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Illustration created using ChatGPT of solar PV on ground, with bright red performance line going down l-r, plus EFFICIENCY and DECLINE graph.
February 3, 2026 Jim McClelland

What happens when clean energy fails to deliver?

Guest Blog by Ivan Asiimwe: What lessons can be learned from failures in the field about the real challenges in sustainable energy delivery.

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January 28, 2026 Jim McClelland

Transport crisis and sustainable mobility in Accra

Guest Blog by Ruby Damenshie-Brown and Nii Noi Kofi Omaboe: Why is the transport crisis so bad in Accra, Ghana; and what is the answer?

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Large red cargo ship moored in river off Hamburg, viewed from stern and tethered to green berthing platform with solar electric in foreground.
January 28, 2026 Jim McClelland

Ports: Climate blindspot hiding in plain sight

Guest Blog by Sjoerd de Jager: Operating at the heart of trade and logistics, why are ports still a climate blindspot hiding in plain sight?

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Illustration created using ChatGPT shows pile of construction waste, with big dollar-sign adorned bag of money in middle and bank building behind.
January 21, 2026 Jim McClelland

Does outsourcing add up for construction waste?

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: When you follow the money in construction waste, can outsourcing solutions make economic sense for sustainability?

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Illustration created using ChatGPT shows cream-coloured houses and buildings with blue roofs, plus solar PV and wind turbine, on electricity grid.
January 7, 2026 Jim McClelland

Microgrids fuel guilt-free holiday-season resilience

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: How community microgrids boost energy security and climate resilience, keeping holiday lights glowing without guilt.

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November 25, 2025 Jim McClelland

Why is it still so hard to recycle rare earth metals?

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: Why recycling of rare earth metals is so underdeveloped that we are all throwing away the future, on a daily basis.

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October 10, 2025 Jim McClelland

Pharmaceutical pollution: Medications in our water

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: With medications on the rise in our water, what are the environmental and human impacts of pharmaceutical pollution?

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October 8, 2025 Jim McClelland

True cost of IT: E-waste hidden in plain sight

Guest Blog by Hiren Hasmukh: How the true cost of in-house IT gets masked by hidden e-waste gathering dust in storage rooms around the globe.

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Debris and trash (mostly plastic) piled up on shoreline with ocean water behind and high-rise waterfront buildings across the bay in the hazy distance.
August 19, 2025 Jim McClelland

Plastic talks falter but tide to save oceans on rise

Guest Blog: Senior names from a non-profit discuss why failure in Geneva marks a turning point, not the end, for the Global Plastics Treaty.

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July 23, 2025 Jim McClelland

Upcycling at scale is not only possible, but powerful

Guest Blog by Dr R Sri Ram: Why textile upcycling at scale is about much more than simply stitching something old into something new.

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August 19, 2026 Jim McClelland

Soil science: Can biotech learn from infrastructure?

Guest Blog by Grace Waters: Why biotech should copy the infrastructure playbook and test its new soil products in the lab, not the field.

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July 29, 2026 Jim McClelland

Economics of expiration: Is stuff designed to fail?

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: What drives manufacturers to make unsustainable products that are designed to fail, and why do consumers buy them?

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July 1, 2026 Jim McClelland

Stop designing for nature; and start designing with it

Guest Blog by James Addison: Why designers should actively work with nature as part of their creative process, not just to add a green gloss.

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