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Embodied Emissions event at London Climate Week

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

Event:            Managing embodied emissions to improve global climate governance Date:              Tuesday 02 July 2019 Time:             5:00pm to 7:30pm Venue:           University College London,  Cost:  … Continue reading →

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30th May 2019 was a Big Day for Embodied Carbon in the UK

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

As a Board Member of the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP), it was great to chair the ASBP event yesterday that marked the launch of the RICS Building Carbon Database, a rebrand of the WRAP Embodied Carbon Database set … Continue reading →

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Companies that listen to climate science on Climate Change and the need to Act

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

155 companies have signed up with Science Based Targets to set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets based on climate science. These included the construction and real estate related companies Autodesk, Owens Corning, Kingfisher, Outokumpu Oyj and Land Securities. The full list can be found here.

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Would concreting over the UK to build housing reduce house prices?

Posted on April 23, 2016 by

The government could cover the whole of Britain in new housing and property prices would continue to rise if monetary policy remains as loose as it is now, according to notorious Societe Generale strategist, Albert Edwards. Let’s test the hypothesis. … Continue reading →

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President Obama on Climate Change and why it gets him anxious and keeps him up at night

Posted on April 16, 2016 by

Plus some other important stuff too

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Why it’s worse to pay too little than too much

Posted on April 15, 2016 by

“It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money – that’s all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of … Continue reading →

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Why we should celebrate the “goatman”

Posted on February 27, 2016 by

In the Toaster Project, Thomas Thwaites took a toaster, bought for less than £5, and tried to remake it from basic raw materials. By trying to refine iron to make the element and mould recycled plastic to make the case, … Continue reading →

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Michael Morpurgo on Climate Change and the need to act

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

A short film written by Michael Morpurgo for the Climate Coalition’s “Show the Love” campaign.

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Floods will worsen across Europe

Posted on February 2, 2016 by

A new report by the EAA predicts more five times more damage from floods across Europe by 2050 as climate change increases, but also blames where we build, highlighting that our use of flood plains. http://klou.tt/y5ssqdoqvact

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The future of steel…

Posted on January 28, 2016 by

Very insightful article by Dr Julian Allwood celebrating the achievements of the European steel industry but explaining its problem and how it could move positively into the future. Of particular relevance to me are the 50% wastage rate for steel … Continue reading →

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