Niamh James

US Senate passes ‘boldest climate package in US history’ by just one vote

After over a year of negotiations, United States Senate Democrats passed a tax, climate and health bill formerly called The Inflation Reduction Act. The $739 billion bill seeks to raise corporate taxes whilst lowering healthcare costs and combatting climate change. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the deciding vote in favour of the bill which was...

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Niamh James

Join our second OnePlanet Leadership Cohort for Local Governments

“Councils deliver multiple plans by multiple departments. To highlight shared objectives, we need software like OnePlanet. The clear visualisation and measurement of co-benefits enables collaboration and saves time in management and reporting.” Head of Carbon Management, Haringey Council We are mid-way through our first Leadership Cohort and are already delivering real impact for the participants...

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Niamh James

Assign climate actions to ensure collaboration and drive accountability

‘Being able to track actions across the council is invaluable.’ Dominic Millen, Head of SustainabilityLondon Borough of Enfield OnePlanet has been working with UK Local Governments to understand the key challenges they face when implementing climate action. One challenge is insufficient collaboration across departments and creating wider internal engagement.  Recognising co-benefits More often than not,...

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Niamh James

‘Frankly, unless we do these things, we’re cooked.’

Last year we co-hosted our ‘Adapt Now!’ session at COP26 with leading climate experts. We have recut the session as a 3-minute video. Key highlights from the video: Vietnam, 95% of the landmass of the country under seawater in just thirty years’ time – Professor Sir David King. The human brain isn’t particularly well suited...

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Niamh James

Climate tipping points: teetering on the edge of catastrophe

Global warming and climate change are often seen as small gradual changes relative to the amount of greenhouse gases being released. However, many of the Earth’s systems are on the brink of major changes, to the point of no return. These are called ‘tipping points.’ A tipping point is the period at which a small...

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Niamh James

Understanding ourselves as Nature once again

Animism – the belief of interconnectedness The brief period between the collapse of feudalism in Europe in the 14th century and the rise of capitalism in the 16th century was characterised by self-sufficiency, the collective management of resources and ecological regeneration. Free peasants across Europe had common access to the land which they managed and...

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