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Energy storage power station at sunrise, with dozens of storage units in foreground, pylons and station infrastructure behind amongst green fields.
May 7, 2025 Jim McClelland

Planning for grid-scale energy storage in Scotland

News: Planning consents for new battery energy storage sites near Glasgow in Scotland show demand is strong in renewables and data centres.

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Square graphic via ChatGPT of bleak-looking derelict container port, shows cranes idle and rusting containers and weeds growing in foreground; with faded duplicate panels added L & R to make image landscape.
April 22, 2025 Jim McClelland

Construction: Is de-globalisation good or bad?

Opinion: With tariffs and trade wars, Jim McClelland asks: Will de-globalisation be good or bad for construction and can sustainability help?

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Desk in outdoor garden setting, complete with laptop, in-trays, books, framed photo, ornament, cup and saucer, plus with trees behind.
July 31, 2024 Jim McClelland

How to make your sustainability career happen

Guest Blog by Marilyn Waite: Why a sustainability career is about more than just green jobs; and how you make a difference through your work.

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Big Ben clock tower at Houses of Parliament, London, shot in black and white, but with green filter.
July 8, 2024 Jim McClelland

We have a new Government — so, what next?

Opinion: All change! The UK finally has a new Government. So, Jim McClelland asks: What does this mean for business and the built environment?

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Workers in safety gear and hard hats on solar panel roof at sunset, with wind turbine in background.
December 6, 2023 Jim McClelland

Energy transition to add 40 million jobs by 2050

News: Energy transition set to create 40 million more jobs by 2050, but they will be unevenly distributed worldwide without policy change.

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Smiling installation operative in yellow high-vis jacket presses button on Kensa Shoebox heat pump unit, pictured indoors with copper pipes above.
May 23, 2023 Jim McClelland

Sustainability will be measured in heat pumps

Heat pumps have become the new metric of success for sustainability in the built environment, argues Jim McClelland in this opinion piece.

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Men pictured picking up and sorting garbage from the street, beside rusty rubbish skip and lorry full of trash.
May 9, 2023 Jim McClelland

Millions of jobs in circular economy for Global South

News: Circular economy offers job creation worldwide, but report shows research is ignoring the Global South, where most work will be found.

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Illustration showing wind turbines in field, plus technicians in lab coats and floating digital computer screen — high tech image of clean power.
December 15, 2021 Jim McClelland

Was 2021 a good year for the environment?

In the shadow of the pandemic, 2021 was a bad year for many of us in many ways; but was it actually a good year for the environment?

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Workers in London city office pictured with 'CSR Jobs' daubed over image in green.
November 10, 2021 Jim McClelland

CSR job vacancies up 74%, as companies focus on ESG

News: CSR job market boom as companies under scrutiny on ESG seek to recruit sustainability talent to both the workforce and the boardroom.

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