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Contraction and Convergence

The climate change policy platform that’s floating just under the surface of negotiations I was privileged to attend COP15 in Copenhagen this week as a member of the Global Commons Institute delegation, headed by Aubrey Meyer. During our attendance, I…

Google or Tea? Introducing the Carbon:Value Ratio

I’m not even sure this is worth blogging it seems so obvious. I guess the thing that crystallised this concept in my mind was that whole two-Google-searches-is-the-energy-equivalent-of-boiling-a-kettle nonsense, precipitated by a journalist from The Times doing some bad research and…

Using Carbon for Competitive Advantage

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly As the topic of carbon emissions continues to become more and more visible on the public stage, it’s inevitable that it will feature increasingly in various marketing activities. A story on the LowCarbonEconomy.com…