The 27th National Climate Change Conference 2021 brings together leading voices on the UK’s vision for cutting carbon emissions and investing in green infrastructure. This is all about finding ways to become zero-carbon — as individuals, as a country, and as a planet. …

As 2021 is a landmark year for sustainable practices, with the circular economy continuing to gain traction, I thought it would be insightful to talk about why these are important to me. Circular Processes Firstly, what do we mean by circular processes? The Ellen MacArther Foundation is a leading voice on this…

The pandemic has affected many aspects of our society with clear impacts on public health as well as compounding social and economic issues. These have become more burdensome as the virus has continued to detrimentally spread across most countries for over eight months. …

Knowledge may be power. Yet, if you are inundated with knowledge you become powerless In the world of LEGO every individual block can connect to another. They use “clutch power” — a discovery made by Godtfred Kirk Kristiansen in 1958. …

“We can all learn and grow to become carbon experts” Trees have organically supported life on this planet for over 370 million years — the estimated date of the first tree-like organism. We know that tree planting alone is only one part of the solution in the fight against climate…

“before tomorrow is too late” In this article, I talk exclusively about the emissions which fuel our data driven lifestyles. I will reveal the often unconsidered daily costs of running, storing and processing these online activities. This is discussed in the context of our personal carbon footprints which need to…

“just the tip of the iceberg of inequality experienced by Aboriginal people in Australia” Mining in Australia continues to disempower Indigenous people. The fact that heritage destruction still occurs in contemporary mining exposes systemic flaws in corporate policy such as the ‘social license to operate’. …

“We must ask ourselves what can we learn from this?” Times of crisis offer a space for individual reflection. They can promote new forms of self-awareness and on larger scales can even change societal values and priorities. …

Trees are an essential part of the earth’s environment. They make up over 30% of the total land cover and act as anchors for healthy and happy ecosystems. Physically their roots, branches and leaves provide animal habitats whilst their biological processes ensure regular rainfall patterns, increase the purity of that…