- The big green society?
(Green living)
21/07/2010
Where’s the green in the Big Society? I don’t mean money – clearly there’s not much of that around – but sustainability. David Cameron’s speech on the Big Society in Liverpool on Monday contained no mention of carbon, or of sustainable communities.
- The surprising truth about what motivates people
(Green living)
21/07/2010
Money won’t necessarily motivate people to do their best work, and some big companies are waking up to this, says author Dan Pink. If businesses want real engagement from people, then allowing them self direction and a sense of purpose is vital.
- I wish my bike was hot
(Green living)
01/07/2010
I’m waiting for the day when I go to collect my bike and find a ‘your bike is hot’ label on it.
- Getting more for less
(Green living)
01/07/2010
The Climate Change Committee has just published its second progress report to parliament. In its audit of emissions there is a glaring and obvious truth when we consume less as individuals, our national emissions go down.
- The problem with polling
(Green living)
28/06/2010
When politicians want to know what the public think, more often than not they turn to the polls. Whatever the question – from which professionals are most trusted, to whether we care about climate change – there’s likely to be
- Tory tales
(Green living)
14/06/2010
Rebekah Phillips, 12.06.2010 The government is doing an excellent job of communicating a political issue at the moment. David Cameron talks of transparency and honesty, of being upfront about the scale of the challenge. He talks about collective responsibility and
- Top Gear and scary lorries: the real messages we get on cycling
(Green living)
14/06/2010
Rebekah Phillips 14.06.2010 I rode into work by bike today. It was the first time in seven months I had braved London roads, having just returned from a sabbatical abroad. All too soon I was reminded of what a battle
- Bed time for ACT ON CO2?
(Green living)
14/06/2010
Sylvia Rowley, 25.03.2010 “Will there be a happy ending?” asks a wide eyed young girl in the government’s ACT ON CO2 ‘bedtime story’ advert. It’s a good question. The Department of Energy and Climate Change was in the news last week after
- A better story than Copenhagen or climate gate
(Green living)
14/06/2010
Sylvia Rowley, February 2010 Public debate on climate change has chiefly focused on two things in recent months – the international climate talks in Copenhagen and the research methods of a handful of climate scientists. As long as these are
- How to talk so people listen: self help for politicians
(Green living)
14/06/2010
Sylvia Rowley, February 2010 Understanding what motivates people is the key to good climate change communications. Without an appreciation of human psychology, politicians will find neither workable solutions, nor public support.
- Welcome to the Green Living blog
(Green living)
09/03/2010
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- Climate Bonds Initiative
(Sustainable economy)
15/01/2010
A very good introduction to the potential for green or climate bonds to raise significant finance for the low carbon transition can be found on the Climate Bonds Initiative site. This international collaboration, supported by the Network for Sustainable
- Investor's eye view of renewable energy
(Sustainable economy)
14/01/2010
A very good summary of how private financing works for renewable energy has just been produced for Chatham House by Kirsty Hamilton and Sophie Justice. Entitled Private Financing of Renewable Energy – A Guide for Policymakers, it does exactly
- Could Infrastructure UK lead to a Green Investment Bank?
(Sustainable economy)
14/12/2009
The UK Pre Budget Report contained an announcement of the creation of Infrastructure UK. This new body, to be chaired by Paul Skinner, ex Chairman of Rio Tinto, is being set up to develop a strategy for the UK’s
- Green bonds at an international level
(Sustainable economy)
04/12/2009
The World Bank is continuing to lead the way in creating a global market in green bonds. It has been one of the leading institutions to begin issuing green bonds and demonstrating there is a market for them amongst