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Badvertising Blog 

Our challenge to the government: how will you reduce demand?

13th March 202223rd March 2022 Veronica Wignall 0 Comments badvertising, demand reduction, suvs

“At present, the government has no plans in place for ending sales of vehicles based on body type, including SUVs,

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Contagious Tales
Blog Modern Folk Tales 

Contagious Tales of hope

1st February 20221st February 2022 Andrew Simms 0 Comments climate emergency, folk tales, hope, rapid transition

Contagious Tales is a new collection of short stories that turns our troubled times into modern folk tales to shine

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Blog Rapid Transition The Economics Reformation 

Economic prospects in 2022: the New Weather Institute in the Financial Times survey

4th January 20226th January 2022 Andrew Simms 2 Comments Economics, Economics Reformation, green new deal, rapid transition

Each year the Financial Times polls a group of economic analysts on what they think the next year holds in

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Blog Rapid Transition 

Towards a one-stop shop for greener homes

16th December 202116th December 2021 Nicky Saunter 0 Comments green deal, housing, insulsation

This post first appeared on the Rapid Transition site… t is about time the UK government got to grips with

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Badvertising Blog 

Demand for climate-damaging SUVs is higher when people are exposed to advertising – ‘green’ transport messages make no difference

10th December 202116th December 2021 Andrew Simms 1 Comment advertising, badverts, SUV

A ground breaking new study reveals that demand for climate-damaging SUVs is higher when people are exposed to advertising and

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Badvertising Blog 

How to increase the chances of success at COP26

28th October 202128th October 2021 David Boyle 0 Comments advertising, COP26, polluters, sponsorship

So that was the budget then – and, bizarrely, on the eve of a hugely important climate conference, UK chancellor Rishi

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Badvertising Blog 

It is time we stopped the ‘brain pollution’ of high-carbon advertising

2nd October 20213rd October 2021 David Boyle 0 Comments badverts, brain pollution, chris van tulleken

The advertising industry has enjoyed a lack of scrutiny for its role in the climate crisis, but its time end

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Car Free Megacities
Car Free Megacities Projects 

Car Free Megacities

1st June 20211st June 2021 Andrew Simms 0 Comments Cities, Clean Air, climate change, pollution, Transport

Great cities set the tone for modern living and a new campaign for Car Free Megacities is aiming to improve the music

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Badvertising Blog 

How advertisers got people shopping in two-tonne trucks

7th April 20217th April 2021 Andrew Simms 10 Comments advertising, climate change, pollution, SUV

New study shows three quarters of ‘off road’ SUVs sold in towns and cities and calls on ad agencies to

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Wild gardens
Blog Rapid Transition 

Re-Green the Village

3rd April 20215th April 2021 Lindsay Mackie 0 Comments climate emergency, Easter, gardening, peat

It’s time to put the secateurs, herbicide and peat compost away and let the over-manicured English village return to nature.

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