Author: Stuart Mitchell

​​End the fossil fuel age for a secure and prosperous future

Stuart Mitchell

The country’s climate advisors, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), present a new pathway to a decarbonised UK. The CCC sets out how to achieve this by 2050, and what decisions need to be made in the coming years to ensure success. We model that we must reduce emissions by 87% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2040 – and show how this is feasible. Our findings are: Electrification makes up 60% of emissions reductions by 2040. This includes decarbonising the grid and replacing fossil fuelled cars and heating systems with electric…

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Transformational change needed to address supermarkets’ farm to fork climate impact, with only four of top 10 setting Net Zero targets

Stuart Mitchell

The world’s ten largest supermarkets are all making progress on reducing the climate impact of their own operations, but transformational change and increased collaboration in the sector is needed to address the 90% of emissions linked with their supply chains, according to a new report from the Carbon Trust. ‘Big changes in store: How can the global supermarket sector accelerate to Net Zero?‘ takes stock of Net Zero progress of the world’s top 10 biggest supermarkets by revenue. Using the Carbon Trust’s Net Zero Sector Assessment tool, it looks at…

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UNICEF names Khaby Lame as a Goodwill Ambassador

Stuart Mitchell

Global content creator Khaby Lame has been announced as UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment – made at an event in Lame’s birth country Senegal – follows a four-day visit to meet children and young people who are driving positive change in their communities. “It’s a true honour to be appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and be part of an organisation that puts children’s rights front and centre every day,” said Lame. “From my own experience as a child fearing poverty, struggling to find my passion at school, and…

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New IPA data reveals UK population’s 2025 holiday plans

Stuart Mitchell

More than one in ten UK adults (12%) have already been on holiday in 2025, while a third (33%) have travel plans for the UK and over two in five (42%) already have plans to go abroad this year. These are just some of the holiday planning highlights outlined in the publication of new IPA data. The IPA Insight Pulse Poll of 2000 people aged 18+ was commissioned by the IPA and conducted by Opinium at the beginning of February. It reveals that while 75% have either taken or plan…

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New members join Small Charities Advisory Panel to strengthen the voice of small charities

Stuart Mitchell

Five new members have joined the Small Charities Advisory Panel (SCAP), strengthening its role in advocating for the needs of small charities. Five new members join the Small Charities Advisory Panel The Small Charities Advisory Panel (SCAP) has appointed five new members, ensuring that small charities remain at the heart of its advocacy work. Led by NCVO, SCAP helps amplify the voices of small charities in policy and decision-making. The appointments follow a competitive recruitment process. They also reflect SCAP’s renewed commitment to recruiting a panel made up of small…

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