Tag: climate change


  • Recommended books to reduce your carbon emissions

    Here is a list of books which have been a source of inspiration for this blog. They burst myths, make it easy to understand how our choices impact our carbon footprint and provide good tips of how to properly cut our carbon emissions. These books are written by experts in this field, with their suggestions…

  • Exciting train journeys across Europe

    Lonely Planet has written a brilliant book ‘Flight-free Europe’ about how to explore Europe using low carbon routes. They suggest 80 itineraries where you can visit numerous countries within a week or two using mainly train, but also boat, cycling and walking routes. They recommend that to make this type of trip successful, you should…

  • Grow trees for free without any effort

    There is a way of reducing your carbon footprint by producing negative carbon emissions from your activities. The best way to do this is by planting a tree. It is not enough to reduce our carbon footprint; we need to remove carbon dioxide from the environment as well. Deforestation contributes 12-20% to carbon emissions each…

  • Why climate change is not left wing or right wing

    Local elections are coming up in Britain on the 1st May and there have been increasing attacks on the idea of ‘net zero’ from some political parties. The idea of net zero and climate change is being characterised as left-wing, expensive and pointless. The truth is climate change and the race to get to net…

  • Myth busting: plastics

    Plastic is widely perceived by the public as a major problem for climate change and the environment. It is often why people think recycling bottles is one the most important things they can do for environment. But how does the problem of plastic fit in with the climate change crisis? Putting plastic into context of…

  • Plants that attract pollinators

    We face a biodiversity crisis across the globe. This means the number of species of animals and plants are declining rapidly because climate change is destroying their habitats. This has big consequences for us because this will impact the availability of food and medicine, especially if there is a big decline in pollinators. Pollinators are…

  • 5 things you can do to fight climate change in your garden

    Managing your garden in the right way will support the ecosystem that is struggling with climate change. Increasing carbon emissions is creating a double disaster of a climate change crisis and a biodiversity crisis. There has been a big drop in wildlife globally and we are on track to lose over a quarter of species…