Niamh James

Five climate actions that support job ‘co-benefits’

Co-benefits are the positive effects that an action to tackle climate change may have on other outcomes such as employment, transport or health. Highlighting co-benefits in policymaking is essential to delivering climate action faster. A ‘green economy’ that is low-carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive not only reduces the effects of climate change but also...

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Niamh James

Join our ‘Early Adopter’ Leadership Cohort for Local Authorities

Our ‘Early Adopter’ Cohort is an excellent opportunity for local authorities to come together and become pioneers of delivering Net Zero. The cohort will help local authorities implement their climate strategies as well as provide workshops and expert support.   The Net Zero Navigator Tool  In December, we held a webinar in partnership with Connected Places...

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Niamh James

Five climate actions that support health ‘co-benefits’

Co-benefits Co-benefits are the positive effects that an action to tackle climate change may have on other outcomes such as health, transport or housing. Highlighting co-benefits in policy-making is essential to delivering climate action faster.   Government spending on healthcare totalled £269 billion in 2020. Investment in climate actions which improve health can reduce costs to...

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Niamh James

Climate briefing

Written by Pooran Desai OBE, Founder of OnePlanet ‘Climate changes are happening seventy years earlier than predicted’.   Professor Sir David King, former UK Chief Scientific Officer We are crossing climate tipping points decades earlier than predicted. Current ‘net zero’ commitments are no longer in line with the latest scientific evidence. This short briefing summarises...

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Niamh James

Co-benefits are key to supporting climate action

The majority of local governments within the UK have declared a climate emergency. However, getting climate action prioritised can be a challenge amongst other competing objectives such as health, job creation and transport. Co-benefits could be key to delivering climate action. Co-benefits of climate action The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change describes co-benefits...

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Niamh James
regenerative design

Regenerative Design is Rooted in Local Action and Collaboration

Daniel Christian Wahl is a pioneer of regenerative design who believes that widespread social and ecological change emerges from local action which transcends into the rest of society through collaboration.  ‘A regenerative human culture will be locally adapted and globally connected.’ Daniel Christian Wahl 2021 Regenerative design goes further than sustainability. Sustainability translates as development...

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