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US Falling Behind on its Climate Goals; Faster Adoption of Low-Carbon Technologies Needed to Get it on Track

Stuart Mitchell

The US’s transition to a net-zero economy by 2050 represents a $41 trillion investment opportunity in the country’s energy system, according to the New Energy Outlook: US, published today by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). The report details a pathway for the US energy system to reach net-zero emissions using the lowest-cost technologies available. The window for the US to get on track to hit its 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target is closing. The new report shows that getting there requires immediate action across multiple sectors. However, achieving that goal…

The One Show 2025 Opens Call for Entries With Campaign by Cutwater

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity announced the launch of The One Show 2025, supported by an engaging call for entries campaign by creative and media agency Cutwater. Entries to The One Show 2024 can be submitted now, with fees increasing after each deadline period.  Early entry deadline is December 13, 2024, with the regular deadline January 31, 2025.  The extended deadline is February 14, 2025, and final deadline February 28, 2025. The One Show 2025 Jury Presidents and full juries will be announced shortly, with early judging starting in January…

Mindful Business Charter Announces New Guidelines to Tackle Mental Health Challenges in Legal Practice

Stuart Mitchell

The Mindful Business Charter (MBC) has issued comprehensive Best Practice Guidelines aimed at addressing mental health challenges within the legal profession.  The guidelines were developed by a working group of senior leaders in the profession, supported by academics and mental health professionals to address ongoing concerns through cultural change. The legal profession is a demanding and rewarding environment, in which there are significant risks of  high performance coming at the expense of wellbeing. The guidelines seek to create meaningful and informed systems that balance wellbeing with performance for long-term success.…

Digital Poverty Alliance Launch Tech4Young Carers in Cambridgeshire, to bridge the digital divide with essential technology and education

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has launched the Tech4Young Carers scheme designed to combat digital poverty among young carers in Fenland, South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, giving them the essential technology, internet connectivity, and digital skills training to bridge the digital divide. The Tech4Young Carers scheme will provide digital access to 100 young carers, aged 14-25, who provide unpaid care for a family member or close friend dealing with a long-term or terminal illness, disability, mental health condition, age-related frailty, or struggles with addiction. The scheme launched today in Huntingdon, where…

World-renowned artist’s Field of Light installation comes to Salcombe

Stuart Mitchell

Acclaimed artist Bruce Munro is bringing his stunning art installation Field of Light to Salcombe to help celebrate the RNLI’s 200th anniversary of saving lives at sea. The Salcombe Field of Light is an art installation of 20,000 fibre optic lights on stems that will glow across 35,000 square meters of fields opposite Salcombe. It opened on Saturday 5 October and will run to 10 January, 2025, from dusk to 10pm daily. Over 12 months of planning and more than 300 volunteers have made possible the largest art installation of…