A gentler way

In spite of the low quality reports currently in circulation – funded by manufacturers of petrol and diesel cars – about the environmental drawbacks of electric vehicles, most academics, industry experts and the Committee on Climate Change see them as essential if we are going to decarbonise transport. Not having a car at all is,…

On 1st November, nominations open for The Earthshot Prize, “the most prestigious global environment prize in history” according to its website. The competition is open to a wide range of evidence-based solutions to our biggest environmental problems. It aims to “turn the current pessimism surrounding environmental issues into optimism that we can rise to the…