While not surprised, I have been disappointed by the showing by many ‘world leaders’ at COP26. Voluntary agreements announced thus far may sometimes seem positive on the surface, but massive loopholes and vague language most definitely remain. The draft of the Glasgow decision text has laid out the next steps nations will take to tackleContinue reading “Who is Showing True Leadership in the Climate Crisis and Who is Not”
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Where Leadership Fails in Our Climate Crisis, We Must Hold Them To Account
News stories this month reporting the UK government’s decision to potentially give the green light to new drilling in the North Sea, at the Cambo Oil Field, and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon failure to outright condemn the move – saying merely that it should be reconsidered – are yet more disappointing signs when itContinue reading “Where Leadership Fails in Our Climate Crisis, We Must Hold Them To Account”
The Problems With Carbon Offsetting
Carbon offsetting is often used as a carte-blanche for emissions. But there is an inconvenient truth that carbon offsetting alone will not tackle the climate crisis, nor solve the other urgent environmental issues we face. Offsetting is one tool in our arsenal – but it cannot win the war alone. And not all offsetting wasContinue reading “The Problems With Carbon Offsetting”
The History and Evolution of Sustainability
I work as a permaculture and regenerative landscape designer – working to facilitate sustainable gardens and eco-friendly, ecologically functioning farms around the world. There are a lot of buzz words in my field, and ‘sustainability’ is one of the most common and enduring. Though the word sustainability has come to prominence in recent years, theContinue reading “The History and Evolution of Sustainability”