Andrew Mackenzie

German backlash against EU air pollution limits 'lacks evidence' theguardian.com/environment/20…

Excited to announce Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) are investing USD 31 million for a minority stake in our Rwanda, Kenya and DRC operations. This will bring #energyaccess to 10 million people in these countries #solarinafrica bit.ly/2SVvIyS

'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism theguardian.com/technology/201…

Why not take some time out of your day to engage with nature? We will be celebrating orchards and local fruits by planting trees on campus and listening to three great speakers on the topic. buff.ly/2QPKMMh

EAT-Lancet commission livestream at 1.30 GMT today eatforum.org/event/the-eat-…

Feeding a population of 10 billion people by 2050 with a healthy & sustainable diet will be impossible without transforming eating habits, improving food production & reducing food waste—new @EATForum–@TheLancet Commission #EATLancet #foodcanfixit hubs.ly/H0gcll-0

EAT Lancet report Food Planet Health eatforum.org/eat-lancet-com…

New plant-focused diet would ‘transform’ planet’s future, say scientists theguardian.com/environment/20…

Ok - this will seem to many like inside baseball but I think it's significant. issi-society.org/blog/posts/201… Bibliometrics community leaders resign en masse from editorial roles at J Informetrics in part because Elsevier won't open up citations #i4oc

Good piece by @HetanShah on using data in philanthropy. Rather than small-scale evals, isn't it 'better to get civil society together to identify the Qs that need to be answered & then direct academics & others to invest in that research'? acf.org.uk/news/how-much-… @ACFoundations

Clean Air Strategy 2019 - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/pub…

Government promises 'bold new goal' to tackle dirty air bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

New air pollution plans improve on EU rules, government claims theguardian.com/environment/20…

Food Politics and Policies in Post-Brexit Britain from @ChathamHouse chathamhouse.org/publication/fo…

A Better UK Food Policy Requires Better Government - Brexit has highlighted a fundamental problem with the UK’s governance mechanisms – namely, that policymaking is often trapped within departmental silos too focused on the short term, writes @timgbenton chathamhouse.org/expert/comment…

10,000 people plea for new city park on site of wholesale market birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…

@Shelter report a vision for social housing england.shelter.org.uk/support_us/cam…

Social housebuilding is at a 70-year low, while the housing crisis is getting steadily worse. We must act now. I’ve signed @Shelter’s petition to demand the government #BuildSocialHousing we so desperately need. Join me! england.shelter.org.uk/support_us/cam…

Dutch eco initiative halves energy bills in first UK homes theguardian.com/society/2019/j…

Park Petition will be submitted to @BrumLeader Deadline: 12th January Target: 10,000. If you want #Smithfield developer to include signature park, sign NOW via goo.gl/pkSkmX