Consumption and sustainability are incompatible The climate crisis is framed as a problem we must ‘solve’, assuming that technological innovation will allow us to overcome the challenge. But the climate crisis…
We’re living in a climate emergency, yet people behave as if nothing is happening There were forest fires in London this week. Not two words you’d usually put together, but 40°C…
The metaphor of bathtub shows how social development has come at a terrible cost Imagine the Earth as a giant bathtub. There are a bunch of taps at the top of the…
What may appear to be an innovation makes us less sustainable The humble salt and pepper grinder doesn’t appear to be all that controversial. But the basic beliefs that led to…
Necessity is the mother of invention Unprecedented heat waves, biodiversity collapse, severe droughts and catastrophic flooding. That’s what the world is set to face if global temperatures increase by 4 °C…
Consultancies are great at helping companies provide an illusion they’re becoming more sustainable “It’s now or never.” The IPCC’s latest report provides yet another damning warning; emissions must start to decrease…