Divesting from oil
More and more companies and financial institutions understand the risk of high-carbon assets. . Exeter University is taking its money out of oil: Half UK… Read More »Divesting from oil
More and more companies and financial institutions understand the risk of high-carbon assets. . Exeter University is taking its money out of oil: Half UK… Read More »Divesting from oil
“The budget included a tree-planting programme, a tax on plastic use and investment in electric car chargers – but these seem pretty cosmetic in the… Read More »Budget 2020 and housing
“Britain is off the graph for centralisation. Its local government now has a mere 1.6% of GDP for its spending, against 6% in Germany, 12%… Read More »Budget 2020 and local government
Europe’s biggest regional airline has collapsed. . Flybe has been in difficulties for months: Council leaders fight to keep Flybe in Exeter (November 2018) Flybe to… Read More »BREAKING: Flybe goes under
People had been “fed up…with these unsightly structures”. But why not build small-scale wind farms? . It’s been a pretty windy month – as well… Read More »Onshore wind power ‘makes a comeback’
What has the move achieved? And further questions about how the costs and value have been calculated… . The news pages of this site have… Read More »Knowle relocation project: some reflections
‘Net’ is the last refuge of the climate scoundrel. ‘Net zero’ describes when the emissions that are left are absorbed (or netted out) by planting… Read More »What exactly is ‘net-zero carbon’?
A new report shows just how little public land is being used to solve the housing crisis. . As the previous post has shown, councils have… Read More »Council land: and social housing
Retrofitting the old HQ would have been ‘more sustainable’ and ‘better for the environment’. . The District Council has just produced a glowing report: read… Read More »Knowle Relocation Project: and greenwashing
Why should universal provision be limited to ‘free at the point of delivery’ healthcare and education? Is Universal Basic Mobility the next step? Both… Read More »Universal Basic Services
East Devon MP: “I can’t back HS2 when the main and branch railway lines in Devon simply are not fit for purpose.” . The HS2… Read More »HS2 and under-investment in the South West
Since the adoption of the system in Canada and Switzerland, the ‘Carbon Fee and Dividend’ system has gained increased interest worldwide as a cross-sector and… Read More »Carbon Fee and Dividend
“lack of support for the service from local businesses” . The Hopper Bus has now been going for some years – and has sparked some… Read More »Hopper bus – a secure future?
“Councils are best placed to respond to the public’s growing concern about climate change.” Local government will be facing yet more tough financial choices… Read More »Climate change and the District Council
Valuing our natural resources and the ecosystem services they provide . Can you put a monetary value on nature? If not then how do you… Read More »Natural capital: our natural resources