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As COP28 negotiations closed and a deal was agreed, it was difficult not to have mixed feelings on the UAE Consensus. While many hailed the ‘landmark’ deal to move away from...
Following the news in August of hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences being granted, we expressed our concern over the current UK government appearing to water down...
The news that hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences will be granted is hugely concerning. It is the latest in a string of political developments in recent weeks that have...
Today, the thematic focus at COP27 is decarbonisation. The programme promises to discuss the many technologies which are emerging as potential solutions to reduce carbon in the...
In the third installment of their sixth report, the IPCC have given their final warning that we must act to avoid the devastating consequences of climate change. The report states...
Now that we have had some time to take stock and reflect on COP26, I wanted to share my thoughts on the event. During the conference, I had the opportunity to meet and hear a...
After a year of waiting, we are now mere days away from the much anticipated global climate summit, COP26. Between 31st October - 12th November, global leaders will descend...
The UK Government has announced its latest policy drivers toward a net zero future which focuses on de-carbonising energy production through a new generation of nuclear reactors...
Greta Thunberg’s comments about Scotland perhaps not being the world leader it claims to be as proposals for a new oil field off the Shetland coast are considered are...
We are often asked: why have we called our new technology the ‘Intelligent Communities Lifecycle’? It’s a good question, so here I wanted to explain the logic behind it. Why use...
Bill Gates recently published an interesting blog on the lessons we can learn from the impact of the coronavirus compared with the probable impact of climate change. In...
The Decarbonisation of the Built Environment could be a much more expensive exercise and less effective than it needs to be. To prevent this, we need to consider the three...
The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly led to a significant reduction in carbon emissions. However, governments are desperate to restart their economies and we will quickly see...
In my last blog, I discussed the two major global problems humanity is currently facing: the Coronavirus pandemic and climate change. I described how there are lessons we can...
There are clear similarities we can draw between the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and Climate Change. Both are global problems that need a global solution. But these...