Archive for November 15th, 2006
Survey investigating usage patterns of Building Energy Performance Simulation tools in the construction industry
I was contacted by Rokia recently, who is looking for help on the following research project. My MBA experience has made me sympathetic to the need for meaningful survey responses when researching, so if you have a few minutes, please help out and fill in the survey. I have taken the survey myself and it’s [...]
The Queen’s Speeech and the Climate Change Bill
The Queen’s speech is now online here and the Climate Change Bill is on her list:
My Government will publish a Bill on climate change as part of its policy to protect the environment, consistent with the need to secure long-term energy supplies.
Other interesting bills include:
A draft Bill will be published to tackle road [...]
How to talk to a climate sceptic
Gristmill have a fantastic series of posts available here which give a myriad of responses to climate sceptics, including arguments against such nuggets as Global warming is a hoax and A warmer world will be better. As we gear up for Xmas party schmoozing season, it might be a good idea to gem [...]
New Oxford American dictionary word of the year…Carbon Neutral
::via Gristmill:
The new Oxford American dictionary word of the year has been announced as ‘carbon neutral’:
Being carbon neutral involves calculating your total climate-damaging carbon emissions, reducing them where possible, and then balancing your remaining emissions, often by purchasing a carbon offset: paying to plant new trees or investing in “green” technologies such as solar and [...]
Futerra’s 10 rules of sustainable communications
I recently came across Futerra’s ten rules of sustainable communications. It’s a great little manifesto and reinforces the fact that you can’t scare people into going green.
Big picture - make connections, demonstrate long term thinking, blow myths
Technically correct - be trustworthy, provide transparency, give real facts
Be cool - be sexy, mainstream, non-patronising, brave - stand [...]
