Niamh James

New OnePlanet ‘Node Navigator’ functionality cuts through complexity

We are pleased to announce that we have recently launched new functionality to the OnePlanet platform called the ‘Node Navigator’. The Node Navigator is a search tool that enables users to easily find, edit and manage their relevant Outcomes, Actions and Indicators to save time and easily input information. Functions and benefits Search Use the...

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Niamh James

Case Study: Enfield Council’s Meridian Water Regeneration Development

Meridian Water is Enfield Council’s £6 billion 25-year regeneration project which will create 10,000 homes, and 6,000 jobs for local people in Enfield. Meridian Water will be an exemplar of sustainable development and create a truly special piece of London. The Council has set an environmental vision for Meridian Water which has used the ‘doughnut economics’...

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Niamh James

Indigenous technologies that can inspire adaptation to climate change

Last week I visited the ‘Our Time on Earth’ exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London. The exhibition explores ideas from around the world as to how we can live on the planet in a way that doesn’t destroy the ecosystems we need to survive. With climate changes happening 70 years earlier than predicted, at...

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Niamh James

Nine out of ten employees need reskilling as part of a green jobs revolution

By Niamh James The UK government’s Ten Point Plan pledges to create 250,000 new green jobs by 2030, how might this be achieved? A couple of weeks ago OnePlanet attended one of Ashden’s ‘After Work’ events on how we might achieve a green jobs revolution. Ashden is a charity that works with organisations to accelerate...

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Niamh James

Property investment and the latest in climate science

Written by Pooran Desai OBE A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining Platinum Property Partners – a network supporting property investors – for their annual conference. I had been invited to address their franchisees on the challenges and opportunities ahead based on the latest climate science. The Challenge The challenge is enormous as...

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Niamh James

Heroes, hunger strikes and a Climate Satyagraha

On 14th March 2022, 52-year-old Angus Rose embarked on a hunger strike outside the UK Parliament gates demanding that MPs receive a climate crisis briefing by Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK Government Chief Scientific Advisor. A group of 79 leading climate scientists wrote a letter supporting his demand, including Sir David King who attended our...

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