Posts Tagged: sustainability

It has been a hectic couple of weeks since the European Parliament voted to ambitiously reform the EU’s Fisheries policy. Now the dust is settling it is time to take stock of what we achieved and what we still need to do to convert this major step forward into meaningful fisheries reform. Perhaps the most [...]

The recent rain might not be inspiring us to think of Christmas, but there’s no escaping – it’s just around the corner! All the gift guides have given us ideas for him and her, the ‘must have’ toys before they sell out for kids, and how to get through the stressful holiday season. But there’s [...]

Playing a part in a safe, secure and affordable energy system will give an energy company a social licence to operate. But what does such an energy system look like? Well, first let’s look at what it doesn’t look like. Many energy scenarios paint a bleak picture of climate change – with carbon emissions reaching [...]

This month, after 15 years of anticipation, the Peruvian government has finally created Güeppí Sekime National Park and two communal reserves, Airo Pai and Huimeki. This is a massive conservation win – not just for WWF-Peru and the government department for protected areas (SERNANP), but for the Putumayo river basin and, most importantly, the 30 [...]

Did you know this is liftshare week? It’s the perfect chance to help reduce car use by sharing a journey with someone else. You don’t even need to have a car, as Sophie Buckingham from liftshare explains… “ It’s liftshare Week from 1-5 October. liftshare started as the brainchild of Ali Clabburn when he was [...]

There is a big political push at the moment for “growth”. Rejuvenated after watching the Olympics and sitting on beaches, politicians have returned to Westminster at the start of September determined to do something about the UK’s stubbornly stagnant GDP figures, the statistic which is used to measure the rate of economic growth. If we [...]

As the best-attended Paralympic Games in history gets underway, I’ve been watching keenly to see how the transition between Olympics and Paralympics would be achieved according to ‘One Planet 2012’ sustainable principles. The Games always has a huge amount of what event experts call ‘overlay’ – banners, signs, uniforms, promotional materials and so on. In [...]

After my last post’s uncharacteristic outburst of unrestrained Olympic positivity I thought I had better ease back into the role of cautious and critical friend of the Games! After years working towards these few weeks, my trips to the Olympics have also left me frustrated. Undoubtedly, there is lots of sustainability in the Olympic Park… [...]

After a bit of a misunderstanding with LOCOG in the first week of the Games – when it turned out (very inconveniently) that my ‘Sustainability Support’ accreditation would not automatically get me into the Olympic Park – this week I have spent a lot of time there. My impressions of the Park have prompted some [...]

Will we get a traffic light label any time soon to inform us on how nutritious and environmentally-friendly the food is on the high street? Yes, as soon as pigs fly, and when these flying pigs are gorging on forest-protecting animal feed. A panel earlier this week didn’t quite get to flying pigs, but we [...]