Change is certain. How do we harness it?
In 2019, the UK Parliament declared a Climate Emergency but a proposed Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill is being delayed, with no firm timescale for debate.Drafted by scientists, legal experts, ecological economists and environmentalists, the CEE Bill...
Policy responses to COVID-19 from different governments across the world have varied wildly. Decisions have been made at different times, with varying degrees of severity.A new resource has been created by Oxford University to collate these responses into one...
Men are primarily responsible for violence against women and girls. All men, including those who are not perpetrating violence or abuse, have a responsibility to play a part in helping to end it.More men are starting to reflect on their own role in the problem and...
Wales has extended the prohibition on smoking at hospitals, schools, and playgrounds, with violators to face a £100 fine. Wales is the first of the UK nations to introduce this ban.This is in addition to various restrictions on the practice, including a ban on...
As governments around the world roll out COVID-19 vaccine programmes and seek to kickstart their economies back to life, recovery seems to be within reach. However, hard questions must not be sidestepped. How did this pandemic happen? And how resilient are we to...
On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 public health emergency had become a pandemic: 114 countries were affected, there were 121,500 confirmed cases and more than 4,000 people had succumbed to the virus. One year on, we have now...
A fundamental change in how we think about and approach economics is needed if we are to reverse biodiversity loss and protect and enhance our prosperity, an independent, global review on the economics of biodiversity has found.Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s...
A new list of hope-inspiring people under the age of 40 has been published by The World Economic Forum. The world’s most promising 112 ‘Young Global Leaders’ are involved in activities ranging from advocating for public healthcare to campaigning for inclusivity in...
The UK is the largest plastic waste producer in Europe and one of the biggest producers of plastic waste in the world, second only to the US. The UK produces 99kg of plastic waste per person per year. And it exports about two-thirds of this waste to poorer...
Wood is an ancient material humans have been using for millions of years, for the construction of housing, ships and as a source of fuel for burning. It’s also a renewable source, and one way to capture excess carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, the...
If you’ve become more picky about which brands to buy from, you’re not alone. The trend towards conscious consumerism - where people make choices equally, or mostly, on the corporate behaviour of brand owners - has accelerated over the course of the last year. The...
“Care for what you have.” This was the little tagline I had printed on our first postcards for Fixup, the pop up repair shops I ran in New York City for the past seven years.The tagline was meant to be read in two ways. As an imperative: in the face of...
The pandemic has taken its toll on many peoples’ mental health. Given the fear of the virus and the government restrictions on movement many may understandably be feeling more lonely, anxious, and depressed than usual. The World Health Organization (WHO) has even...
Bees are probably the most important insect on the planet. Not just because of the honey and other products they produce directly, but because they are the most prolific pollinators we have.Quite simply, without them, many plants would die. Ever watched The Bee...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unexpected health benefits to some people. There are very few silver linings to find amidst the terrible havoc wrought by the disease, but it has had positive effects on the prevalence of other diseases and conditions.Don’t pass it...
It’s a truism that ‘everything’s changed’ as a result of the pandemic. But is it really true? There are certainly many areas of life that have evolved more quickly than anticipated, but is this a permanent reset? Or will people, businesses and governments all...
