I felt a little ball of excitement in my belly this month watching 350.org’s fortnight of action unfold.
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5 cool trends in green housing
With a third of UK carbon dioxide emissions coming from housing, creating more sustainable homes is a crucial part of meeting the UK target of an 80% cut in CO2 emissions by 2050.
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How I fell in love with an electric bike
The world of e-bikes is a fast growing one with international courier companies and the super rich yachting set amongst their fans. In China e-bike use has gone from virtually zero in 2005 to an estimated 230 million this year. This represents the largest adoption of an alternative fuel technology in the history of motorisation. In […]
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What can world leaders learn from local governments in the run up to the climate talks?
From divestment programs to ambitious renewable targets, many local governments are committing to bold climate targets and creating infrastructure and regulatory changes needed to meet them.
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This campaign needs more respect.
In a Guardian interview this week, Greenpeace UK’s head of communications says that kindness should be an essential criteria for anyone wanting a senior job there. And increasingly for campaigners there’s an importance placed on how we work as well as the things we do.
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New Greenpeace report hints it’s not just about climate change
Every week I take my kids swimming at the Tepid Baths in Auckland. So called because water in the pools was originally warmed using excess heat from the power generator for Auckland’s trams.
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Rights groups need to prepare for climate refugees
The news this morning that a Pacific islander may have lost his fight to be recognised as a climate refugee by the New Zealand government reminded me of what a monumental task lies ahead for rights groups.
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