Would you try to cross a river if you only knew the average depth and not the maximum depth, the speed of the flow or whether there were other dangers such as crocodiles? The chances are you wouldn’t. Most people are risk averse and so is society. For example, we require insurance companies to be well enough capitalised to withstand…
The Urgent Need for an ‘On-the-Go' Circular Economy in London The City of London is a vibrant, bustling hub of history, innovation, and commerce. And these days, along with most cities around the world, largely powered on coffee. Yet despite various attempts, pilots and campaigns to get coffee cup recycling off the ground (and into our bins), coffee cups are…
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…