Author: Ashley Norris
Guilt free flying? How airlines can achieve net-zero emissions
One of the saddest elements of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Ashley Norris of Transition Earth, has been the way that it has largely put the brakes on international travel. Yet even before Covid hit environmentally concerned consumers were already starting to agonise over their use of airlines. Airline travel accounts for 2.5% of global carbon…
Very few cities have ‘Plan B’ for weather extremes, warns CDP
Climate change is happening already and brings with it growing threats from floods, storms and heatwaves. However, a new report from charity CDP has concluded very few cities are prepared for the weather extremes that may be on the way. It has discovered that as many as 400 million people could be living in cities that…
6 Sustainable Startups that won Santander’s X Environmental Challenge
There’s a growing number of startups focused on solving climate change and more broadly Global Goals related issues. And at the same time, there are also a growing number of competitions designed to incentivise them. Earlier this year, Grupo Santander teamed up with the Oxentia Foundation to launch a competition to support entrepreneurs who have…
Top 5 sustainability reads for Earth Day 2021
Earth Day is an annual event coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG, including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries designed to demonstrate support for environmental protection. As we know, awareness and action aren’t just limited to one day a year, so, in the pursuit of ongoing knowledge and wisdom, here are some of the ‘must-have’…
Brian Eno launches Earth Percent to battle climate change
One surprise stat that emerged a few years back was that streaming music resulted in significantly higher carbon emissions than at any previous point in the history of music. So maybe you shouldn’t chuck out those CDs just yet. Someone who is hoping to help the industry take the lead in the battle against climate change…
Weekly Environmental News from Transition Earth
This week’s top sustainability/climate change/future of food stories from our partner site, Transition Earth... Impossible Food set to go public – News agency Reuters is reporting that US alt-meat giant Impossible Foods Inc is preparing for a public listing. The agency says that the valuation of the US plant-based burger maker is around $10 billion or more, substantially…
Easter Monday was the UK’s ‘greenest day ever’
While Britons were enjoying their Easter holiday, the national electricity grid recorded its 'greenest day ever.' At around lunchtime, the carbon intensity of electricity fell to just 39 grams of CO2, the lowest level it has ever been. From a carbon generating perspective, this was the UK’s greenest day ever. The weather may have indeed…
Cycle rather than drive to cut carbon emissions by two-thirds, claims report
Substituting a bike for a car just once a day reduces an average citizen’s carbon emissions from transport by 67%, according to new research. The survey which was an in-depth study of commuting data from more than 3,800 people across seven cities and led by University of Oxford transport professor Christian Brand, found that changes…
Lewis Hamilton launches Neat Burger, world’s first global vegan burger chain
Interesting news this morning from Lewis Hamilton. The many times World F1 champion, tech fan and of course high profile vegan, is launching what he claims to be the first ever international plant based burger chain. Ready to take on McDs, KFC and all the other fast food joints, Neat Burger launches in London on…
London’s best vegan food – 15 places worth trying including JME’s favourite!
London has always been one of the best cities in the world to be a vegetarian. But until recently it was lagging behind Berlin, Sydney and Portland to name just three, when it came to vegan food options. Not any more though as the last few years has seen the city undergo a vegan revolution…
