Published by UK ‘think tank’ Demos ‘Lessons for low carbon innovation from the new wave of environmental pioneers’ (written by Molly Webb, Rebecca Willis and James Wilsdon) looks at examples of ‘low carbon’ initiatives which are being driven by everyday people, including a building services manager, Cumbrian hill farmer and a high-end concierge service and [...]
Daily Archives: October 8, 2007
Jack Guest - A Convenient Truth
“Filmed in late 2006, after watching Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient truth’ Jack Guest was inspired to create the positive response called ‘A Convenient Truth.’ Jack invested his entire savings and took a film crew to Sweden (by boat), a country aiming to break its dependency on oil by 2020. There, he met a range of [...]
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Sustainability: Scottish Tourism’s Competitive Edge?
A really interesting set of notes which accompany a presentation by David Key a director of Footprint Consulting.
Climate Change Scotland
Tourism in Scotland produces the equivalent of some 13.7 million tonnes of CO2 per annum. In terms of development one key objective is to increase the value of tourism in Scotland by 50% by 2015. Now companies operating in the tourism sector have an opportunity to offset their CO2 emissions via Climate Change Scotland a [...]
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