"I love renewables but I’m also pro-arithmetic"
This TEDx talk from physicist David Mackay is also well worth a watch. How do we wean Britain off its (current) 90% dependency on fossil fuels if we are serious about the shift to a Net Zero future? Many of the options, as Mackay argues, come with a lot of baggage. The answer lies with addressing both supply - and demand-side issues – changing our consumption habits; being more thoughtful about our energy usage; and finding friendly states with whom we can collaborate.
Time for Change?
How realistic is the ambition of delivering a Net Zero carbon economy by 2050, 2040 or 2035? How reliable are the experts – and the data on which they rely? Is the government’s ambition meaningful – or simply part of a long-standing political narrative, which says all the right things but does not lead to effective, sustainable change. This article in The Guardian is well worth a read.
The Future is Slow
Our Heritage 2040 Article Nine: Slow food, tourism, agriculture, fishing. But maybe faster buses and the odd train.
East Anglia and the hydrogen vanguard
Our Heritage 2040 Article Eight: Long the poor relation when it comes to energy alternatives, Hydrogen’s case is gaining momentum.
East Anglia - leading the way for Clean Growth
Our Heritage 2040 Article Seven: What we can expect to have happened to power generation in UK by 2040. What it will take to accelerate towards a Net Zero Carbon future.
"We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis"
Michael Shellenberger explains why it's time to overcome longstanding fears of the technology, and why he and other environmentalists believe it's past time to embrace nuclear as a viable and desirable source of clean power.
The Imaginative State
Back in early April, we could not have predicted the appetite, enthusiasm or thirst for change - to build back better…
Suffolk: The All Energy Coast?
Our Heritage 2040 Article Six: The all-energy coast is a compelling idea but not at any cost.
Business Life After The Virus: London in Recovery
Insights from the Jericho Conversation on London in Recovery.
The Interim report, explores the key challenges in the evolving relationship between business and democracy. Download a copy of the report here.