Britain, we are told, has just experienced its warmest spring quarter on record. Not because of hot, sunny days but because of fewer cool nights. This seems to be due to unusual jet stream behaviour and abnormal weather formations over the Atlantic. But could this be the herald of more ominous changes ahead? The British Isles are nearer to the…
In our global quest for true environmental sustainability, transparency and accountability in our environmental claims are not just beneficial; they are essential. A revealing study by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in early 2021 found that up to 40% of green claims made online might be misleading. This issue, known as greenwashing, significantly undermines efforts to combat climate change…
The following article is reproduced with permission of the author, Simon Gray, Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers A provocative title for an emotive subject perhaps – yet still a very important one and worthy of debate, particularly given recent well-publicised fires raging in Europe, British Colombia and Hawaii and of course resistance to the recently implemented Ultra-Low Emission…