Ben Gill

Young people finding the gaps in climate strategy, and suggesting new solutions

Back in September, we started an initiative to work with Young Leaders to systems-map all UK local government climate strategies into a single networked database. While mapping all strategies has proven to be over-optimistic… with nearly 50 mapped and connected we’re already learning a lot! On the central page you can see all the plans...

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Pooran Desai
Zero carbon homes

Why we must not introduce a Zero Carbon Buildings Policy…

We must push for an accelerated Zero Carbon Energy Strategy. A Zero Carbon Buildings Policy is well-intentioned but misguided.

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Pooran Desai
Homes England development, Northstowe in Cambridgeshire

Digital transformation and sustainable communities

We live in a new reality of a climate and ecological emergency. We need new thinking and new tools to enable us to build more new homes, at the same time as reducing our carbon emissions.

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