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Local Climate Issues: Communication is Key

Local Climate Issues: Communication is Key

Local elections look like bad news for climate action – so what can we do about it? It seems that the only people happy with the local election results this week are Reform supporters. And, whilst local priorities will probably take precedence in these areas, it’s fair to say that no Reform candidates have climate action as one of their […]

Are you the new sustainability lead in school?

Are you the new sustainability lead in school?

All education settings are working towards new statutory requirements ready for 2025. The requirements are part of the DfE’s climate strategy – and are part of the drive towards decarbonisation for 2050. In short, schools (and in fact, all education settings) are required to have a sustainability lead in place by 2025, backed up by a climate action plan – […]

Fighting our food waste habit

Fighting our food waste habit

September 29th was designated International Awareness of Food Waste and Loss Day. A strangely titled day that grabbed my interest because it directly related to one of the United Nations Sustainable Goals: goal 12 – to ensure ‘sustainable consumption and production patterns’. LowImpact last wrote about our food waste habit and sustainability in 2015. Back then we had some pretty stark figures, taken […]