Three years on from the publication of the groundbreaking Absolute Zero, now one of the top 10 most-downloaded documents from any UK university on record, the lead author, Professor Julian Allwood, returns to the data to ask: does UK FIRES stand by their prediction? The research underpinning the Tick Zero film series can be found in […] The post Are we being too pessimistic about future energy supply? appeared first on Tick Zero.| Tick Zero
Welcome to all our new followers! Our films were featured in The Guardian last week and we have had a fantastic response. Many of you have made contact to tell us how our content has impacted you nd we love to read it. We’ve had several messages about local community initiatives which will use our […] The post Tick Zero in The Guardian appeared first on Tick Zero.| Tick Zero
Welcome to Tick Zero. It’s September 2022 and we are at the end of the hottest UK summer on record. With the media messaging on climate change becoming increasingly noisy, we know it can be difficult to form a balanced view on what actions we need to be taking. That’s why we’ve created Real Climate […] The post Tick Zero launches Real Climate Solutions appeared first on Tick Zero.| Tick Zero
We had a hot week, but that’s not the problem. The Bonn Climate Conference last week prioritised financing and compensation for loss and damage, but that’s not the solution. Energy prices are high, and that’s a hint. Food prices are high and will rise further as the Ukraine invasion leads to fertiliser shortages. That’s a […] The post Blog: Economics does not hold the key to solving Climate Change appeared first on Tick Zero.| Tick Zero
If incumbent governments and incumbent high-emitting businesses are the main players in defining pathways to reach zero emissions, they will only consider mitigation options that are direct substitutes for the activities that cause emissions today. Their goal is that mitigation should be delivered in such a way that voters/consumers don’t notice. Thus: fossil-aviation will be […] The post The solution space discussed at COP26 is unrealisable appeared first on Tick Zero.| Tick Zero
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Purchasing Most industrial emissions relate to producing materials, which are made efficiently but used wastefully so we need to reduce the weight of material made. The highest volumes of material are used not by households, but to make commercial and public buildings and infrastructure, industrial equipment and vehicles. Lobby businesses and the government to make […]| Tick Zero