing materials. @guardiancities #accessiblecities #urbandesign #recycleandreuse theguardian.com/cities/2019/ma…

Citify agree with @Zurich’s statement that businesses must make courageous decisions about handling the risks of the climate crisis #climatecrisis #climatechange zurich.com/en/knowledge/a…

Cars are killing us. Within 10 years, we must phase them out | George Monbiot theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Transit streets: designed to move people. 👉 nacto.org/publication/tr…

A record-breaking 1,500 individual private jets are thought to have flown into Davos this week, where David Attenborough got a standing ovation for warning the planet faces destruction if we don't tackle climate change

Could this community project be the start of a national transformation? | George Monbiot theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The London Underground Has a Nasty Pollution Problem #pollution #publictransport #cities #people citylab.com/transportation…

Cities are banning cars around the world #cities #cars #carfree #urbandesign #cycling #publictransport businessinsider.com/cities-going-c…