Back to ThoughtsIt’s up to us: Why limiting warming to 1.5 degrees is a self-fulfilling prophecyUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readMarch 6, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director A new report published on Wednesday by the University of Hamburg suggests that significant social change is required to halt catastrophic climate change, and that society is not changing fast enough …
Back to ThoughtsHow storytelling can change the worldUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readJanuary 24, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director I believe that storytelling can change the world. As humans, it’s something that remains integral to how we communicate, understand and connect with others and the world around us. Its power and importance in shaping our world can’t be …
Back to ThoughtsThe cost of emissions isn’t equal and others are paying the priceUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readJanuary 13, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director Even within climate circles, we often hear moans at the stress and strains population growth is having on the finite resources our world offers. And I’d agree there’s truth there: more people means …
Back to ThoughtsWe’re living in a world more focused on “normalisation” than “conservation”Ubuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readJanuary 4, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director There has been a proliferation of memes lately that depict a series of huge waves representing various crises. The first wave represents the Covid-19 pandemic, followed by an economic recession, then a wave representing …
Back to ThoughtsThe lucrative scam of carbon creditsUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readDecember 28, 2022 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director Carbon credits have been hailed as a solution to climate change; a way for countries and companies to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, they are purported to fund clean energy projects in the developing world. However in reality, the …
Friday 16nd December // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readDecember 16, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerAbout PNRFrom reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the …
Friday 25th November // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readNovember 25, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerAbout PNRFrom reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the …
Back to ThoughtsCOP27: Tears of joy or more frustration?Ubuntu Thoughts / Article / 8 min readNovember 21, 2022 Author Callum Berry Social & Media Manager COP27 has already been hailed by the BBC as a “chaotic summit that teetered on the brink of disaster” which seems inline with the general public’s expectation of what this event was going to be. However at Ubuntu HQ, …
Back to ThoughtsCOP27: A haven for hypocrisy or an avenue to action?Ubuntu Thoughts / Article / 8 min readNovember 7, 2022 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director Author Callum Berry Social & Media Manager COP. Three seemingly innocent letters that have somehow spun more controversy in the past few years than the slew of prime ministers revolving one after another through the …
Friday 4th November // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readNovember 4, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerAbout PNRFrom reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the …