Biodiversity and food - solutions
The food industry has the potential to make a massive difference in terms of slowing and even reversing biodiversity loss.
Water use in agriculture
Agriculture consumes almost three-quarters of freshwater withdrawal globally. But what parts of agriculture?
Health Equity - drugs and more
Health equity is a key sustainability theme that has solutions and drivers across all industries, not just pharmaceuticals. Why? Because disparities are not only a function of access to health care but also other factors including socioeconomics, the environment, race and gender.
Critical mineral mining meets social license
We know we need more mining of critical minerals if the move to net zero is going to actually happen. But, how willing are we to give up other priorities, including environmental and social protections.
State aid - is Europe trying to solve the wrong problem?
The European Union has announced the relaxation of state financial aid and other rules for green technologies, in an apparent reply to the US IRA subsidies. But what if the issue isn’t financial aid, what if it's something else.
The return ripple from impact investing
Impact investing will be an important driver of the sustainability transitions. 'Doing well by doing good' is a careful balance with potentially direct and immediate sacrifices of some return resulting in longer term benefits to society as a whole.
Decarbonising chemicals - ShareAction report
ShareAction has recently published a report we wrote for them on the financial case for decarbonising the Chemicals sector. Its going to take a lot of money, but the good news is that Europe already provides this for renewables.
Food price rises - we can do something but ...
Recent analysis suggests that high food prices will continue for some time, and that the impact will be more severe than we initially thought. We need to think differently about how and when we use fertiliser, and how this fits into our wider system of agricultural practices.
Solar installed capacity 2022
Solar is a major form of renewable power generation, and while the growth in installed capacity is not where it needs to be, solar has not slowed down as much as some commentators feared.
Mine rehabilitation - who pays and what do we get?
So what happens when mines close? And does rehabilitation mean something different from what most people expect to get?
If they can charge them, they will buy them: e-buses and e-trucks
Electrifying heavy transport, such as buses, vans, and trucks, is going to be a key part of the decarbonisation of transport, and a major contributor to reducing urban air pollution.
Greening ammonia - heat, pressure and hydrogen
Ammonia is an important product, particularly for the manufacture of fertilisers. It is emissions intensive, so how can we make it greener?
