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Is your company part of a 100-Club? There are several to choose from now and they all signal ambitious sustainability leadership. The RE100 and EV100…
Planet · Climate & Energy
Being a business leader on sustainability today means committing to science-based targets. But those who really understand the science – and hence the urgency of…
Planet · Climate & Energy
Wales is growing a forest that will span the length and breadth of the country, joining up existing protected woodlands with large scale tree planting…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
The agro-industry sector is feeding people and starving the planet. In 1962, one farmer fed 25.8 persons; today it is 155. But our mechanistic, chemical-intensive…
Planet · Food & Farming
Years ago, I interviewed James Lovelock, the originator of Gaia Theory, which hypothesises that the Earth behaves like a living organism. When I asked him…
Planet · Climate & Energy
What could be more precious than the air we breathe? The WHO estimates 7 million people die every year from air pollution, and 9 out…
Planet · Climate & Energy
What is solar powered, sequesters carbon and can grow up to 12 feet a day? You guessed it: algae. In some forms, algae are a…
Planet · Climate & Energy
We can learn a lot from the leaderless self-organising abilities of ant colonies. Stanford University biologist Deborah Gordon has uncovered five principles: 1. A group…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
No doubt you’re familiar with aquaculture and probably hydroponics too – but have you heard about aquaponics? Upward Farms recently raised $15 million for scaling…
Planet · Food & Farming
Weather is a short term occurrence; climate change is a long term pattern. That’s why scientists have been hesitant to claim that climate change has…
Planet · Climate & Energy
Most airplane fleets are grounded and the airline sector is on its knees. But post pandemic, our appetite for travel will return and climate change…
Planet · Climate & Energy
The fossil fuel sector is morally bankrupt; will financial bankruptcy follow? The movement against Big Oil reminds me of the 40-year battle for a post-apartheid…
Planet · Climate & Energy
When it comes to low-carbon futures, batteries are the game changer. Without effective energy storage at scale, renewables will remain peripheral. But the revolution is…
Planet · Climate & Energy
The reintroduction of beavers is showing that nature is infinitely better at managing itself than humans are. Beaver dams – and the changing river habitats…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
I’m celebrating buying a new home in Norfolk, England. It has a beautiful garden with lots of lavender bushes. The bees love it. Bees are…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
How do you can you tackle climate change and increase agricultural yields while decreasing erosion, water use and chemical pollution? The answer is: biochar. Using…
Planet · Climate & Energy
Is bio best? Yes, sometimes. No, not always. It’s debatable. Bio-food (organic, chemical-free) is better, but may not be fairtrade or local. Bio-energy (bio-gas and…
Planet · Food & Farming
While climate change grabs all the headlines, biodiversity loss is already a crisis of catastrophic proportions and still getting worse. The UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
What needs to change for biodiversity to get the same traction as climate change, especially in business? Repeating the bad news (60% decline in wild…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
Over half of global GDP, $44 trillion, is threatened by nature loss – and three sectors account for 80% of threatened or near-threatened species: food…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
Could biofuels make low-emission flying a reality? Biofuels produce 70-90% less carbon than conventional jet-fuel. The problem is still the price; it’s 3-4 times more…
Planet · Climate & Energy
Are you bringing nature indoors? Is your workplace a green haven? Biophilia literally means ‘nature love’ but is associated with biologist Edward O. Wilson’s philosophy…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
Maps can be misleading, especially when we want to understand the natural systems on which our lives depend. Most maps are either political, or infrastructural…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
Why are 1 million species at risk of extinction – and what can we do about it? The answer is simple: space. One species (homo…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
Humans consume 7,000 plant species as food and use almost 20% of plant species for their health benefits. Whether it’s aloe vera from Mexico, chamomile…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
Cryptocurrencies are here to stay, but until they address their astronomical ecological footprint, they don’t deserve our support. According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Planet · Climate & Energy
Wind power is the second most impactful climate solution, according to Project Drawdown, but that doesn’t mean that it is fully sustainable. LM Wind Power…
Planet · Climate & Energy
World Environment Day was first celebrated in 1972, a special year: the UN also convened its landmark Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, and…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity
To avoid catastrophic climate change, ‘blue carbon’ in the oceans will be key. Since 1955, the oceans have absorbed over 90% of the excess heat…
Planet · Climate & Energy
Nature is rich in bounty, full of precious treasure, generous rewards and – in accordance with the Latin root of the word – pure goodness.…
Planet · Nature & Biodiversity