Despite Cameron's promise to lead the 'greenest Government ever', the environment has taken a heavy bashing since the 2015 election, writes David Clubb - whether on oil, fracking, renewable energy or planning policy. But Wales is doing its best to follow a sustainable path, and demonstrating badly needed environmental leadership that the whole UK would do well to follow.
… 2016 News Energy UK Sustainability Wales Renewables Politics Finance Pollution …
The World We Made by Jonathon Porritt takes us on an optimistic journey to 2050 via some unexpected routes
Saved by Technology? Tony Juniper | 3rd January 2014 Other Sustainability Technology Renewable Energy Future 2050 savedtechnology.jpg The World We Made by Jonathon Porritt takes us on an optimistic …
Consumers are calling for greater sustainability across the board, and the agriculture industry is no exception.
Environmental changes in our food system Emily Folk | 17th January 2020 News Thought Leaders Sustainability Food And Farming Sustainable Agriculture Industrial Agriculture …
The European Commission risks causing an explosion in new mining projects across the bloc as part of its raw materials strategy, with serious environmental consequences.
Europe's scramble for minerals comes home Diego Francesco Marin | 16th September 2020 | News Sustainability European Green Deal Mineral Extraction Post-extractivism Local Communities Protests in …
Ten festivals worth digging your wellies out for this summer
Green guide to summer festivals Mariam Bhacker | 7th July 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Eco-festivals Green Festivals Sustainability Out And About big-green-gathering-tents.gif Ten festivals worth …
The 'green' carpet maker Interface has signed up for a sustainable gas supply made from rotting fish.
Rotting fish to green gas The Ecologist | 10th December 2013 News Renewable Energy Sustainability Energy The 'green' carpet maker Interface has signed up for a sustainable gas supply made from …
MPs endorse new report and slam ‘ostrich view’ of farming
A step in the organic direction The Ecologist | 1st June 2008 News Organic Sustainability Farming IAASTD Faitrade Renewable Energy Organics Climate Change Energy Food And Farming Politics And …
IKEA likes to sell itself as a principled, sustainable furniture producer. But has its low-cost, high-volume business model meant that it has had to compromise environmental concerns for money? Peter Salisbury reports
… six’ energy companies and show us all that renewables are the way forward …
Italy's populist government recently called for migrant search and rescue boats to be pulled back. MARC BRIGHTMAN argues the country's social and economical problems are best addressed together as issues of sustainability
Sustainability and political opportunity: the invisible common ground in the Italian problem Marc Brightman | 29th June 2018 Comment Sustainability Migration Economic Policy Italy …
Green design doesn't have to mean scrimping on aesthetics; as George Blacksell discovered, combining style with sustainability is easily achieved
Top 10...eco design for home George Blacksell | 2nd September 2011 Ethical Living Eco Design London Design Festival Homes Interiors Sustainability Recycling Green Living istock_000001585679xsmall.jpg …
An ecostay in South India is developing an ambitious plan to expand into the education sector, nearly three years after its launch ROBYN WILSON reports
Indian ecostay described as a 'pocket of heaven' plans to open education centre Robyn Wilson | 23rd October 2017 News Eco Sustainability India Ecostay Renewable Green 405590.jpg An ecostay in South …
Jeremy Wickremer explains why he believes permaculture offers multiple answers to societal and environmental problems in a beautifully simple and effective way.
… marginal, enhancing biodiversity and using renewables….. Permaculture is all about using …
By shifting from globalisation to localisation, and creating smaller, self-sufficient communities within sustainable developments, cities could regain their equilibrium, writes Paul Jones. From where we stand today, the Organicity may sound like a Utopian dream. But if we're to avoid an urban apocalypse, we're going to need strong alternative visions, to change the way we imagine and plan for the cities of the future. Too good to be true? Or the way to human survival?
… Ethical Living Cities Building Sustainability Renewables organicity-2-cut.jpg By shifting …
This month wood pellet mills in the southern US that supply the UK's Drax power station were awarded 'sustainability' certificates under a voluntary scheme governed entirely by energy companies. The certificates provide no credible guarantee that the fuel does not come from ecologically valuable natural forests and wetlands, clear-cut and replaced by industrial plantations.
Are the UK 'biomass sustainability standards' legitimising forest destruction? Almuth Ernsting Biofuelwatch | 18th August 2016 Comment Biofuels Forests Energy Sustainability Corporations UK USA …
During the past weeks, the world’s media have been transfixed by the convulsions of the US and global fi nancial system. At stake are billions in bail-outs and trillions in derivatives. The viability of banks and currencies is threatened, and ultimately the savings and investments of hundreds of millions of ordinary people.
Money or the planet's future? You decide Richard Heinberg | 1st October 2008 Comment Financial Collapse Ecological Collapse Sustainable Living Great Depression Economics Environment Green Lifestyle …
To make Chris Huhne's 'Green Deal' a success - and meet the UK's carbon reduction targets - we need to redefine the green jobs sector and build the connection between individuals and environment, says Groundwork's chief executive
… how local communities can make money from renewables Kate Hathway from the local …
Will we rein in robotisation soon enough to ensure that 'Peak Robot' occurs under our control, and not as a result of a crash forced on us by collapsing ecosystems, asks RUPERT READ
The Rise of the Robot: Dispelling the myth Rupert Read | 13th December 2016 Comment Robots Automaton Robotics Peak Growth Sustainability peak robot.jpg Will we rein in robotisation soon enough to …
Being off the beaten track need not require lashings of fossil fuels to provide a comfortable lifestyle. James Morrison tells the remarkable story of the inhabitants of Scotland's Knoydart Peninsula
… Now managed by a separate company, Knoydart Renewables, the project has a tangled history … road-test for electric quad-bikes - is on renewables. Like Angela and most other …
A salmon fishing cooperative in the Pacific Northwest draws on indigenous practices and state of the art technology to be among the world's most sustainable and selective fisheries, writes Kevin Bailey. With its clean harvesting techniques, minmimal bycatch, 99% survival rates for released fish, renewable energy supply and efficient supply chain, it sets a standard for all to follow.
Sustainable fishing: sockeye salmon and Native American nets in the Pacific Northwest Kevin Bailey | 3rd January 2015 News Fishing Oceans Indigenous Peoples USA Sustainability lwi-07-cut.jpg A salmon …
We're heading for trouble but the coronavirus response proves we can solve climate crisis, says Mike Berners-Lee.
'We can choose how we live' Staff Reporter | 18th August 2020 | News Carbon Foot Printing Covid Climate Breakdown Sustainability Nike Berners-Lee We're heading for trouble but the coronavirus …
O2’s new green business strategy lays out some laudable ideas. But under the surface it seems that the mobile and internet company is doing little other than looking after its own profits
O2's 'Think Big' ploy exposes limits to the green business ideal Ben Martin | 22nd February 2012 News O2 Mobile Sustainability Climate Change thinkbig.jpg O2's 'Think Big' strategy was launched …
The recycling industry has been struggling for years, and the coronavirus crisis has underscored its weaknesses.
Has sustainability been set back permanently? Emily Folk | 12th June 2020 News Sustainability Waste And Recycling Circular Economy gloves-5083789_1280.jpg The recycling industry has been struggling …