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Story of change

London’s ‘Great Stink’ of 1858: how a rapid policy response stopped the stench

In 2022 raw human waste was pumped into the United Kingdom’s rivers and seas 825 times per day on average. Modern Britain has a big, steaming sewage...

Posted on 10 May 2023
Liveable cities, Safe water, Better homes
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Story of change

Accelerating recovery of wild European mammals brings hope of wider nature regeneration

In 2022, something happened in Britain for the first time in 6,000 years. Deep in the Kent countryside, a wild European bison calf was born as part of the...

Posted on 29 March 2023
Natural advantage

Story of change

Heat pumps in cold weather? Snow problem!

When Europe and the United Kingdom brace for cold weather, it’s a good time to explore the potential for a rapid transition from fossil fuel energy to...

Posted on 13 March 2023
Clean energy

Story of change

Doing development differently: How Kenya is rapidly emerging as Africa’s renewable energy superpower

When William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya’s fifth president in September 2022, he used his inauguration speech to demand an end to humanity’s “addiction...

Posted on 17 November 2022
Clean energy

Story of change

SO₂ Long, Sulphur: How China rapidly cut sulphur dioxide emissions to help clear the air

At the end of 2006, sulphur dioxide (SO₂) pollution in China peaked at just over 38 million tonnes per year. By 2019, this had been cut to around 12...

Posted on 21 September 2022

Story of change

Solar power surges in Spain

Under a brutal August sun, which saw the mercury rise to record-breaking levels throughout the Northern Hemisphere, the western region of Extremadura in...

Posted on 30 August 2022
Clean energy

Story of change

The cooling, cleansing power of canopies – urban tree planting takes root

From the London borough of Hackney and Barcelona in Spain, to Freetown in Sierra Leone, increasing the number of trees in cities has been shown to be an...

Posted on 22 August 2022
Liveable cities, Clean energy

Story of change

Making waves: Electric ships are sailing ahead

Quietly, at the tail-end of 2021, the Yara Birkeland set sail from Porsgrunn, a town in the south-east of Norway. The 80-metre, 3200-tonne ship is the first...

Posted on 8 July 2022
Clean energy, Efficient travel

Story of change

Keeping cool without costing the earth

In May 2022 temperatures in India and Pakistan reached 50°C. Heat this fierce causes chaos to infrastructure, water security and also triggers irreversible...

Posted on 23 June 2022
Clean energy, Better homes
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