Apr 133 minVoting for the future?Jemima Parker, Chair of Zero Carbon Harrogate What links the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC) reports and the...
Feb 102 minPlanning for the future?by Tim Larner, Zero Carbon Harrogate Planning Group Lead We all love to berate the local authority planning system, me included. Why...
Jan 62 minImagining a net zero futureAt the start of a new year, hopes are always high, with thoughts of new beginnings, new adventures and the promise of better things to...
Dec 3, 20212 minDon't switch off just for ChristmasMuch talk has taken place in recent weeks about the threats posed by climate change and the actions that are required to address it. Just...
Nov 11, 20213 minLet climate action speak louder than wordsAs COP26 comes to a close we are left to consider what its legacy will be. What will be the impact of the agreements reached? Will they...
Nov 3, 20213 minWhere will COP26 lead usIt’s arrived! The 26th UN climate conference, known as COP26 has started in Glasgow. It heralds two weeks of presentations, discussions,...
Oct 8, 20213 minMaking Climate Choices More TransparentEvents of recent weeks have come as rather an unpleasant surprise, with fuel shortages, hikes in energy prices and disruption to...
Sep 10, 20213 minLet's face the climate challenge head onI wonder if you have ever been confronted by a situation where you are expected to do something but feel you don’t have the knowledge,...
Aug 6, 20213 minFood to Empower Climate ActionKnowing what to do about climate change can often feel overwhelming. Not knowing where to start or what to do can lead to inaction. It’s...
Jul 1, 20213 minFewer car journeys - the only way forwardI sense a widespread but misplaced belief that electric cars will be an environmental panacea. They will help, but electrification of our...
Jun 7, 20213 minNature’s role in averting a climate crisisClimate breakdown is getting much more media coverage of late and we hear a lot about carbon footprints, carbon emissions and zero-carbon...
May 28, 20213 minKeep up the momentum, you are not aloneSo, you are off and running, you were inspired, or perhaps your children were, and you felt the pressure to do something about climate...
Apr 15, 20213 minBig changes needed in the way we heat our homesSince the dawn of mankind fire has played a crucial part in our survival, keeping us warm in the coldest of climates, but now it poses a...
Apr 13, 20213 minA Review of ‘The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review’ “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot” is the first line from a very prescient song called “Big Yellow Taxi” from 1970 by Joni...
Mar 18, 20213 minBudgeting for a low carbon futureThe climate is changing - it’s no longer a matter for debate. Farmers are seeing the seasons disrupted, extreme floods are commonplace,...
Feb 18, 20213 minWe all need to get our climate priorities rightAs we sat shivering in another ‘Beast from the East’ and were filled with a mixture of glee and annoyance, depending on age, by the...
Jan 21, 20213 minThe changing face of farmingI have just finished reading ‘English Pastoral – An Inheritance’, by James Rebanks, an unexpected but rewarding Christmas present. It...
Dec 17, 20202 minMake your resolutions a part of the climate solutionWhat kind of a year have you had? This enquiry is usually made in polite conversation, with little expectation of a significant response,...
Nov 25, 20203 minPlanners, developers and house builders need to do moreHarrogate frequently tops the list of the best places to live in the UK and being joined this year by Ripon it’s perhaps not surprising...
Oct 30, 20202 minDreaming of a Low Carbon FutureMomentous global events can often pass us by here in our relatively quiet corner of the English countryside, even with twenty-four-hour...