Every aspect of what we do needs to be scrutinised to determine what the emissions are from this activity. Events are no exception! During the pandemic we suddenly transitioned to online events...
Lets be frank sitting in traffic is no longer acceptable
In its technical summary the latest IPCC report on climate change mitigation makes these observations regarding the transportation sector: Meeting climate mitigation goals would require...
Climate data cannot be kept out the boardroom
A discussion on this data should be part of your next leadership meeting agenda. The latest IPCC emissions report card shows we are completely off track and what we have to do next involves "deep,...
Remote work as climate change mitigation
If you have been following me for any amount of time you will know that I have repeatedly spoken about the impact remote working can have on emissions. (For example see these comments in...
Has this data been discussed in your boardroom?
While the desire to get back to “normal” after 2 years of dealing with this pandemic is completely understandable, we have to be very cognisant of the fact that our pre-pandemic “normal” put us on...
Lets analyse this in-person meeting
Every now and again it is a really good to pause and analyse how we do things. Is there a better way? A way that is kinder to people and the planet? Let's analyse the time and emissions required for...
Decoupling from fossil fuels: The daily commute
The pandemic has taught us that daily commutes for millions of office bound workers is completely unnecessary. We have also seen what less traffic has done to the air quality in cities around the...
Near term leadership goals
In the very near future we are going to need an all society approach to reverse the pictured trajectory. Trends in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide This is the most important challenge of our time and the...
We can slash in-person carbon footprints
If it wasn't for the pandemic we may have taken much longer to have access to this data. In this research, a whole of host of issues are looked at with regards to in-person conferences (IPC's) and...
Most are unaware of what it’s going to take
Most of us don't have a clue what it's going to take. I certainly didn't! This piece from Jason Hickel has helped me round out my understanding of the enormous task that lies before us if we are to...
COP26 Glasgow
Today is the start of the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow. This event will likely be the most important of our lifetime as we have don’t have the luxury of time to put us on a different emission...
Why ending the daily commute will have a major emissions impact
In our race to dramatically reduce emissions we need to analyze every emission source and ask: “Can we dramatically reduce or eliminate this emission source?” From the data, Electricity & Heat...