Is the threat of proliferation enough to reject nuclear power?
Following the National Audit Office’s (NAO) November report on Sellafield and its running costs, Joseph Iddison takes a look at the history of nuclear energy and weighs up its advantages against its difficulties, as both an energy source and a human danger. Nuclear power is arguably the most contentious source of...
On this day 1996: France suspends nuclear tests
One day after detonating its biggest nuclear device in the South Pacific, president Jacques Chirac announced that France would no longer test nuclear weapons. In a live broadcast to the nation, he said the tests mean “the safety of our country and of our children is assured.” The first...
Osborne’s championing of HS2 proves his ideological objection to renewables
George Osborne spoke with passion when asked by the BBC to give the “economic case” for HS2 yesterday. Alex Blackburne writes how the chancellor’s answer revealed his true colours when it comes to renewable energy. The second phase of the government’s controversial high-speed rail network was revealed a little...
Why supporting innovation is vital for UK energy policy in 2013
Britain is facing an “energy efficiency revolution“. That was the claim brought forward by UK politicians last November, and it is now time to act on it. After all, writes Chris Farrell, the potential is there. As stated alongside November’s strategy, ”success in the energy efficiency sector was highlighted by the...
Responsible investment bodies: what is the EIA?
The Ethical Investment Association (EIA) is a membership association for financial advisers in the UK who are committed to promoting green and ethical investment to their clients. An offshoot of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), it was set up in 1998 and is managed by a...
After the snow, the floods
The snow was bad. Now millions of gallons of meltwater will add to the heavy rain falling on waterlogged ground during a spring tide. Our weather-battered island is exhibiting the first serious symptoms of climate change, and it’s only just begun. With over 50 flood warnings and 219 alerts,...
Investing sustainably in an ageing population
An article published in the British Medical Journal last week said that 40% of girls born this year will live to the age of 100 – with boys not far behind. Alex Blackburne looks into how investment funds are seeking to tackle this demographic shift sustainably. It’s no surprise to...
We need a credible green innovation growth strategy
Innovation equals growth. More importantly, green innovation equals sustainable growth. Large businesses shed jobs through recessions and shed jobs during growth as they outsource and focus on efficiency. Large incumbent businesses are part of the problem, and not part of the solution to our economic, societal and environmental woes....
Is it contradictory to fly somewhere for a ‘sustainable’ holiday?
One of the most contentious aspects of sustainable tourism is air travel. Can flying ever be ‘sustainable’ when considering the carbon footprint of your holiday? Alex Blackburne attempts to lay out the pros and cons. Powered flight is one of man’s greatest achievements. Ever since the Wright brothers took...
Ethical IFA of the week: Investing Ethically
There are plenty of independent financial advisers (IFAs) across the country who give advice on ethical investment. Our job is to tell you about them. Kicking off this new series is the aptly-named Investing Ethically. Specialising in socially responsible, environmental and ethical investment, it owes its co-operative business principles...
Why I chose ethical investment: becoming part of a global movement
Martin Ellis is an ethical investor. Despite having only begun his investment journey three or four years ago, it was clear to him from the off that ethical investment was a good sector to get into – for more than one reason. Martin (a pseudonym) works at a church...
Climate sceptics are our generation’s slavery apologists
Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated Lincoln (about the 16th US president, not the East Midlands town*) is released in the UK today. Simon Leadbetter argues that future generations will see our debate about the cause of, and response to, climate change in the same way we view historic arguments over slavery....
Why I’ll be investing my children’s junior ISA funds sustainably
It’s ISA season, which reaches a crescendo of emails, press adverts and posters in March. This three-month period is the time of year when those wishing to save to can get a nice tax break if they use their annual individual savings accounts allowance. The introduction of junior ISAs...
Are the climate sceptics melting away?
Last year, researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in the US found that the Arctic sea ice cover was at its lowest ever point. This news was followed shortly after by confirmation of further melting in the region. The polar regions are arguably feeling the effects of climate...
On this day in 1984: Apple releases landmark Macintosh advert
Twenty-nine years ago today, an advertisement was shown on US television to mark the imminent release of the Apple Macintosh computer – the first chapter in Apple’s meteoric rise to the forefront of global technology. The inaugural advert portrayed a dystopian world, in which a character resembling Big Brother...
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