Back to ThoughtsThe oil company that predicted climate changeUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 5 min readJune 9, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director In the late 1970s, scientists and government agencies were beginning to study climate change more seriously. ExxonMobil, a major fossil fuel company, saw the potential disaster this could play for their oil and gas business, and subsequently formed …
Back to ThoughtsWhen indigenous peoples get caught in the middle of corporate and governmental climate strategiesUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 5 min readJune 8, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director The world’s Indigenous leaders at an annual UN summit, have warned that the west’s climate strategy is risking the exploitation of Indigenous territories, resources, and people. As hundreds of Indigenous chiefs, …
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 the weather changes our landscapeUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 8 min readAugust 17, 2022 Author Jaz Newberry Account Manager Last week and over the weekend, the UK experienced its second heat wave of the year—an occurrence that is becoming all the more frequent in a country ill-prepared for temperatures that stray outside low single digit to high twenties (that’s Celsius, for …
Back to ThoughtsSpotlight: BirdgirlUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 12 min readAugust 8, 2022 AuthorSimon Lodge Chief of Creative Sustainability Author Simon Lodge Chief of Creative Sustainability Looking fondly back to my early 20s (which, let’s be honest, was a while ago), I can’t say that sitting down and penning memoirs of my early years was even on my mind, let alone at the top …
Ubuntu Studio’s positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readFriday 17th June, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerHello readers! We hope you’re all enjoying the glorious sunshine this week. As usual, we’re here with three highlights from the last few weeks that will hopefully give you a little boost before the weekend. Let’s get started…Computer algae-rhythms It seems bizarre, …
Ubuntu Studio’s positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readFriday 10th June, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerGood morning readers and happy pride month. We’re here to bring you some positive eco news so let’s not dilly dally!Eurostar, you’re a starEurostar is adding dozens of extra destinations across Europe to create more environmentally friendly ways to travel, all thanks …
Ubuntu Studio’s positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readFriday 3rd June, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerGood morning readers! We hope you’ve had a restful week. We’re here again to top things off with some wholesome and positive eco news. Let’s get the show on the road…Carbon clean up crewIt’s been reported that major tech companies are set …
What we can learn from the IPCC’s latest reportUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 13 min read Author Simon Lodge Chief of Creative SustainabilityThe UN’s climate science body has released a major report on ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst-case warming scenario. This is the last of three instalments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth assessment report. Together, …
The People vs. The WorldUbuntu Thoughts / 6 Min read Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerRecently, we’ve been thinking about how the average citizen is doing their best to reduce their carbon footprint, recycle more and cut down on wastage. The idea of “doing good” is ingrained in us as kids – we’re all taught to turn the water off …
