Growing food for personal and family consumption is a significant global activity, but one that has received insufficient academic attention, particularly in developed countries. There are many benefits of growing your own food which can be categorised into: (a) those…
A research letter in Nature by Dr Christophe McGlade and Prof Paul Ekins (McGlade & Ekins 2015) has dared to go where policymakers and leaders across the globe have not: For a reasonable chance of limiting global warming to 2 degrees…
The Sussex Energy Group Newsletter December 2014 Foreword by Florian Kern and Gordon MacKerron Welcome to the last SEG newsletter in 2014. After what was a very busy year, we wish everyone a good Christmas and all the best…
The final design for the Rampion offshore wind farm, to be located off the coast of Brighton, was released last week. The final plans reveal a significant reduction in the size of the array. This is both good and bad…
In a continuation of previous form, the BBC’s article on the ‘Counting the Cost’ report by the Royal Academy of Engineering has leapt upon the assertion that the cost of blackouts could be in the billions. However, the report points…
