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Author Archives: Mike Andrews
A beginner’s guide to greenwash and four ways to avoid falling for it
A beginner’s guide to greenwash and four ways to avoid falling for it nito/Shutterstock, CC BY-NC-ND Lala Rukh, University of Galway Growing up in a Pakistani village in the 2000s, sustainability was embedded throughout my daily life. My family has always … Continue reading
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UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means
UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means Halfpoint/Shutterstock Sam Hampton, University of Oxford and Lorraine Whitmarsh, University of Bath As climate change intensifies, rising public awareness and incremental behavioural changes will hopefully evolve into transformative action. … Continue reading
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Retrofit Assessment Limited Offer! For residents on postcode BA15 only.
Retrofit Assessment Limited Offer! For residents on postcode BA15 only, we are offering a 40% discount on our standard fees, therefore you pay £300 + VAT for any dwelling up to 4 bedrooms. The assessment includes an Energy Report, Condition … Continue reading
Making homes ready for net zero depends heavily on people’s understanding and habits
Project 80, CC BY-ND Mike Leonard, Birmingham City University Forty percent of UK greenhouse gas emissions come from households, so the sustainable construction and everyday running of our homes could play a major role in achieving a low-carbon society. Next … Continue reading
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Getting carbon capture right will be hard – but that doesn’t make it optional
Kodda / Shutterstock Myles Allen, University of Oxford The UK government has given the go-ahead to carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) schemes worth £22 billion (US$28.6 billion). Critics are insisting that this technology – which involves capturing carbon as … Continue reading
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In despair about Earth’s future? Look for green shoots
A white stork nesting in the city. Dr.MYM/Shutterstock Heather Alberro, University of Manchester As species go extinct and a habitable climate teeters, it’s understandable to feel despair. Some of the world’s top climate scientists have expressed their mounting hopelessness at … Continue reading
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Who’s to blame when climate change turns the lights off?
Who’s to blame when climate change turns the lights off? Chris Medland, University of Surrey Deadly Storm Boris has flooded large areas of central Europe and the UK, destroying homes and displacing thousands of people. With the flooding of sub-stations, the … Continue reading
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When did the climate crisis begin?
When did the climate crisis begin? Iron and Coal, a mid-19th century portrait. William Bell Scott Jack Marley, The Conversation How old is the climate crisis? I was born in 1994, when the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere was measured … Continue reading
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Three ingenious ways architects are designing buildings to stay cool in a heatwave without air conditioning
Sara Saadouni, Nottingham Trent University As the UK braces for yet another record-breaking heatwave, we are starkly reminded of the need for climate-resilient architecture in a warming world. In the last few decades, architects have been addressing this by considering … Continue reading
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Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain
Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain Grant Wilson, University of Birmingham; Daniel L. Donaldson, University of Birmingham, and Iain Staffell, Imperial College London Great Britain’s electricity system (Northern Ireland is part of the integrated Irish electricity grid) … Continue reading
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