The Disrupters
lessons for low-carbon innovation from the new wave of environmental pioneers
Growing awareness of climate change has not yet been matched by serious cuts in the amount of carbon the UK emits. This NESTA-funded joint project will explore environmental innovation in the UK.
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- Reuters AlertNet - -U.N. climate panel reports in 2007 Reuters AlertNet - -U.N. climate panel reports in 2007 from : mollywebb 30th January 2007
- The science of climate change | Heating up | Economist.com The science of climate change | Heating up | Economist.com from : mollywebb 5th February 2007
- New Statesman - Climate change: Why we don't believe it New Statesman - Climate change: Why we don't believe it from : mollywebb 24th April 2007
- Climate change, behaviour and innovation When did this happen? Is it suddenly ok to talk about the fact that people will need to change their behaviour if we want to tackle climate change? This discourse around behaviour is careful: it’s all about participation, not about prescription. It fits well with the latest media culture ethos – we’re all constantly on our mobiles, online and on facebook. Whether this will lead to an ‘I can’ politics, as David Miliband said recently, or ‘pro-social... from : mollywebb 4th June 2007
- Demos/NESTA Report and Environmental Challenge Launch The Innovation Challenges programme aims to stimulate innovation in response to major social issues. Please join us for the launch of our next challenge which will focus on climate change. We will also launch our latest report - a NESTA/Demos publication on low-carbon innovation entitled ‘The Disrupters’. The launch event will include a panel debate which will consider the role of Government, investors and the public in improving the conditions for low-carbon... from : mollywebb 6th July 2007
- The Disrupters A building services manager for a local council. A Cumbrian hill farmer. A high-end concierge service. And a Bath-based leadership coach. These are not the people who you would expect to be pioneering solutions to climate change. Yet each of them is responsible for innovations that could put us on the path to a lower-carbon society. from : mollywebb 11th July 2007