How To Reduce Cement Emissions
Three technologies could deliver huge reductions in emissions from cement manufacturing by 2030. Cement creates 8% of all emissions.
How To Reduce Cement Emissions
Examining the impacts of the climate emergency and how we can find solutions.
Is The Rebellion Over?
Is The Rebellion Over?
Extinction Rebellion is one of the most prominent and fastest growing organisations in the fight against the climate emergency. It's never been far from the headlines since it was founded in 2018 with its mix of attention-grabbing stunts, direct action and...
Air Con Can Make Your Roof Garden Grow
Air Con Can Make Your Roof Garden Grow
Air expelled from ventilation systems can make corn and spinach grow taller and larger. This is good news for roof gardens and farms.
Massive Decline in Wildlife Over 50 Years
Massive Decline in Wildlife Over 50 Years
A new global study has found that wildlife populations have declined by 69 per cent on average since 1970 and that we now face the prospect of double, interlinked emergencies: the loss of biodiversity and human-induced climate change.The enormous drop in the...
Will US Climate Act Encourage Other Countries?
Will US Climate Act Encourage Other Countries?
Claiming to be the ‘biggest step forward on climate ever,’ President Biden’s mundane-sounding Inflation Reduction Act may provide a shot of adrenaline to global governments to stimulate their own climate change plans.The Act provides an unprecedented $369 billion...
Worrying Week In Climate Fight
Worrying Week In Climate Fight
Progress is faltering in the fight against climate change on both sides of the Atlantic, despite the pledges made at the COP26 climate conference less than a year ago.This week, the US Supreme Court - the same body that also overturned the Roe v Wade ruling on...
Can Green Energy Beat Stagflation?
Can Green Energy Beat Stagflation?
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...
SPOTLIGHT: EV Charge Point Boom
SPOTLIGHT: EV Charge Point Boom
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....
A Big Scoop For Ben & Jerry’s
A Big Scoop For Ben & Jerry’s
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...
Travel Set To Rebound
Travel Set To Rebound
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...
Greener Lifestyles Linked To Greater Happiness
Greener Lifestyles Linked To Greater Happiness
The idea that being green means sacrifice and going without was epitomised by Boris Johnson’s denigration of the “hair shirt-wearing, tree-hugging, mung bean-eating eco freak”. When the UK prime minister said that in 2020, the message was clear: a sustainable...
Support For Energy Transition Still Strong
Support For Energy Transition Still Strong
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...
New Climate Impact Disclosure Rules for US Companies
New Climate Impact Disclosure Rules for US Companies
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...
Win-Win Eating: Sustainable Food Is Cheaper
Win-Win Eating: Sustainable Food Is Cheaper
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...
The Music Industry’s Battle For Sustainability
The Music Industry’s Battle For Sustainability
Whether your love for music stems from dancing the night away to live music, streaming music from your device or in front of your decks mixing songs, the industry itself offers mixed reviews in terms of its sustainability. Therefore, it's vital to know what’s being...
New Shiny Packaging Technology Reduces Waste And Cost
New Shiny Packaging Technology Reduces Waste And Cost
You’re browsing the shelves for a present for that special someone. You are drawn to an expensive looking candle. It smells great. It’s got a rich, dark blue label, with shiny, embossed gold writing and tasteful gold shapes printed all over it. Just the job.Now if...
Algae: A Hero For Nature And Health
Algae: A Hero For Nature And Health
Many eyes are now turning to the sea as we hunt for solutions to global problems like climate change, biodiversity loss and unhealthy diet. Water covers more than 70 per cent of the planet, much of it teaming with thousands of species of algae, which is proving to...
Down But Not Out: COP26’s Dirty Ending
Down But Not Out: COP26’s Dirty Ending
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...
Leading Climate Scientist’s Letter to School Strikers
Leading Climate Scientist’s Letter to School Strikers
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...
RESET View On Responsibility For Tackling Climate Change
RESET View On Responsibility For Tackling Climate Change
LEADING ARTICLE Most people acknowledge that the climate emergency is the biggest threat we face. The thousands of engaged politicians, activists, lobbyists and business people in the halls and corridors of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow are certainly taking it very...
