For anyone who's been sweltering in rooms directly under a roof, it would be worth considering how their roofs are presently insulated and whether that could be changed so as to make them radically more effective at keeping out excessive heat (and, of course, cold during winter).
My attic has 'cold roof' insulation, rolled out between the joists above the ceiling of the rooms below, which is fairly effective.
At the back of the house, however, there are low-ceilinged rooms with no/almost no ceiling void above them, so their slated roofs have never been insulated. Some of my neighbours in identical houses have had 'cold roof' insulation installed when that part of their home was re-roofed, but my excellent roofer tells me that that wouldn't make a great deal of difference in heatwave conditions. So there's no point having the back of the house re-roofed at enormous expense.
When the roofers re-did the flat roof over my stairwell, they installed a 'warm roof' under a felt surface - which they not only guaranteed for ten years but expect should last for 30-40 years. (Apparently those felted flat roofs which notoriously fail within a few years do so because they were badly made - cowboy roofers don't do this properly.) That made a huge difference in terms of insulation against severe heat: I can work on the top landing this morning, while my study (at the back of the house, under an uninsulated slate roof) is already very unpleasantly hot and will become intolerable as the heatwave continues.
So it's well worth considering having these sloping roofs re-done with a felt surface, so as to be able to use the 'warm roof' technique to insulate them. (One can't, apparently, do that under a slate roof because it needs to be well ventilated inside.)
That won't be easy to do legitimately in a conservation area, unless the local planners have already taken account of the effect of climate change to adapt their policies on retrofitting old houses - but some councils may already have begun moving in that direction. This summer's extreme conditions should provide a means of spurring others (and perhaps even central government) into updating their policies so that people can make even protected old buildings resilient enough to remain habitable in much more extreme conditions than those for which they were originally built.

I’m sure they’re not doing so well in other areas but this is good.
https://happyeconews.com/2022/07/25/intel-operations-in-us-costa-rica-india-achieve-net-positive-water/

https://happyeconews.com/2022/08/03/my-electric-vehicle-adventures/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-62393204

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environment/first-osprey-chicks-recorded-in-yorkshire-since-1800-hatch-at-wensleydales-bolton-castle-estate-in-landowners-dream-come-true-3795431

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clk9rkrk1zko

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/20/fact-check-why-fracking-uk-will-not-reduce-energy-bills?fbclid=IwAR3oOiy5qZfjA634mxW-ffrsHKrnEJUTHgInyfqVY4RV4blURrrkHPCkY-0

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2331542-uk-government-to-hold-back-data-on-state-of-biodiversity-in-england/

Southern Water is imposing one in a week's time. Thames Water seems likely to apply one very shortly thereafter - and I'd be surprised if Anglian Water didn't follow suit, too.
See https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/29/southern-water-announces-hosepipe-ban-amid-uk-drought-fears

https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/waste-and-recycling-surveyor-east-london-4-posts?fbclid=IwAR3g9q0prFMnswn4cFKsmKtHBFjNeA0k0zNouXDdC6neLsw--xnSf73djmU

Electrical items and technology
https://www.currys.co.uk/services/delivery-installation/recycling.html

Yesterday evening I released my herd of free-range cinnabar moth caterpillars into the wild, where they can feast on ragwort to their hearts’ content.

I finally found a use for the charity bags that keep appearing through my letterbox – cut into strips for markers to try to stop council contractors from cutting the plants down.

At last, some good news.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/22/sussex-farmers-plan-to-create-wildlife-rich-green-corridor-to-the-sea?CMP=share_btn_tw

This is unlikely to be news to anyone in this group, but it may be useful to inform others.
https://ieep.eu/news/more-than-half-of-all-co2-emissions-since-1751-emitted-in-the-last-30-years

Stop oil Protest

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/16/climate-chief-alok-sharma-warns-i-may-quit-if-new-pm-dumps-net-zero-pledge?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/climate/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-mining-electricity.html

https://www.bto.org/our-science/projects/cuckoo-tracking-project/bluey

This is a very interesting way to use advancing technology, and trust you enjoy the insights.

