Welcoming North Star Transition’s advisory Council
It’s a time for reflection and looking ahead. Olivier Boutellis welcomes North Star Transition’s newly appointed Advisory Council as we reach the fourth anniversary of our first Transition Lab meeting.
Wales Net Zero - Enabling the Transition by 2035
Can a nation be Net Zero? Can Wales? Pathways to a prosperous and resilient Wales in a changing future: Jyoti Banerjee reports on the work of the Wales Net Zero 2035 Challenge Group.
Introducing Fens Transition Lab
Today North Star Transition starts investigating how a Fens Transition Lab would work across the East of England. Jyoti Banerjee lays out how our collaboration with Anglian Water and the Environment Agency will impact the lives of all who dwell in the Fens.
A bazaar approach to transforming a landscape
Wye-Usk Transition Lab aims to facilitate transformation of the catchments of the Wye and Usk rivers into regenerative, healthy and thriving areas for people and nature. Rebecca Annells outlines the North Star Transition approach to developing a truly transformational plan.
Aggregation: Unlocking Finance for Nature
We are witnessing nature’s collapse all around us. But where will the finance come from to restore nature and to protect against climate, social and health catastrophes? Jerome Tagger reports on North Star Transition’s 2023 investigations into the feasibility of investing in nature at landscape scale.
Wye-Usk Transition Lab completes Phase One of a Regenerative Journey
When the then UK environment secretary Therese Coffey described the Wye as “unfavourable-declining” we at North Star Transition asked how we could make the Wye and Usk landscapes completely regenerative. Jo Jones relates the progress we made in the Wye-Usk Transition Lab in 2023.
Investing in Landscape Transformation
Large-scale investment funding is missing in action when it comes to transforming landscapes. In 2023, North Star Transition and its partners have continued to find out how to unlock this critical piece of the funding puzzle. Jyoti Banerjee reports on our investigations.
Wales chooses #FutureGen architect to speed up Net Zero transition
Jane Davidson has been appointed to lead the Wales Net Zero 2035 group to help the country speed the transition to Net Zero. Jyoti Banerjee, appointed to the group, explores the challenges ahead to imagine a fairer, more sustainable Wales.
Wales Transition Lab plots its next steps
In April, our Wales Transition Lab team enjoyed an excellent opportunity to meet some of the Lab’s participants at the wonderful Spark building in Cardiff. Jyoti Banerjee reports back on the new ideas and hopes being brought into the Lab.
Wye-Usk Transition Lab: Transforming a landscape
The Wye and Usk are storied and much-loved rivers that also happen to be some of the unhealthiest waterways in the UK. What does it take to transform the Wye and Usk catchments? Luke Penny and Jyoti Banerjee lay the case for a Wye-Usk Transition Lab.
North Star Transition announces strategic partnership with Apella Advisors
Jenny Scott and Jyoti Banerjee have known each other for years. Now the organisations they co-founded, Apella and North Star Transition, are entering a strategic partnership to accelerate systems change.
Driving systems Change: North Star Transition partners with Mott MacDonald
A partnership between North Star Transition and Mott MacDonald brings together our unique Transition Lab systems change chops with their infrastructure, environmental and digital expertise.
Capturing carbon: how should we do it?
We asked Dan Ward, our resident systems thinking enthusiast, to explore how carbon markets might work, and how we might prevent the unintended consequences that mar the current iterations.
Unlocking Landscape Change - Building a Bridge between the Environment and Finance
How can we fund the transformation of landscapes? Jenny Scott reports back from a meeting North Star Transition co-hosted on behalf of Anglian Water with financial institutions and policy-makers on the challenges and opportunities of funding landscapes at scale.
Regenerative Investment Lab: Does a Market System Have to be Degenerative?
It’s time for new ideas, fresh thinking. The business and finance system as we have it is degenerative. Matthew Phan welcomes us to a new dawn for regenerative business: introducing the Regenerative Investment Lab.
Localising Food Sourcing in NHS Wales
NHS Wales buys £22m worth of food annually to serve in its hospitals. Very little of that spend serves environmental, social or local economy needs. Arnav Jain reports on a North Star Transition study on how to localise food sourcing in Welsh hospitals to maximise its impact.
Carbon Neutral Beef Part III: What’s in it for the Food system?
In the final part of Mathew Phan’s investigation into carbon neutral beef, he looks beyond the level of a single farm to address important questions we still have about the wider system. Can the entire food system be regenerative? What would that mean for food supply as a whole?
Carbon Neutral Beef Part II: Is it commercially Viable?
In Part I of his investigation, Matthew Phan found carbon neutral beef to be physically viable. We now ask him to explore the commercial viability of such an approach, and its potential impact on the broader food and socio-economic system.
Bringing together Finance and Business in a New Transition Lab
In February, North Star Transition hosted the first round of the Regenerative Investment Lab, in partnership with UCL’s Climate Action Unit and Preventable Surprises. We asked Matthew Phan to report back on the proceedings.
Scotland Transition Lab: our first steps
As North Star Transition holds the initial meeting of Scotland Transition Lab, Arnav Jain explores the collaboration and co-operation with the University of Glasgow that has enabled this initiative to commence.