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.
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.
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.
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.