My employer Ashden Climate Solutions have won NGO of the year at the Edie Sustainable Awards for their Let’s Go Zero project, which I’ve been working on for almost a year now. I already knew it was an exceptional campaign, so it’s nice to see it being recognised. Here are the details.
Former archbishop Rowan Williams writes about the growth obsession in politics in the Guardian, and reminds us to ask ‘why, and for whom?’ when people start talking about growth.
David Roberts’ Volts podcast discussed the remarkable solar boom in Pakistan, which has installed 30GW of small scale solar power in the last five years.
I felt for artist duo Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell this week (pictured above). They’ve just seen Channel 4 screen a documentary fronted by Michael Sheen, in which he buys a million pounds of anonymised debt and writes it off, calling it a ‘heist’. They already made that exact film, having been turned down by Channel 4 because they weren’t famous enough. Sheen has had several articles written in praise of his generosity, and I am yet to see a single article asking if this is in fact an act of plagiarism. Support my artist friends and all non-celebrity creators by treating yourself to a screening of Bank Job this weekend, which is available online.
Two articles this week, both of which are rather interesting, in my humble opinion. I might not get much writing time this coming week, as we’ve got the engineers from Aira in to fit the heat pump – the final stage in my six year project to get our house to net zero by 2025. I’ll let you know how it goes.
This week’s articles
Ten ways to get solar without a rooftop
What happens if you’d love to have solar panels but don’t have a roof to put it on? It’s not uncommon. You might be in rented accomodation or in an apartment, and don’t have access to a roof of your own. Perhaps you’ve got a roof but it faces the wrong way, is the wrong…
The first country to say goodbye to ICE cars
Which country do you think will be the first to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars? A good bet might be Norway, which leads the world on electric car adoption. 90% of new cars sold are electric, so they’re closer than anyone else. But it’s not Norway. Or you might guess China,…
A little giveaway
I don’t post these sorts of things very often, because persuading people to buy stuff they don’t need isn’t in the spirit of this website. But here’s a little offer over on Earthbound Books – buy any book this weekend and you could win a £250 gift card.
Earthbound Books is my online bookshop, built on the Bookshop.org platform, which was created as an ethical alternative to Amazon. It shares a portion of profits with independent bookshops, pays its taxes, and has carbon neutral shipping. Buying books through Earthbound – and you can get most things on there if you search for it – helps to pay for the hosting of this site. Thanks!
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