Awakening to a new economics
The Birmingham Jane Jacobs Award for anoutstanding contribution tothe protection ofBirmingham’s Built Environment was first awarded in 2024 and is now taking nominations for 2026. The award is named after the pioneering activist Jane Jacobs [1] who took on the city leaders of New … Continue reading 2026 Jane Jacobs Award
Recently, a world leader issued a stark warning: the interests of fossil fuel companies may ultimately destroy humanity itself. The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. Addressing a 57-country conference on … Continue reading The Mis-Aligned AIs are Already With Us – Capitalism, AI and the original alignment problem
Here is a book review by Jeremy Williams of Snö, by Sverker Sörlin, that chimes with the recent themes we’ve been discussing… We had a brief flurry of snow a … Continue reading Book review: Snö, by Sverker Sörlin
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
Our church is in the process of applying for the EcoChurch Silver Award from Arocha. This is a scheme to help churches reflect upon their environmental impact in particular areas … Continue reading EcoChurch Silver Award
Here is part 4 of a serialised article recollecting the Camino To COP I was part of in the run up to COP26 in 2021, to inspire us in our … Continue reading A Tale of Two COPs
The vast majority of us now accept that single use plastics are a bad thing. Most people will take a reusable cup for their morning takeaway coffee. So how long will it take for national and local government to realise that, if … Continue reading Retrofit First – an argument in favour of retaining the building that has been built
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 