Mitigation and adaptation are the two strategies for addressing climate change. So mitigation addresses the causes of climate change (accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere), whereas adaptation addresses the impacts of climate change. Both approaches are...
Can you guess what year was recorded to be the ‘greenest’ year by the National Grid? Renewable energy, often referred to as clean energy, comes from natural sources or processes that are constantly replenished. For example, sunlight or wind keep shining and blowing,...
What is net-zero and what is its relevance in the fight against climate change? The term “net-zero” refers to the target of reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that cause global warming to zero by balancing the amount released into the atmosphere...
Greenhouse gases (GHG) are gases in the Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat. GHG let sunlight pass through the atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that sunlight brings from leaving the atmosphere. GHG come from, burning fossil fuels (such as coal, oil and gas),...
But do you know what Climate Change really is? Over the coming weeks we hope to demystify the jargon around Climate Change but first… What is it? Sit back and take just 3 minutes to watch this short video: There is no doubt that global warming is our time’s largest...
Hi I’m Elissa, an apprentice at Carbonbit, a multi-disciplinary sustainability consulting firm and you’ve guessed it: I am passionate about our planet! I have recently been doing a series of posts about sustainability and climate change to help people gain a better...
