‘Spirit of Rosa’
Spirit of Rosa are a folk duo that plays in local churches and community centres in South Birmingham. I first became aware of the band through attending their Tuesday afternoon … Continue reading ‘Spirit of Rosa’
Category: Discussion
Low carbon heat is not the first heating transition
We had a heat pump installed in the house earlier this year. With frost on the ground yesterday, it’s been tested in lower temperatures for the first time and is doing just … Continue reading Low carbon heat is not the first heating transition
Book review: Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
Yanis Varoufakis’s Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism argues that the capitalist system has been replaced by a new, even more exploitative economic order he calls technofeudalism. The book has generated significant … Continue reading Book review: Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
Good Energy – Takeover, or Makeover?
March 19, 2025 In a development that has left some long-time customers concerned, UK renewable energy provider Good Energy has been acquired by Esyasoft, a company based in Dubai with … Continue reading Good Energy – Takeover, or Makeover?
The energy transition: Something that will never happen?!
We hear a lot these days about the energy transition as something that needs to happen in order to move into a decarbonized economy, and for the world to meet … Continue reading The energy transition: Something that will never happen?!
Growth: A Reckoning, by Daniel Susskind
by Jeremy Williams There is no political spectrum when it comes to growth. There is one God and one creed. In her brief tenure as Prime Minister, Liz Truss declared … Continue reading Growth: A Reckoning, by Daniel Susskind
Wednesday 20 November – 7pm – The Affluent and the Climate & Nature Crises: a focus for advocacy and hope with Ian Christie
Wednesday 20 November – 7pm – The Affluent and the Climate & Nature Crises: a focus for advocacy and hope with Ian Christie Ian Christie is a co-investigator at the … Continue reading Wednesday 20 November – 7pm – The Affluent and the Climate & Nature Crises: a focus for advocacy and hope with Ian Christie
Should we welcome the return of CCS?
By Jeremy Williams “We have found that carbon capture and storage in the North Sea can reduce emissions from gas and coal power stations by up to 90%,” said the … Continue reading Should we welcome the return of CCS?
Joy in Enough 