“Serious natural carbon sequestration, at whatever scale, requires regenerative landscape management practices such as putting in a biodiverse palette of native trees, flowers and grasses… Read More »Trees, plants and carbon

“A key response to achieving Net Zero emissions – both within the UK and globally – is to increase the area of woodland. Trees and… Read More »Agroforestry: growing not planting trees is the key

“The Flatpack Democracy movement has a proven track record. It brought about radical life-changing reforms to the community of Frome. If we can repeat its… Read More »Flatpack democracy: a new kind of ultra-local government

‘Plant Britain’ campaign to plant 750,000 trees across the UK . There are some great projects to get young people doing things with trees: Plant… Read More »one child – one tree

“There will be more trees, meadows and wetlands – and fewer sheep and cows as controversial EU farm subsidies are phased out. Ministers say it… Read More »Radical changes to UK farming

… that can protect the environment in a profitable way . Some five years ago, there was the extraordinary round-the-world trip by the solar-powered aircraft… Read More »1000 profitable solutions for the environment

“Shorter working time should be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery.” . The VGS has got in touch with the District Council about ‘new ways… Read More »The Case for a Four Day Week: a practical road map

And cracking down on practices used by manufacturers to shorten the lifespan of their products. . Manufacturing are nervous about ‘right to repair’ initiatives happening… Read More »New ‘right to repair’ rules

“Research calls for better transparency over the environmental impact of building electric vehicles.” “On the other hand, do we really always have to take the… Read More »Electric cars are not carbon neutral

How to transform a town. . The Sidmouth Nub News has been doing its bit to help high street businesses: Covid-19: LIVE list of Sidmouth… Read More »A virtual high street for Sidmouth?

“Keep spreading the word and encouraging donations as we still have a long way to go to cover construction costs.” . Nub News carries a… Read More »The Chit Rocks Beach Ramp Project

Concerns over these initiatives: “How to ensure that rural areas are not disadvantaged by these plans, but are supported and enabled.” . Last week, the… Read More »A green industrial revolution? The impact on rural life.

“With many European governments subsidising electric vehicle purchases and more calls for a “green recovery” or to “build back better” after Covid-19,” there are alternatives. … Read More »Cobalt in your car battery: the ethics of mining minerals

How they compare to real meat and what the future might look like for the meat industry as a whole. “The greenhouse gas contribution of… Read More »What are the impacts of plant-based meat alternatives?

“Looking forward to the year ahead progressing with current ventures and innovations relevant to the local economy.” . Last week saw a new chair voted… Read More »VGS: “New Chair and New Ventures for 2021”