Monday 17th February 2025
We often hear commentators throwing around the term 'overgrazing' - yet what does this term actually mean, and how might overgrazing - which results in many negative biodiversity and broader environmental impacts - best be tackled? More →
Friday 14th February 2025
"Focus on getting things built and stop worrying about the bats and the newts,” UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, recently told us - while signalling support for airport expansion despite the contribution of air travel to climate change; the UK Government appears to be going rogue on biodiversity and environmental protection... and the "UK's first green chancellor" appears to have morphed into something else, entirely. More →
Thursday 13th February 2025
Despite claims that the transition to renewables will bring electricity bills down, it really isn't that simple because of the infrastructure implications. More →
Friday 24th February 2023
We've just completed some research into the use of plastic mulches in horticulture and agriculture... the usage of such mulches are increasing substantially, worldwide, yet we can't find much data on their environmental impacts - a problem highlighted by Blanco et al. (2018). How many food LCAs integrate plastic mulches into their carbon and other environmental impact data? Very few, sadly - this is clearly an environmental blind spot that needs to be addressed. More →
Monday 2nd May 2022
Over the last few years, the British Government and Bank of England have developed and implemented policy that has increased house prices - driving the UK's housing crisis to ever-greater extremes. More →
Tuesday 27th March 2018
The demand side of the housing market has one main factor: new mortgages created by the banks... this means house prices - and the resulting housing crises - are driven by mortgage lending. So how should our politicians and policymakers respond? Professor Steve Keen suggests a solution... More →