Sustainable (adjective):
- conserving an ecological balance.
- able to be upheld or defended.
- continuing at the required level with no problems.
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Sustainable communications: news and comment
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Postcard from the Camargue
In September, I visited the unique landscape of the Camargue in the south of France. It was an anniversary holiday, and I mostly focused on relaxing and trying to photograph the region’s wildlife. But it was hard to avoid issues around sustainability and climate. It’s a very different landscape from my native Pennine Yorkshire –…
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Are we near peak emissions?
We might have finally seen a peak in greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation. According to new research by energy thinktank Ember, the amounts of coal and gas burnt globally for electricity generation in the first half of the year fell, very slightly, despite growing electricity demand. It’s not a huge drop – just 27TWh,…
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Story-telling for case studies
All the world loves a good story. So how can you make sure your case studies are telling a story that’ll grab your audience’s attention? Case studies and success stories can be a brilliant way of promoting whatever it is that you do. A satisfied customer talking about the value of your product or service…
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Possible review
Possible is a nuts and bolts guide to the technologies that could help the world reach net zero emissions by 2050. Researched and written by veteran energy specialist Chris Goodall of Carbon Commentary, Possible surveys the state of the art across all the main areas for decarbonisation. The scope of the energy transition is so vast that there’s…
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Optimism vs guff at ReGeneration Earth
I had a fascinating couple of days in Leeds last week at ReGeneration Earth, the flagship conference for the Yorkshire Sustainability Festival. Run by the team behind the Green Finance conference in Sheffield earlier this year, ReGeneration Earth set out to tackle the full scope of the polycrisis. If that wasn’t enough, it also aimed…
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Long road to new nuclear
Government investment in new nuclear power is welcome, and very overdue. Decarbonising the UK’s power supply would be a lot harder and more expensive without a significant share for nuclear, whether that comes from current designs of gigawatt-scale reactor or new smaller designs. Third-generation nuclear fission is a proven technology, and the main challenge is…