Sustainable fashion

What’s not to love about clothes? At the very least, clothes protect us from the elements, and at best, fashion gives us a way of expressing our identity, fitting in or standing out!  However, the fashion industry and clothing production can be contentious because of: What do we mean by sustainable fashion? Sustainable fashion indicates …

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Community energy

What is community energy? Community energy refers to energy generated, owned and managed by a community for the community, or when local people group together to reduce energy consumption.  Energy generation projects focus on renewable energy, most commonly solar.  These installations are predominantly rooftop solar PV, although some organisations are developing larger ground-mounted solar farms.  …

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Sustainable living

What do we mean by sustainable living? Sustainable living means living in a way that does not impede the ability of future generations to live.  The UN refers to the need for three core elements to be in harmony: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection.  In short, we have a finite amount of natural …

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Food waste

What do we mean by food waste? Food waste refers to food discarded at the retail or consumer level of the food system, such as produce failing to meet size/shape standards required by retailers. Food loss occurs before the retail system, for example arising from inadequate storage or poor handling processes. When it comes to …

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What I learned about climate change from Dr James Dyke

Dr James Dyke gave a pragmatic and powerful account of the Earth’s state of play, climate change and problematic solutions in our podcast conversation. Here, in this blog, I share his wisdom. How James became interested in climate change James was doing his dream job at an incredible institute, looking for life elsewhere in the universe. However, …

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Restoring land ecosystems

What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem describes an environment and all the living organisms within it, such as plants, animals and other organisms, along with the interactions that occur between all the different elements. Ecosystems are vital to human existence as they provide people with water, food, building materials and other essential items.  How have …

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