Tim is the creator of sustainapedia.com and heads digital publisher Treading Lightly. His interests include nature and wild places, cooking, film, sport and music. He is a poet, writer and commentator.
Belgian startup company johanson3 has designed a new generation of cargo bikes that could transform urban transport by redefining the way we move around. The real issue for the urban traveler and the commuter is […]
Bath University’s pioneering work with straw bale technology has gained Passivhaus accreditation. For a building design to achieve the Passivhaus standard in the UK, a number of aspects must be achieved including: very high […]
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The south Indian state of Kerala contradicts many of the current assumptions made about ‘wealth’, ‘quality of life’ and ‘standard of living’: despite having an average annual income of around $350 – 70 […]
Bath University research findings could help halt deforestation Experiments from Bath University’s research labs suggest that a little-known yeast has nearly identical qualities to palm oil without the environmentally harmful side effects. Early laboratory tests […]
A new report from UNEP has surveyed low-carbon cities worldwide to identify the key factors underlying their success in scaling up energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as in attaining targets for […]
The Pesticide Action Week is an annual and international event, open to everyone, with the aim to promote alternatives to pesticides. The campaign takes place during the first ten days of every spring […]
I remember that carbon wizard Anthony Turner, who runs Carbon Sense, once told me that the atmosphere has no political boundaries. And just as carbon dioxide affects everyone, so too does nuclear pollution. It all depends […]
Net Primary Production (NPP) – the total photosynthetic production of the planet – is estimated to be 225 billion metric tons of wood, grass, fibre and food. The human economy utilises, consumes, converts, […]
China has surpassed the US as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is responsible for around a quarter of global emissions, according to a new report from WWF-China, written by […]