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.
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.
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.
Accelerating Systemic Transformation - Wales case Study
North Star Transition has been invited to share its learnings from the Wales Transition Lab at a IIEP / ASU-Thunderbird webinar on Nov 10, 2021, entitled “Accelerating Systemic Transformation: A Case Study from Wales.”
Ambitions for a Nation: Wales Transition Lab
Since October 2020, a group of 35 thought leaders across Wales have listened to each other and imagined a country that future generations could thrive in. Victoria Topham reports back on the four founding ambitions of the Wales Transition Lab. Witness nation-scale change in action.
Financing biodiversity: What we Need to Do
Biodiversity deserves scrutiny. We are now losing species at 1000 times the natural rate. The financing of biodiversity is falling far behind. But the world is starting to recognize the value of nature, as reflected in a number of influential reports. Matthew Phan takes a closer look at the reports to pull together crucial takeaways we all have to pay attention to.