Tag: Carbon Choices

Fabric first? Heat pumps first?

Carbon April 5, 2024

There is a long standing near consensus that ‘fabric first’ is the best approach to decarbonise heat for buildings. After all, surely it is...

How to Slash your Carbon Footprint

Carbon December 5, 2023

The Mediterranean Diet

CarbonNovember 21, 2023

My recent holiday to Turkey got me thinking about the British (and ‘western’) diet and just how bad it is for our health and...

Diets, Weight loss and the Environment

CarbonNovember 2, 2023

A guest blog by Wise OutReach on diets, weight loss and the environment. Once upon a time, a diet was simply about losing weight....

Sea Level Rise

CarbonOctober 17, 2023

What are the implications of a rising sea-level? How will society react, what about nature? This blog was inspired by a boat trip that...

Bold Climate Solutions – mandates on industry

CarbonMay 26, 2023

Ban, legislate, regulate, cajole…which is the best option to tackle the climate emergency? We need bold action to tackle our climate crisis. In this...

The Future of the Scottish Highlands

CarbonMay 8, 2023

A visit to the new Dundreggan rewilding centre got me thinking about the choices we have for the future of land-use in the Scottish...

Costa Rica – a Sustainable Paradise?

CarbonFebruary 25, 2023

Can sustainable tourism work? I was fortunate to enjoy a 2-week holiday in Costa Rica, travelling with Intrepid Travel, a company with a strong...

Good News Environmental Stories for 2023

CarbonJanuary 6, 2023

Seven positive and uplifting stories for you. Sometimes we need to hear good news to cheer us up, be optimistic and to keep fighting...

Santa turns a shade of green

CarbonDecember 2, 2022

Something different! A short 1,000 word story for adults and children on how owl helped Santa to become more green with his Christmas presents....

Why has the cost of energy for our homes gone up so much? Why has an increase in the price of natural gas affected the cost of electricity? Welcome to the wonderful world of energy economics, explained as simply as I can!