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2022: What the New Year could bring for rapid transition around the world

Credit: Jernej Furman (CC BY 2.0) As the New Year springs into action, with it comes a renewed sense of focus. Stepping into 2022, the world is entering the...

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A one-stop shop for greener homes

It 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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A Rapid Transition is underway – but will it happen fast enough?

After 33 years working at Alliance member, Centre for Alternative Technology, Paul Allen reflects on his journey. The Centre for Alternative Technology...

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A rapid transition towards peace and security 

It is hard to fully anticipate how Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine will change the world – but the potential for both great suffering and great...

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An alternative energy strategy to stimulate rapid transition

All around the world, governments’ energy policies are at a crossroads. In order to insulate themselves from dependence on Russian oil and gas, tackle...

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An outlook of prosumer agency in Africa

Historically, consumption in Africa has been overlooked. African societies are seen as providers of globally circulated primary raw materials, but often the...

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Averting the insect apolcalypse

There is no doubt that insects are in decline: every year there are slightly fewer butterflies, fewer bumblebees – fewer of almost all the myriad little...

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BP ‘dropped’ as C4 paralympics sponsor

Oil company BP disappears from Channel 4 coverage despite being originally announced as Paralympic Games sponsor. The oil giant BP is no longer a...

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Climate Justice must be central to an inclusive and effective COP26 agenda

A summer of record-breaking heatwaves, floods and fires have seen calls for the world leaders meeting at COP26 to take urgent action, realistically bold...