News — net zero

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...

Yesterday I felt sad

July 07, 2025 • anxiety • be the difference • climate activism • climate change • climate crisis • climate emergency • climate justice • environmental activism • global warming • net zero • no judgement • reduce carbon footprint • social justice • white privilege

Yesterday I felt sad.* What causes me the most stress, despair, frustration, disappointment and hurt to run through my body is actually not the headlines; it’s not the words and pictures of death and destruction, authoritarian abuses of power, social injustices, or climate collapse (though they all cause me anxiety, anger and heartbreak); it’s the dystopian carrying on as normal; it’s the inability or unwillingness to change, to help, to speak out; it’s the silence. It feels like one of those nightmares where you’re screaming at the top of your lungs and no-one can hear you. It takes inordinate amounts...

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...

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