Alice Griffiths

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI Tracy Chevalier announces registration scheme at the London Book Fair as AI works flood market

Sadly, this is absolutely necessary and I welcome it for at least 2 reasons: Books are personal, about sharing experience & exploring ideas - if you’ve read my books, you’ve met me. And a human author is *accountable* for what they/we write: we take responsibility & influences/money are traceable.

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns #Climate

Map Of The World Divided Into 804 Zones Of 10 Million People

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This is the chart in question

Wondered if one AI search is a fair metric for comparison with other home uses of energy. One question leads to many others, as prompted by bot - my experience of 'upgraded' free ChatGPT #AIenergyuse #sustainability

'Does that use a lot of energy?' from @hannahritchie.bsky.social What an interesting tool for #geographyteacher Comparison of petrol and electric car piqued my interest, particularly when stacked against other home appliances open.substack.com/pub/hannahri...

But what about China? Critics of net zero targets like to weaponise China's out-sized carbon footprint, but the data showing how the country has become a clean energy superpower is stacking up

'But what about China?'
'You mean the world's largest clean tech market by an enormous margin where emissions are now falling?'
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Picture of a green cargo ship with the headline "China starts sea trials for largest electric powered containership"

You can't prove received wisdom wrong if you don't try... and you've got to give China credit for not being afraid to try. A step on the way to serious reduction of shipping emissions by 2050? Or an expensive experiment with niche coastal uses? Time will tell!

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It’s possible to reduce emissions while growing the economy. Many countries have decoupled economic growth from CO₂ emissions, even if we take offshored production into account.

You can see this in the chart for a selection of large economies.

Fun to do another teacher CPD yesterday for tutor2u with @geogmum Just reflecting on some brilliant feedback and insightful #geographyteacher shared practice #goodtotalk #meetingIRL

Fruit and veg packaging comparison: an occasional series @riverford.bsky.social bag reads: ‘much thinner than previous … saving a lot of paper’ #thoughtfulpackaging #lessplastic

The changing (and perhaps surprising) geography of diabetes Diabetes is growing much faster in South Asia and Africa than in Europe or North America.

Interesting to read about the changing geography of diabetes this morning from @hannahritchie.bsky.social Useful for A-level #geographyteacher open.substack.com/pub/hannahri...

The Warming Stripes have been an iconic way to communicate temperature data. On the latest episode of the podcast, we got to speak to their creator, @edhawkins.org.

As a fellow data viz nerd, this was a fun one.

The latest episode of our podcast:
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Join The Big Plastic Count The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

Here's the link thebigplasticcount.com Fun and shocking to do in equal measure - 9-15 March 2026 #geographyteacher

Europe’s supermarket shelves packed with ‘misleading’ claims about recycled plastic packaging Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based

This is quite telling and should prompt involvement in the #BigPlasticCount again this year to resist the #greenwash, helping to provide a true picture of plastic in our lives and its impacts www.theguardian.com/environment/...

After a bit of a marathon upload session (😩) I now have lots of new resources on my site... including 15 'Forty minute #fieldwork' plans - fully developed enquiry ideas designed for your school grounds and local area, and all FREE to download!

2/2 Janet Foss, Goredale Scar, and limestone pavements above Malham Cove - Alton Towers for #geographyteacher #familyfieldtrip

Reflecting on a few days away in the #YorkshireDales National Park - Settle Loop in the January mist #familyfieldtrip 1/2

Shout out to #WomansHour on #BBCRadio4 for a brilliant investigation of Grok's misdemeanours and the lack of women's sport in the media, beyond big tickets events impacting aspiration #beingseen Suggestion: Is it time for the only BBC Radio station without a BlueSky account to sort this out?

Success In AQA GCSE Geography Resources and approaches to support effective revision and exam technique for AQA GCSE Geography exams.

And myself and @geogthorne.bsky.social for Success in AQA GCSE Geography on Thursday 5th Feb - www.tutor2u.net/cpd/success-...

Success In AQA A-Level Geography Resources and approaches to support effective revision and exam technique for AQA A-Level Geography exams.

Join @geogriffi.bsky.social and @geogmum.bsky.social for Success in AQA A-Level Geography on Wednesday 4th Feb - www.tutor2u.net/cpd/success-...

#geographyteacher #geopolitics #NATO #Arctic

Outbreak of spectacular icicles overnight on hedgerow - very local phenomenon next to flooded road #Chilterns #winter

Five(ish) charts that give some context to Venezuelan oil It has the world's largest reserves, produces comparatively little, and has a type of oil that the US needs.

Hannah Ritchie's Five(ish) charts that give some context to Venezuelan oil. Useful for #geographyteacher #geopolitics open.substack.com/pub/hannahri...

2025 has broken historical climate records, with provisional Met Office figures showing it has been both the warmest and sunniest year on record for the UK.

Find out more: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Timeseries showing coherent changes in emissions, global temperature, UK temperature, and hottest day of the year for Central England

The UK's warmest year (for now)

And introducing a ‘causal chain’ for changes in extreme UK heat

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New Year Plant Hunt reveals influence of rising temperatures on British and Irish flora The New Year Plant Hunt, co-ordinated by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), is a survey recording plants in flower around New Year’s Day.

10 years of crowdsourced data shows the impact of climate change on plant flowering in the UK #NewYearPlantHunt @metoffice.gov.uk @bsbibotany.bsky.social www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

The Reith Lectures - Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution - 2. How to start a moral revolution - BBC Sounds Rutger Bregman gives the second of his 2025 BBC Reith Lectures called Moral Revolution.

Enjoying the BBC's Reith Lectures on Radio 4, by Rutger Bregman - make for great Christmas and holiday listening, contemplating the work in 2026 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A map of the United Kingdom and Ireland showing mean temperature anomalies for 2025 up to 21 December compared to the 1991–2020 average. The map is predominantly shaded in red, indicating warmer-than-average conditions across most of the UK. The colour scale on the right ranges from dark blue (–1.5°C anomaly) through white (0°C) to dark red (+1.5°C anomaly). Almost all regions of the UK are in shades of red, suggesting positive anomalies between about +0.5°C and +1.5°C. The Met Office logo appears at the top left, and text on the map reads: “Mean temperature 2025 until 21 December, 1991–2020 anomaly.”

As we approach the end of the year, 2025 is on track to be one of the UK’s warmest years on record, joining 2022 and 2023 in the top three warmest years.

Find out more in our news release 👇
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