In which your correspondent spends four hours dressed as an inflatable polar bear… [Again, we know this is *really, really* late — read on and you’ll find out why {TLDR: COP26 is knackering and I’m back at my day job}] And so it was, the great day dawned — the…

This was the big one — energy day at COP26, and the Gen A and YGN volunteers were on max effort. Oh, and did we mention the wedding? [Yes, we’re aware this post is a bit late, but truth be told COP is incredibly exhausting and, as you’ll see, a…

Our rendition of ‘We Need Net Zero’ really lit up Glasgow city centre Today’s main news is the fantastic flashmob organised by the Young Generation Network in the centre of Glasgow’s streets. As you can see from the video below, a huge crowd of volunteers joined in with the amazing…

After a busy first day, Gen A and Young Generation Network volunteers spread the word on nuclear at Day 2. — “What’s the first thing that comes into your head when you hear the word ‘nuclear’?” Surprisingly, when you ask that question of many delegates at COP26, the answer isn’t as negative as you might imagine. As the blue-clad team of nuclear volunteers spread throughout the Blue Zone, we engaged delegates…

Take part in Generation Atomic’s campaign to persuade the European Union to clear nuclear energy for green finance! — Scroll to the bottom if you want to take action! In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s been some fantastic news for nuclear power in the European Union recently — EU experts have said nuclear qualifies as a sustainable technology. This is a big deal, as the move is part of…

Ten years on from the accident, it’s time to highlight its real legacy — namely, that lives are lost if nuclear plants close. — Is it really ten years? Already a decade since the fourth-most-powerful earthquake ever recorded hit the eastern coast of Japan? That long since the tsunami it caused swept inland, causing devastation on a huge scale and claiming almost 16,000 lives? Somehow — to me, at least — it doesn’t feel…

Even trusted quality news sources get things wrong occasionally, so it’s important to set them right — especially on nuclear power. — Most of the time, The Independent is a really decent news outlet — although it’s now online only, since its lauch in 1986 it has been one of the few UK broadsheet newspapers to provide an alternative perspective to the mainstream media narrative and has consistently produced excellent journalism.

A group of nuclear power activists are hoping to make waves at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November. — As any environmental campaigner will tell you, the clock is ticking in the fight against global heating — and the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which takes place in the Scottish city of Glasgow from 1st-12th November this year, will be vital in convincing governments to make meaningful reductions…