A History of Carbon Emissions Reveals We’re Stuck in an Energy Trap
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…
Product Innovations Show Why Sustainability is Still a Pipe Dream
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…
Why Are Our Political Leaders Failing to Deal With the Climate Crisis?
They’re focusing on the wrong problem Failed political leadership is a major reason the climate crisis continues to get worse. Our political leaders aren’t brave enough, vocal enough, or visionary enough to…
Why the Right Incentives Can Trigger Social Transformation
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…
Why is the Climate Crisis Getting Worse When Companies are Embracing the Triple Bottom Line?
The triple bottom line provides an illusion of change The Triple Bottom Line (TBL) was a term coined by John Elkington in 1994. The TBL is a “sustainability framework that examines a…
Why Is It Cheaper to Travel 10,000 Miles By Plane Than 400 Miles by Train?
Economic incentives reward environmentally destructive behaviour The mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, recently posted a tweet comparing the cost of a return journey from Manchester, UK, to various destinations. Burnham found…