Cycle Diaries / Julie's Bicycle

Long Horizons by Catherine

"It is an extraordinary collective consciousness that many of us inhabit today. We live comfortably with deeply uncomfortable information irritating the
edge of our thoughts....."

 - excerpted from Alison Tickell's introduction to Long Horizons - a collection of personal reflections about art, artists and climate change launched Monday February 15th. Commissioned by the British Council and curated by Julie’s Bicycle featuring contributions from Antony Gormley, Jay Griffiths, Professor Tim Jackson, Professor Diana Liverman and KT Tunstall.

The collection was launched on Monday February 15th and can be downloaded here. Antony Gormley's essay appears in The Guardian's Review on Saturday February 13th

Copenhagen Day 6 by Catherine Bottrill

Today was the public march from downtown Copenhagen out to the Bella Centre – tens of 1,000s of people marched in the bitter cold to ensure the voices of regular people were heard.

Music industry backs climate deal by Julie's Bicycle

Julie's Bicycle has gathered over 100 of the music industry's most senior, influential and forward-thinking leaders to call for an effective global climate governance framework at Copenhagen.

What's an artist to do?

Since the very first days of Julie’s Bicycle, an industry led organisation supporting action on climate change, we’ve been perceived as a short circuit agency - a one stop shop, willing and capable of managing endless introductions to artists by climate change activists, NGO’s, journalists, researchers and any manner of commercial companies...

Melvin Benn’s foreword to Jam Packed, Julie’s Bicycle’s latest research into Audience Travel to Festivals. by Julie's Bicycle

View report. Over the last decade the festival sector has grown enormously...in the same decade the consequences of fossil fuel based economies have become horribly clear.

Dr Jillian Anable’s foreword to Jam Packed, Julie’s Bicycle’s latest research. by Julie's Bicycle

View report. Achieving the UK Government’s targets to reduce carbon emissions will only be possible if all sectors of the economy pull strongly in the same direction.

South West @ The Great Escape, Brighton on 14th May 2009 by Julie's Bicycle

Julie’s Bicycle director Alison Tickell joins the line up for South West @ The Great Escape in Brighton on Thursday 14th May.

Green Music Guide launched by Julie's Bicycle

Alison Tickell, director of cross music industry climate change initiative Julies Bicycle helped launch the Green Music guide last night

Cheaper LED lights now a reality by Ben Challis

Domestic lightbulbs that last up to 60 years and reduce energy use by 75% are now a reality after scientists unveiled a new way to produce a key ingredient, gallium nitride. gallium nitride, which is also used in bike lights, mobile phones and camera flas

Is your internet lifestyle carbon neutral? by Ben Challis

Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea, according to new research revealed in the Times newspaper. What adds irony here is that I had to google the s