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30/07/2023

☀️Join Curious.Earth this summer and take a well earned break

❤️Take some time to focus on your mental well-being

🌳Focus on yourself and spend some time with nature

🏖️Our volunteers will also be taking a well-deserved break but we will be back at the start of September

👀September will have an even bigger and better Curious.Earth - watch this space!

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27/07/2023

🎉 A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated to our Crowdfunder - we did it! Thanks to the support of our friends and followers we hit our target and will be able to make curious.earth even bigger and better!

🌍 Watch this space - we plan on using the funds we’ve raised to become an official charity, become more financially sustainable by accessing longer-term funding opportunities and grants, and improve our website and social media to grow our audience.

💚 We cannot say thank you enough for all the love and support over the past 5 years. From all of us at curious.earth - Stay Curious!

21/07/2023

⛏️🌊Deep sea mining could get green light without rules to protect underwater life

What’s going on here?
🇺🇳After missing an important deadline, the UN International Seabed Authority is racing to finalise regulations which would complete “The Mining Code” so countries can sponsor companies who can apply for exploitation permits.

What does it mean?
❌⏰The missed deadline means companies could rush to the ocean floor to dig up minerals and metals for the green energy transition with fewer environmental safeguards.

Why should we care?
👨🏻‍🔬Though deep sea minerals would support the energy transition, scientists have warned that mining these areas of the sea could have catastrophic consequences considering the lack of knowledge in deep sea ecosystems.

Be Curious!
💻 Read the full article on our website by Jonny Wilkinson (link in bio)
📖Get the details about exploitation regulations in this article by
📚Delve into our archives and read our article on environmental monitoring touched on the deep sea
✅Add your name to this open letter on

12/07/2023

🔋♻️Critical minerals and circularity challenges

⚠️⬆️Critical minerals are important for renewable technologies, but demand is a new challenge for the energy transition

What are Critical Minerals?
🪨Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese and Graphite (used in batteries), Dysoprosium and Neodymium (used in wind turbines), Silicon and Copper (used in solar panels), and Aluminium

📋💡 (IEA) reports that renewable technologies will require more critical minerals to build than traditional fossil-fuel technologies

⛏️📈 The IEA report highlights that if there is a concerted effort to meet Paris Agreement obligations for energy, demand for these minerals will quadruple

🌳🪧Mining has negative societal and environmental impacts, like harming natural habitats, polluting soils and groundwater, and human right abuses

What is the Urban Mine?
📲🗑️ Recycling existing products (such as smartphones) to extract and reuse the critical minerals and decrease our reliance on traditional mining

What are its challenges?
🚮💡There is a need to improve waste separation and infrastructure, as well as develop a better understanding of how to recycle specific critical minerals

Could it work?
🪫📉 We are likely to always need traditional mining, but the IEA estimate that recycling spent batteries alone could reduce demand for raw materials by up to 10%

Be Curious!
📖Read the full article by on our website (link in bio)
📑Read the full IEA report and the Urban Mining report to learn more
👀 Watch the YouTube video 'What Is The Circular Economy?'
🎙️Listen to the podcast ‘The Scramble for Rare Earths’ by Misha Glenny

03/07/2023

🙏 This we’re calling on our supporters to help us out by donating to our Crowdfunder: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/curiousearth

💚 A massive thank you to everyone who has donated so far - we’re nearly halfway to our target of £1260! If we hit our target we’ll not only be able to cover our running costs for the next year but we’ll also be able to invest to make curious.earth even bigger and better in future.

📲 If you like what we do, please help us to keep doing it and to reach even more people. Any donation, big or small, will help so please head to the link in bio and donate. You can also help by liking, and sharing this post and encouraging your friends, family, and followers to donate and spread the word.

🙌 Thank you so much!

29/06/2023

🚨 We’ve launched a Crowdfunder! We need your help to - Donate here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/curiousearth

💚 curious.earth is entirely volunteer run, and historically, has been funded from our founders’ own pockets, but now our running costs are increasing, and we would like to invest in making curious.earth even bigger and better!

🌍 We’ve got big plans for the future including becoming an official charity, becoming more financially sustainable by accessing longer-term funding opportunities and grants, and improving our website and social media to grow our audience.

🙏 To do this, we’re calling on our supporters to help us. If you are able to make a donation, big or small, that will enable us to keep going so we can keep the climate content coming!

The money we raise through this campaign will be used for:
💰 £920 for our Annual running costs (including Wordpress web hosting, Canva subscription, Google workspace)
💰 £340 for Improvements to our website

📈 Any funds we raise above and beyond our target will either be put towards next year’s annual costs, or will be used to fund specific projects which we believe will help grow curious.earth (for example, improving our email newsletter, or paid advertising on social media).

