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By Julia Hawkins, Ashden PR and Digital Media Manager
Chances are, ask any harassed parent why they can't resist their children’s demands for the latest gadget, trainer or confectionary, and they’ll laugh hollowly in your face. But can ‘pester power’ be a force for good?
Share this storyBy Julia Hawkins, Ashden PR and Digital Media Manager
Just to be factually accurate: it wasn’t a ‘speech’ as such, but simply ‘intro remarks':
MT @gregbarkermp: Cameron reboots greenest-government pledge. Getting great feedback on PM Speech! > No10 says not a speech, "intro remarks"
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By Richard Delahay, long-term volunteer at the Centre for Alternative Technology
Climate change is a massive global threat - how can individuals hope to combat it? One thing they can do is get involved in volunteering. I'm a volunteer at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), working with a team that is researching how to reduce UK CO2emissions.
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Guest blog by Martin Wright, Editor in Chief - Green Futures and Ashden Award Judge
Ask people to name the invention most closely associated with the Montgolfier Brothers, and most would plump for the hot air balloon.
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By Emily Haves, Ashden Research Programme Coordinator
Energy access is an increasingly hot topic in development circles, but what does it actually mean? We talk about it as if it’s a binary state – either you have it, or you don’t – but is this helpful? And how much is enough?
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