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The Impact of the Digital World on the Environment
12 September 2024
The environmental impact of an increasingly digital world is a growing concern, especially as more industries shift to online operations. Digital payment systems offer many environmental benefits, but they also come with challenges. Read on to explore these benefits and flaws of online payments. Read more
Communicating the Need for the ‘Greatest Collective Action in History’
31 March 2016
Read Prof. ’s thoughts on the need for communication when dealing with humanity’s biggest challenge … Read more
London, Climate Change Resilience and the new Mayor
15 March 2016
Read our thoughts on how the capital’s new top official can influence London’s resilience to the pressure’s of climate change. … Read more
Reflections on COP21
26 February 2016
Climate change, sustainability and science communication expert Prof. shares his thoughts on COP21 and what still remains to be done. … Read more
Ice and the Sky: a trip down to the planet’s memory lane
24 November 2015
By Nathalie Bellanger, LCCP Project Officer I’ve recently had the chance to watch a preview of Ice and the Sky, by Oscar-winning filmmaker Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins). The film tells us the inspiring story of Claude Lorius, a glaciologist who has dedicated his life to studying the icescapes of Antarctica. [Photograph on the … … Read more
From heating to cooling: reducing future cooling demand in homes through passive design
28 October 2015
By Alison Ingleby, former Senior Policy and Programme Officer, Greater London Authority Environment Team (Waste and Energy) Overheating is increasingly being recognised by policy makers and the building industry as a significant and growing challenge. For many years, we have sought to address the cold, wet British winter; designing new buildings to be warm, energy … … Read more
Tackling the health impacts of climate change
22 September 2015
By Paul Fisher, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham The Paris Climate Change Conference will begin at the end of this month and we all have our fingers crossed, hoping that the negotiations go well and governments agree to actions that will limit increases in average global temperature to 2°C above baseline. However, current temperatures already … … Read more
We Need to Talk About the Climate
14 August 2015
LCCP Chair tells about his take on the upcoming UN negotiations, and why climate change is so much more than an issue about science. … Read more
Let’s not just talk about the weather: businesses are getting serious about climate risks
10 July 2015
This article by , Climate Change Adaptation Consultant at Arup, takes us through Marks & Spencer’s plans to assess the climate-related risks to their UK stores. … Read more
The Heat is on; let’s make our connections count.
12 May 2015
London Sustainability Exchange tells us about their work with a small community in Manor House to explore the impact of climate change in their area and to develop resilience. … Read more
Empowering community-led resilience
10 April 2015
One of the key aims of the Climate UK network is to provide responses to climate impacts that reflect local circumstances, local risks and local opportunities. Here are a few examples of such initiatives. … Read more