by Seb Lowe | Feb 10, 2023 | Ideas
The rail network in the UK is grinding to a halt. Strikes, delays and astronomical fares — is it too late to save our trains for the good of the planet? Here is a stat for you: in Great Britain, 32.3% of trains were delayed or cancelled in Q3 of 2022. Of the trains...
by Fred Hobby | Jan 30, 2023 | Ideas
Fred Hobby tells the story of the failed Chinese Belt and Road development in Johor Bahru, Malaysia — what can we learn from this? The Malaysian peninsula. A tropical paradise and one of the most influential gateways from East to West. Ever since Zheng He’s...
by Tom Howarth | Jan 24, 2023 | Ideas
Cambridge University’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows highlights the danger of Big Oil funded research. Co-authored by Zak Coleman, Peach Rose & Tom Howarth In recent months, students, academics, and leading environmental campaigners have been...
by Nathan Brook | Jan 17, 2023 | Ideas
Urgent reform is needed to help reduce the carbon footprint of our food industry — but how can we collectively achieve this? Current research shows global food industries are responsible for 26% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In today’s society, with...
by Evie Howarth | Nov 10, 2022 | Ideas, People & Movements
Just Stop Oil’s methods are certainly grabbing attention but the jury’s out as to whether they’re helping the climate cause. Here, Evie Howarth weighs up to the arguments for and against their methods. If you’ve been on social media in the last...
by Tom Howarth | Jul 15, 2022 | Ideas, Other
With recent heatwaves becoming more intense and more frequent, Tom Howarth considers whether we are on track to reach the targets set out by the Paris Climate Agreement The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement was a historic deal, bringing together almost all the world’s...