News — greenhouse gas emissions

LONG READ EXPLAINER: Why should the UK get to Net Zero? Won’t it cost us too much? [20 minutes]

July 09, 2025 • climate activism • climate change • climate crisis • climate emergency • cost of living • eco • economy • food • fossil fuels • global warming • green economy • green spaces • greenhouse gas emissions • health • housing • mental health • net zero • net zero economy

(TLDR – skip to FREE Conversation Guides – to help you talk about Net Zero, why we need it, the costs, the risks and the benefits with your friends and family.) ***** Having made the case for why we need to get to Net Zero, both globally and nationally, I’d like to look at the economics of getting there. As Energy accounts for nearly ¾ of our greenhouse gas emissions globally, many countries have been looking at decarbonising their energy supply in order to get to Net Zero, including the UK. But one criticism that opponents of Net Zero have is...

Offsetting the Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Your Flights

April 29, 2025 • carbon footprint • carbon offset • climate change • climate crisis • climate emergency • eco inspiration • education • environmental impact • greenhouse gas emissions • make a change • summer holidays • sustainable • travel

With the Summer holidays fast approaching, many Brits will be thinking of jetting off from the UK to sunnier shores. If you’re planning to hop on a plane this Summer, have you ever thought about the carbon cost of your holiday? Your Carbon Footprint Whilst the notion of a carbon footprint may be problematic in terms of fossil fuel companies off-loading their responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on to individual consumers, it is still a helpful tool. It helps us see a breakdown of the carbon impact of our choices as consumers. Did you...

LONG READ EXPLAINER: Why should the UK get to Net Zero? What is the benefit? [15 minutes]

March 26, 2025 • be the difference • carbon footprint • climate change • climate crisis • climate emergency • climate justice • earth day • earth month • eco • ecofriendly • environmental impact • global warming • greenhouse gas emissions • industrial revolution • make a change • net zero • reduce carbon footprint

(TLDR – skip to two FREE Conversation Guides – to help you talk about Net Zero with your friends and family.) 1. What’s the benefit of Net Zero? “I can’t see how Net Zero is possible or beneficial to us.” I've thought a LOT about how to respond to this statement. I made several (failed) starts to gather my thoughts into something coherent, until I realised that the disconnect came from the differing points from which we were both starting. As someone who works, and volunteers, in the climate space, I approach Net Zero from a scientific...

Sometimes I wish I could give up.

May 26, 2023 • activism • be the difference • carbon footprint • carbon offset • career • climate change • climate crisis • climate emergency • climate justice • climate strikes • eco • eco ideas • eco inspiration • ecofriendly • environmental activism • environmental impact • environmental justice • environmentally hopeful • family • global warming • greenhouse gas emissions • happy • identity • maternal mental health • mental health • mothers love cookies • mum • mum hustle • mumlife • no judgement • parenthood • self employed • volunteering • work at home mum • zero waste living

Dear friends, family and followers, Sometimes I wish I could just give up. And I bet you wish I would too sometimes… ;-) Give up going on and on (and on) about the climate crisis. Stop banging on about taking climate action. Quit posting things on social media that make my friends feel anxious, overwhelmed, panicked, uncomfortable, stressed. I know I seem always happy, always confident, always positive, but there is part of me that is simply desperate to give up. To just stop. To walk away. To no longer feel the despair, the...

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