Billy Aiken, Author at Centre for Alternative Technology

Spring awakening

Woodlands are iconic habitats – people associate them with new life, a healthy environment and more and more often with their potential to store carbon. But every woodland is different,…

CAT Graduate School courses revalidated by University of East London

We are pleased to announce that three of CAT’s MSc programmes run through our Graduate School of the Environment have been recently revalidated following our 5-year course review with our…

Centre for Alternative Technology takes multi-million-pound project into development phase

The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has appointed internationally-renowned architect firm, Haworth Tompkins, and planning and development specialists, Turley, under a consortium led by Faithful & Gould — to lead…

Latest IPCC Report is a stark warning of the cost of inaction on the climate

We summarise some of the key points from the latest IPCC report and explain how CAT is helping combat the climate crisis.

Change of hands for the Chair of CAT’s Board of Trustees

Mick Taylor will be stepping down as the Chair of our Board of Trustees at the end of March, with Sally Carr moving from Vice Chair as his replacement.

Our 2020-21 Annual Report published

Our latest Annual Report is now available to read, covering the year April 2020 – March 2021. The Report details our successes and impact over the year, all made possible…

Poets working with CAT to communicate zero carbon solutions

Poets from Aberystwyth University will be working with CAT to produce poetry that explores the issues of climate change, nature and sustainability.

Low carbon heating choices

CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain scenario mainly uses heat pumps for heating, but it’s not the only option being championed for a zero carbon future. Joel Rawson looks at the potential…

The transport challenge – beyond electric cars

With the sale of new petrol and diesel cars set to be banned in the UK by 2030 the electric car market is ready to skyrocket, but does replacing like-with-like…

What joining the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance means for Wales

Wales is to be congratulated for signing up to the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) at COP26 at the end of last year. Coalitions and alliances such as these…

Author: Billy Aiken