The UK Parliament has passed a motion declaring a Climate Emergency, in the same week as the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Government also voted to declare a Climate Emergency and to take dramatic mitigating action without delay. So what should the UK do to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, to achieve what the […]
Adaptation and mitigation are the two key pathways taken to address climate change. Adaptation refers to actions taken to minimise the impacts of climate change across individual, local, organisational, and national levels. Essentially a ‘be prepared for the consequences’ approach, with a view to minimise vulnerability and increase resilience. Mitigation on the other hand, refers […]
As David Attenborough turned 92 this week, he has been in the news being celebrated for his incredible life. We wanted to discuss one element of that legacy which has been having a colossal effect on society’s views of sustainability and environmentalism within the UK recently. Since the airing of the recent series of ‘Blue […]