Hot is not Cool for Harrogate Economy
Jemima Parker People often tell me that they want to take action on climate change because they are concerned about the future world they...
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Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
Every Mile Counts
Anna Slatcher Forecourt prices are hitting the headlines and many of us are contemplating what we can do to cut our travel cost. Our...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- May 28, 2022
- 3 min
A New Perspective from a New Mum
Catriona Hawkin New parenthood is a joyful, exhausting and life-changing time. Perhaps it’s the sleepless nights or the maze of nappy...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Apr 13, 2022
- 3 min
Voting for the future?
Jemima Parker, Chair of Zero Carbon Harrogate What links the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC) reports and the...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
Planning 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...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
Imagining a net zero future
At the start of a new year, hopes are always high, with thoughts of new beginnings, new adventures and the promise of better things to...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
Don't switch off just for Christmas
Much talk has taken place in recent weeks about the threats posed by climate change and the actions that are required to address it. Just...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Let climate action speak louder than words
As 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...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Where will COP26 lead us
It’s arrived! The 26th UN climate conference, known as COP26 has started in Glasgow. It heralds two weeks of presentations, discussions,...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
Making Climate Choices More Transparent
Events of recent weeks have come as rather an unpleasant surprise, with fuel shortages, hikes in energy prices and disruption to...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
Let's face the climate challenge head on
I 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,...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
Food to Empower Climate Action
Knowing 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...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
Fewer car journeys - the only way forward
I sense a widespread but misplaced belief that electric cars will be an environmental panacea. They will help, but electrification of our...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
Nature’s role in averting a climate crisis
Climate breakdown is getting much more media coverage of late and we hear a lot about carbon footprints, carbon emissions and zero-carbon...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- May 28, 2021
- 3 min
Keep up the momentum, you are not alone
So, you are off and running, you were inspired, or perhaps your children were, and you felt the pressure to do something about climate...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
Big changes needed in the way we heat our homes
Since 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...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
A 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...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Mar 18, 2021
- 3 min
Budgeting for a low carbon future
The climate is changing - it’s no longer a matter for debate. Farmers are seeing the seasons disrupted, extreme floods are commonplace,...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Feb 18, 2021
- 3 min
We all need to get our climate priorities right
As we sat shivering in another ‘Beast from the East’ and were filled with a mixture of glee and annoyance, depending on age, by the...
Zero Carbon Harrogate
- Jan 21, 2021
- 3 min
The changing face of farming
I have just finished reading ‘English Pastoral – An Inheritance’, by James Rebanks, an unexpected but rewarding Christmas present. It...
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