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Author Archives: David Thorpe

Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Battle looms for Morrison over EU/G7 carbon border tax

by David Thorpe 16 February 202116 February 2021
Posted inPublic/social/ethical

How the pandemic has sharpened the focus on community action and inequality

by David Thorpe 11 February 202111 February 2021
coral reef
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Value nature or become extinct: Landmark report puts humanity’s ecological footprint at the heart of economics

by David Thorpe 9 February 20219 February 2021
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Microsoft and Musk are working hard on carbon storage – here’s the prognosis

by David Thorpe 2 February 20212 February 2021
3D rendering of the Earth surrounded by cardboard boxes, a cargo container ship, a flying plane, a car, a van and a truck
Posted inInfrastructure & transport

The UK’s emissions trading scheme could outstrip Europe’s as the world wakes up

by David Thorpe 27 January 202127 January 2021
german building
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Europe finds the road to zero carbon depends on where you’re starting from

by David Thorpe 21 January 202121 January 2021
Posted inGovernment

Post-Brexit UK – like other gas-producing nations – betting on uncommercial, unproven carbon capture and hydrogen

by David Thorpe 12 January 202124 February 2021
Posted inHousing

The green financing net zero roadblocks are baring themselves

by David Thorpe 17 December 202017 December 2020
Lord Deben. Photo: Clive Barda
Posted inGovernment

Cutting UK emissions by 78 per cent in 14 years “affordable” say official advisors

by David Thorpe 10 December 202015 December 2020
Renat Heuberger,
Posted inBusiness

Covid-19 is making more companies declare net zero ambitions – but few have set concrete targets

by David Thorpe 3 December 20203 December 2020
Posted inRating tools

NABERS has officially moved to the UK!

by David Thorpe 1 December 20202 December 2020
Posted inEnvironment

Lining up finance, tax and net zero – the European model

by David Thorpe 26 November 202026 November 2020
Boris Johnson
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Boris Johnson’s new 10-point plan for greening the UK “not up to the job”

by David Thorpe 20 November 202020 November 2020
Posted inWaste and recycling

This circular economy is a baby step towards a regenerative economy. And only this will save capitalism.

by David Thorpe 17 November 202017 November 2020
Elemental hydrogen concept from the periodic table of chemical elements. Light blue background.
Posted inEnergy

The case for green hydrogen in existing gas-connected homes

by David Thorpe 10 November 20207 December 2020
Posted inFinance

ESG: A tobacco company might employ thousands of people yet kill millions – discuss

by David Thorpe 4 November 202010 November 2020
london city car traffic
Posted inEnvironment

How big is your carbon? What one government agency did to measure its impact

by David Thorpe 27 October 202027 October 2020
Posted inGovernment

How Green is Europe’s Green Deal?

by David Thorpe 27 October 202027 October 2020
Posted inEnergy

How the UK’s secret defence policy is driving energy policy – with the public kept in the dark

by David Thorpe 13 October 202028 October 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

How to disembody your carbon

by David Thorpe 6 October 20208 October 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

­­­­­­How much extra does it cost to make a building net zero carbon?

by David Thorpe 24 September 202019 October 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

How about a European Bauhaus for co-creating a renovation wave?

by David Thorpe 17 September 202024 September 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

After Juukan Gorge – can anyone ever believe an ESG rating again?

by David Thorpe 15 September 202024 September 2020
map of materials routes
Posted inMaterials

Where’s your lithium from? EU’s New Green Deal to track critical materials

by David Thorpe 10 September 202010 September 2020
building facade
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Unlocking the big barriers to an “efficiency first” approach

by David Thorpe 26 August 202026 August 2020
Posted inBusiness & Politics

Europe goes green in its Covid recovery

by David Thorpe 23 July 202023 July 2020
Posted inEngineering/Technology

Want a marriage made in heaven? Try Passive House+

by David Thorpe 16 July 202020 July 2020
Posted inGovernment

Yes, Mr Cummings, energy efficiency is boring – if you have a one inch deep mind

by David Thorpe 6 July 20207 July 2020
Posted inHousing

Here’s how a prefab Passive House outperforms even eco houses in the UK

by David Thorpe 18 June 202018 June 2020
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Europe’s €540 billion recovery package is aimed at realising the Green Deal and a just transition

by David Thorpe 15 June 2020

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