"Why is a raven like a writing desk?" is the thorny riddle posed by The Mad Hatter in Alice In Wonderland. A court in California has, this week, been wrestling with its own baffling conundrum: is a bee actually a fish?The Court of Appeal of California has concluded...
Doom mongers are having a great time. There are negative economic signals everywhere, with predictions of recession, severe “stagflation” and an enduring cost of living crisis. Much of this has been caused by the extreme rise in energy prices, resulting from the...
Over the last couple of years, every aspect of our lives has been shoved into a large washing machine set to maximum spin. Where, how and when many of us work has evolved dramatically and it looks as though many of the changes are here to stay.Even though COVID...
With just 400 weeks until 2030 - the date most governments and businesses are targeting for substantive climate measures to be in place - the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is picking up pace. That’s creating huge potential growth in the EV charging market....
Cow burps and manure probably aren’t top of mind for most people tucking into a tub of Chunky Monkey ice cream. But they certainly are for the ice cream makers Ben & Jerry’s, who have announced "Project Mootopia" to tackle climate change through seaweed...
Most people are set to dip their toes back into the water of international travel this year, according to a new survey. Some 96 per cent of those surveyed in the US alone say they plan to get on a plane to go on a foreign holiday before October this year, according...
Despite energy price rises kicking in across the world, most consumers are still in favour of transitioning away from fossil fuels to more climate friendly and sustainable energy sources.A new global report from the World Economic Forum, based on data gleaned from...
Pick up takeaway cappuccino. Drink it on the way to the office. Throw away the cup in the recycling bin. Easy, right? Actually most coffee cups can’t be recycled through public recycling bins and you could actually be responsible for all the rubbish in that bin -...
The age of greenwashing has moved one step closer to its end. The Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates listed businesses in the USA, has proposed rule changes that would require much greater transparency from its members - the largest companies in...
The cost of living is rising fast, mainly as a result of sharp increases in the price of energy, food and other essential goods. So many people are looking for ways to economise without reducing their quality of life. Researchers have some good news - adopting a...
Political attitudes and beliefs have been shifting dramatically over the last few years. But, like the tides, they change direction relatively quickly. The pandemic seems to have curbed the attractiveness of ‘strong man’ leaders, but it’s also causing people to...
What a difference one little word can make. The COP26 environment summit concluded over the weekend in a last-minute hijacking of proceedings by India and China to water down commitments to move away from coal, the most polluting energy source. The change of...
The man ‘behind net zero’ has written a letter of encouragement to the school strikers marching on the COP26 meeting in Glasgow today.Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science and Director of Oxford Net Zero at the University of Oxford, is a leading climate...
If you’re like me, you may have occasionally tucked into a few chunks of month-old cheese from the back of the fridge when you get back late. But how about nibbling on one that’s been around for 21 years?Well you’ve now got the chance to bid at auction on a...
The average person is now eating less meat. The health and environmental benefits of reducing meat consumption have been known for a while, but there’s evidence that people are now actually changing their eating habits to a more plant-based diet.An extensive study...
Given its global reach, the fashion and lifestyle industries are uniquely positioned to collaborate and engage on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular on confronting the climate crisis, achieving gender equality throughout the value chain, and...
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that global temperature is expected to reach or exceed 1.5°C of warming averaged over the next 20 years. It reports that emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are already...
The target to limit global heating to 1.5°C by 2050, accepted by all major countries in the Paris Agreement, could be missed because of the carbon impact of just 100 companies in the oil and gas sector.A new comprehensive study from the World Benchmarking Alliance...
While the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine has been fast and widespread in many rich countries, it is still very low in the world’s poorest nations.More than 3 billion doses of the various vaccines have been administered across the globe, but only 0.9 per cent of...
The World Health Organization has certified China as malaria-free. Given that the country was reporting 30 million cases per year of the disease in the 1940s, it’s a major milestone in the worldwide campaign to eradicate the killer disease completely.How has China...