🙌 Thank you for all your support and love for curious.earth!

28/06/2023

🇳🇬⚠️ Nigeria’s massive oil refinery is a climate concern

🛢️⚡️ Generating 650k barrels per day and an additional 12,000 MW of electricity, the plant is expected to benefit the country’s economy but raises concern about their net-zero commitment.  What Does This Mean?
📈 The refinery signifies a significant investment in the fossil fuel industry, which is responsible for 80% of Nigeria’s carbon emissions.
☀️ Nigeria’s decision to expand its reliance on fossil fuels runs contrary to the urgent need for countries to transition to cleaner and renewable energy sources.

Why Should We Care?
🪵 Nigeria is the top global emitter of gas, and also has the world’s highest deforestation rate.
☠️ This new refinery will further increase pollution, harm biodiversity, and impact public health. It will feed the climate crisis and hinder mitigation efforts.

Be Curious!
💻 Read the full article by on our website (link in bio)
🤝 Join the Just Transition Initiative
💡 Practice energy efficiency in your own home and community
📲 Dive into our archives to understand the G7 stance on fossil fuel investment

27/06/2023

🎉 Happy birthday to us! We are celebrating the 5-year anniversary of curious.earth 🎉

We have come a long way since the beginning, achieving a total of:
💻 425 articles
📧 265 newsletters,
📱 1181 Instagram posts,
👏 All created by our team of over 50 volunteers (and counting!) who together have put around 9620 hours into curious.earth's mission!

📈 We’ve got big plans for the next 5 years of curious.earth including improving our website so it is more accessible, aiming to become an official charity, and seeking out sustainable funding so we can keep the curious climate content coming!

💰 As a first step on this journey, we are launching our first ever Crowdfunder! Watch this space for more details coming very soon…

💚 And, of course, we want to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to our volunteers, our followers, and our readers - we couldn’t have done any of this without you! Stay Curious!

14/06/2023

⚠️ Hidden animal products - from fashion to fuel… A vegan diet is great for the planet but did you know you might be using animal products without even knowing about it?

💰 'By-products’ of the meat and dairy industry are marketed as a way to use parts of an animal that would otherwise be wasted. However, ‘co-products’ can be more profitable than meat and dairy itself.

Handbags and Glad Rags
🐄 The hide of an animal can account for up to 10% of their value. In 2022, the leather industry was worth nearly $260 billion and this is expected to continue to grow.
👞 Demand for ‘vegan’ leather is also increasing. This is often made from fossil-fuel based plastics such as PU and PVC, although there are now a number of natural leather alternatives on the market.

Pigs might fly
✈️ A recent report by found that the use of animal fats in biodiesel has grown fortyfold since 2006, consuming over 1 million tonnes a year. With increasing demand for ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuel’ this will only continue.
🪵 The demand from aviation will likely mean other industries are forced to use other sources of fat, for example palm oil which is heavily linked to deforestation.

Poo Power?!
⚡️ Around 1% of the UK’s electricity supply comes from animal sources like manure or slurry, which if stored or left to landfill would produce methane (which is around 30 times more damaging than CO2).
💡 ‘Meat and bone meal’ from dead livestock or wild animals is also classed as a renewable energy source. is currently the only vegan-certified energy company.

Be Curious!
💻 Read the full article by .rewear.relove on our website (link in bio).
📲 Find out more about going vegan from .
📚 Read more about the environmental impacts of the leather industry and the pros and cons of ‘vegan’ leather alternatives.
🚫 Pledge to reduce flying with .
📝 Write to your energy supplier to ask them about their energy mix.

31/05/2023

🌎 Climate Tech Companies Driving Sustainability

💚 We highlight 5 companies using groundbreaking technologies and collaborative partnerships to pave the way for a sustainable future.

🧪 .co2 - Replacing fossil fuel-based chemicals with CO2-based alternatives, to produce essential components for a wide range of products, eliminating an estimated 2 to 3 billion tons of emissions annually

🌱 - Transforming the future of fresh food supplies with a micro-sensor system that revolutionises produce storage and supply chain management, reducing food loss by up to 33%

👕 - Championing circular economy in apparel, using recycled materials and offering repair services and trade-in options to extend the lifespan of its products and minimise waste

💻 - Shaping smart cities with innovative software solutions, specialising in smart grid solutions, smart metering, mobile applications, and more

🏡 Arcadis - Enhancing climate adaptation and resilience in urban environments through natural and built asset design, offering technical assistance, training, and innovative engineering solutions

Be Curious!
📲 Read the full article by on our website (link in bio)
💼 Read more about these companies on their websites
💰 Read our archive article about Patagonia boss Yvon Chouinard
🌾 Learn more about sustainable agriculture

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