PLUS
https://www.bto.org/our-science/projects/cuckoo-tracking-project

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/12/tory-green-consensus-leadership-contest-net-zero-climate-sceptic?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://ecohustler.com/technology/what-is-killing-the-serpulid-reefs-of-loch-creran

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/council-pledges-action-weedkiller-plastic-24458769?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

This article is three years old, but still current. Reform of business taxes has been mentioned during the race for the new Conservative leader.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49130995

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/12/george-eustice-new-tory-leader-net-zero-rewilding
NB Grant Shapps has pulled out of the Conservative leadership race.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/12/uk-dispose-of-100bn-plastic-packaging-year?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

This could explain inaction on the climate. Ignorance / lack of interest.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/11/fewer-than-10-percent-of-uk-mps-sign-up-for-emergency-climate-briefing?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/opinion-war-in-ukraine-is-no-excuse-to-abandon-green-focus

Read to the end.
https://medium.com/the-mission/we-did-it-to-make-margarine-d51c3d4825ec

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/06/power-wealthy-earth-politics-democracy-plutocracy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4277147/a-cruise-ship-s-emissions-are-the-same-as-1-million-cars-report-1.4277180?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

I haven't read the book, but it's recommended by The Tree Council.
https://septemberpublishing.org/product/fixing-the-planet/

If we switched to renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall by 40% because they're just carrying fossil fuels.
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-happiest-number-ive-heard-in

Little enough, but at least something was done.
https://www.birdguides.com/news/police-action-against-dog-walker-after-curlew-eggs-destroyed/

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/stella-vita-solar-campervan-netherlands-spc-intl/index.html

This year Earth Overshoot Day lands on 28th July. In less than 7 months, humanity will have used up all the resources that nature can regenerate in a year.

25th December 1971
15th November 1981
13th October 1991
24th September 2001
4th August 2011
1st August 2017
28th July 2018
29th July 2019
22nd August 2020
30th July 2021
28th July 2022

Fruit flies have a nasty tendency to appear at this time of year, flocking to fruit bowls and kitchen waste bins.
So I went looking for ways to get rid of them without using artificial chemicals and found all sorts of ideas. If only I had some wine dregs going to waste, as I'm sure I've used that one in the past ... I might have to use good vinegar instead.
https://www.tipsbulletin.com/homemade-fly-killer/

This ingenious sand battery is a terrific idea. It can't be scaled down for domestic use but helps to minimise the cost of domestic energy supplies.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61996520

https://twitter.com/KneppWilding/status/1542818906909425665

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/30/study-suggests-existence-of-up-to-21m-ancient-and-veteran-trees-in-england

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/30/uk-government-scrap-european-law-protecting-special-habitats?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/24/how-to-rewild-a-country-the-story-of-argentina-aoe?utm_source=eml&utm_medium=emlf&utm_campaign=MK_SU_SOINewsletterCanvasHyperlinksTest&utm_term=Email_RC_UKB&

But why does it take a wealthy couple that have probably got rich by plundering resources in other places and creating `unwildness`.Their companies-North Face and Patagonia are not the worst environmental offenders,neither are they the best according to https://goodonyou.eco/

PayPal has become ever more available, so it's becoming a vehicle for charitable giving as we shop. The PayPal Giving Fund offers one the chance to donate at their checkout.
The Restart Project asked me to vote for them to benefit from this scheme but there are various other small charities on the list, so there's some range to choose from.
Do please consider responding to this; there are only a couple of days left to submit our views. (The link should show "One Tap Big Impact UK" but it looks annoyingly anodyne.)
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=FHkA-yBgdEOXfiG6xfP0yLpJiqalbJRLvNFodrLa3cxUOElMV1YxTUlKVTZYMENTTEtZNlQ0QjJUTS4u&__s=xvassuzkfxqa4c1jja8a

I know this is preaching to the converted, but this is a useful document to try to educate other people.
http://littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wildflowers-not-weeds.html

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-legislation-energy-oil-and-gas-profits-levy-bill?fbclid=IwAR3YvJEVjL880lZhCE8ka9KmzkuyV2dN5t3K_uZNJ56QzBFp4x1kplcmKFk

It does say "The Government is seeking your views" but they doubt they`ll take any notice!
There`s LOADS of reading matter,most of it very repetitive but nothing technical. You reply by email.
I basically said the get-out clause ( called investment incentives) needs to be more specific,that they should be less generous and it should be less easily applied because otherwise companies WILL find ways to wriggle out of it and the Gov then won`t raise very much at all,et alone the £5billion they are expecting! And that these investment incentives should only apply to Alternative forms of Energy Generation because otherwise they`ll be using it to explore for more Oil & Gas and that would make keeping COP26 promises impossible.

I have just been sent this link. A village a few miles away is planning to adopt the scheme and calling for sewing volunteers.
https://finalstrawfoundation.org/get-involved/borrow-bags/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61916154

https://mailchi.mp/0dab2eab9c81/your-may-newsletter-from-london-wildlife-trust-417306?e=b79eada136

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/20/canada-ban-single-use-plastics?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/24/uk-gave-airlines-44m-free-pollution-permits-in-2021-study-finds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

We know Britain is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. This survey shows how disconnected we are from nature. Each feeds the other.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/23/britain-ranks-bottom-in-europe-for-nature-connectiveness?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

I was able to watch this without a Facebook account.
https://www.facebook.com/agirasoles97/videos/777312832922611