Let’s be honest: Valentine’s Day feels incomplete without a bouquet of roses. They’re romantic, they’re classic, and they smell amazing. But have you ever stopped to think about what it […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder: understanding the science and sustainable ways to cope
Have you ever noticed how your mood shifts as the days get shorter and the weather turns cooler? Maybe you find yourself longing for sunny afternoons or craving the warmth […]
Keep the cold outside and the cash inside
Ever felt like your heating bill is plotting against you? Like the more you layer up, the more your energy costs climb as if they’ve got their own winter sports […]
The Environmental Cost of Fame and Fortune
How can something seem so close yet be so far from us? This is something I often think about when I see celebrities and public figures going about their lives. […]
Bright Lights, Dark Effects: The True Cost of Fireworks Displays
Many years ago, a wise philosopher named Katy Perry once asked, ‘Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind wanting to start again?’. This timeless question […]
COP29: Too little, too late?
So, the bargaining, posturing, brinkmanship and horse trading finally are over. The COP29 talks have reached an agreement, more than 24 hours after the conference was due to close. It […]
Lawn and Order: How the Unattainable Beauty Standard is Invading Our Green Spaces
Slender, healthy, tall – but not too tall. Soft and comforting, resilient and of course, beautiful. These are all words that you may use to describe a partner; however, they […]
COP29: the stakes keep getting higher
It’s easy to be cynical about international conferences. They require a large number of delegates to fly long distances at great expense, involve lots of talking and often seem to […]
COP16 and our biodiversity here and now
The United Nations Biodiversity Conference of Parties, or COP16, took place in Cali, Colombia, from 21st October to 1st November 2024, and it has been deemed as a milestone for […]