I had a desire to experience the desert of southern Morocco, in a way that's low-impact on the environment and local communities. So, I found a locally owned horseback tour, which truly exceeded my expectations. The horses literally have a small footprint of course,...
Scaling up climate solutions The urgency of acting on climate change is abundantly clear to all - all except a “handful of fanatics that deny the science”, as Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez put it at the opening of the COP 25 conference this week. The effects are...
A peek at the industry from a shipping engineer's perspective I was hosted by friends of my family in the Amsterdam area, including Boudewijn van der Garden, who works for Jumbo Shipping, a heavy-lift shipping company, as the Regional Commercial Manager specialising...
I visited the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant, to learn more about the climate-friendly system that supplies Reykjavik and surrounding area with hot water as well as power. They are also pioneering a method for capturing CO2 and storing it permanently in the form...
So why isn't more being built? Garn solar project in Vale of Glamorgan (image by Lise) While on a bike ride in Wales, in the Vale of Glamorgan near Cowbridge, west of Cardiff, I noticed wind turbines on the hills in the distance, and spotted a solar farm, sheep...