Commentary
A one-stop shop for greener homesIt is about time the UK government got to grips with retrofitting existing housing to scale up home energy efficiency across the country. One way to do this...
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Indigenous cultural revival and re-enchantment with nature: the journey of the Colombian Muysca peopleThis story weaves the indigenous cultural revival of the Muysca people of Suba in Colombia, together with the transition to more sustainable living. It is...
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A new roof for rapid transition – building low-carbon, affordable housing for communities with new ownership modelsAll across the world new approaches to home-building are emerging in response to the multiple crises of climate breakdown, unaffordable housing, deprivation...
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The first flush of transition: the rise of British indoor plumbing and what it tells us about rapid transitionA little over 100 years ago, most households in the UK did not have access to an indoor bathroom fitted with a toilet, bath, or even running water. The rise...
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Building back better: South Korea shows the challenge and opportunity of green stimulus spending for Covid recoveryIs the world poised to learn from the missed chance of 2008 and take the opportunity of rebuilding after a huge economic shock to make a rapid, low carbon...
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The lightbulb moment: the rapid shift to LEDs and ultra efficient lightingThe invention of the incandescent light bulb brought enormous changes to the way that people with access to electricity live and work, but it was not until...
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The dash away from gas: how the Netherlands kicked a big fossil fuel habitOne of the biggest problems in making a rapid transition away from fossil fuels is because whole industries become dependent on them and infrastructures get...
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The jump to pumps: how Finland found an answer to heating homesHow to heat homes and workplaces without relying on fossil fuels is one of the more difficult challenges for moving rapidly to zero carbon economies. Within...
Report
Cambridge Sustainability Commission report on Scaling Behaviour ChangeA major new report by the Cambridge Sustainability Commission on Scaling Behaviour Change calls on policy makers to target the UK’s polluter elite to...