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Blending jazz-funk, glam rock and punk energy in the late 1970s, Britfunk crash-landed into the charts and inspired club culture. The musicians relive one of the first homegrown Black music scenes.<\/p>\n
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https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2021\/apr\/02\/how-britfunk-overcame-racism-to-reinvigorate-uk-pop<\/a><\/p>\n 2\/4\/21<\/p>\n David Olusuga:\u00a0 The poisonously patronising Sewell report is historically illiterate.<\/p>\n Via The Guardian<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/apr\/02\/sewell-race-report-historical-young-people-britain?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other<\/a><\/p>\n 1\/4\/21<\/p>\n Rising Temperatures threaten Corals:\u00a0 Here, we look at coral bleaching, and how warming waters are threatening the survival of a true wonder of the seas.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-56567237<\/a><\/p>\n 1\/4\/21<\/p>\n Net Zero Targets are Pie in the Sky: Sharp divisions between the major global emitters have emerged at a series of meetings designed to make progress on climate change.<\/p>\n Via BBC News<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-56596200<\/a><\/p>\n 31\/3\/21<\/p>\n Uganda Climate Change: The people under threat from a melting glacier.<\/p>\n Via BBC News<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-56526631<\/a><\/p>\n Volvo Cars to go fully electric by 2030<\/p>\n Via BBC News<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-56245618<\/a><\/p>\n Friends of the Earth Scotland accuse ministers of ‘flawed thinking’ and ‘unjustified optimism’ over their proposals.<\/p>\n Via STV News<\/p>\n https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/scotland\/climate-plan-may-not-be-enough-for-adequate-emissions-cuts?top<\/a><\/p>\n Scotland’s climate plan is at risk of not delivering the emission reductions needed to meet targets, environmental campaigners have warned.<\/p>\n Via the BBC<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-55966625<\/a><\/p>\n 21\/1\/21<\/p>\n Race in South Africa: ‘We haven’t learnt we are human beings first’.<\/p>\n Via the BBC<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-55333625<\/a><\/p>\n 22\/9\/20<\/p>\n China will aim to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060, President Xi Jinping has announced.<\/p>\n Via the BBC<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-54256826<\/a><\/p>\n 10\/9\/20<\/p>\n Report says climate change impact on railways ‘accelerating’.<\/p>\n Via the BBC<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-54099688<\/a><\/p>\n 11\/8\/20<\/p>\n The Planet Earth-observation company has just released new imagery of the broken Milne Ice Shelf in the Arctic.<\/p>\n Via the BBC<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-53737138<\/a><\/p>\n 29\/7\/20<\/p>\n An independent review of UK food policy is calling for “a gold standard level of scrutiny” to ensure new trade deals do not undermine the environment.<\/p>\n Via the BBC<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-53573534<\/a><\/p>\n 28\/7\/20<\/p>\n The government is “dragging its feet” over racism and is failing to make it a priority, the chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said.<\/p>\n Via the BBC<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-53556519<\/a><\/p>\n 22\/7\/20<\/p>\n An Australian student has filed a lawsuit against her government for failing to make clear climate change-related risks to investors in government bonds.<\/p>\n Via the BBC<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-australia-53497949<\/a><\/p>\n 16\/7\/20<\/p>\n Poll finds most people see no progress on tackling discrimination in their lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n Via The Guardian<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/jul\/16\/racism-in-the-uk-still-rife-say-majority-of-britons<\/a><\/p>\n 7\/7\/20<\/p>\n The curriculum is at the heart of activist Eunice Olumide’s five-point antiracism plan.<\/p>\n Via TES<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.tes.com\/news\/antiracist-action-must-involve-curriculum-reform<\/a><\/p>\n 7\/7\/20<\/p>\n Hundreds of thousands of homeowners will receive vouchers of up to \u00a35,000 for energy-saving home improvements, with the poorest getting up to \u00a310,000.<\/p>\n Via BBC News<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-53313640<\/a><\/p>\n 3\/7\/20<\/p>\n Climate crisis: Thawing Arctic permafrost could release deadly waves of ancient diseases, scientists suggest.<\/p>\n Via Independent<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/environment\/permafrost-release-diseases-virus-bacteria-arctic-climate-crisis-a9601431.html<\/a><\/p>\n 2\/7\/20<\/p>\n Jamaica becomes first Caribbean nation to toughen it’s Climate Plan.<\/p>\n Via Climate Home<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2020\/07\/02\/jamaica-becomes-first-caribbean-nation-submit-tougher-climate-plan-un\/<\/a><\/p>\n 29\/6\/20<\/p>\n Worldwide protests against police violence and racial injustice have led some black people to have conversations about racism with white friends for the first time. Patrick George, 26, a London chef is one of them.<\/p>\n Via BBC News<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/stories-53208273<\/a><\/p>\n 27\/6\/20<\/p>\n The UK is falling behind on its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions and risks a surge in carbon emissions as lockdown eases, the government\u2019s climate advisers warn.<\/span><\/p>\n Via Gaurdian<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/jun\/25\/act-fast-to-stop-uk-carbon-emission-rebound-climate-advisers-urge?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n 27\/6\/20<\/p>\n A teaspoon of soil from the Amazon contains as many as 1,800 microscopic life forms, of which 400 are fungi.<\/p>\n Via BBC News<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-53197650<\/a><\/p>\n 24\/6\/20<\/p>\n With all this havoc, achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is more urgent than ever.<\/p>\n Via News Trust<\/p>\n https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20200623090950-gn4q9\/<\/a><\/p>\n 23\/6\/20<\/p>\n Inclusive education should be a “non-negotiable” right for all children, the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and\u00a0 Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said in a new report launched on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Via UN News<\/p>\n https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2020\/06\/1066942<\/a><\/p>\n 22\/6\/20<\/p>\n The Vatican urged Catholics on Thursday to disinvest from the armaments and fossil fuel industries and to closely monitor companies in sectors such as mining to check if they are damaging the environment.<\/p>\n Via Reuters<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-vatican-environment\/vatican-urges-catholics-to-drop-investments-in-fossil-fuels-arms-idUSKBN23P1HI<\/a><\/p>\n 18\/6\/20<\/a><\/p>\n New survey results<\/a> from 40 countries shows that climate change<\/a> matters to most people. In the vast majority of countries, fewer than 3 percent said climate change was not serious at all.<\/p>\n Via Science Alert<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/how-much-do-people-around-the-world-care-about-climate-change<\/a><\/p>\n 17\/6\/20<\/p>\n Scottish energy giant SSE Renewables has said it plans to press ahead with what would be the UK’s biggest onshore wind farm in Shetland.<\/p>\n Via BBC News<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-53076804?intlink_from_url=https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-story<\/a><\/p>\n 17\/6\/20<\/p>\n The sale of single-use carrier bags – both plastic and paper – have been banned in Jersey from next year.<\/p>\n Via BBC News<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-jersey-53070532?intlink_from_url=https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-story<\/a><\/p>\n 16\/6\/20<\/p>\n Problems in the power sector have seen Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions rise and the 2018 target being missed.<\/p>\n Via BBC News<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-53063990?intlink_from_url=https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science_and_environment&link_location=live-reporting-story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Up to date news articles on what’s happening in the world of Global Citizenship, Sustainability and Anti-racist education. 2\/4\/21 Blending jazz-funk, glam rock and punk energy in the late 1970s, Britfunk crash-landed into the charts and inspired club culture. 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