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Publications

Papers and articles

A cycle path above a road in a city

What are we aiming for? Addressing the knowledge gap of a long-term sustainable society

Environmental Science and Policy

Image of cattle at sunrise

Meat and dairy industry’s attempt to change how we measure methane

The Conversation

Sheep grazing a grass field

GWP*: Applications & Misapplications

The world is boiling so why on earth are the Tories turning up the gas?

The Independent

Playing with fire: We are not just breaking heat records, we are smashing them

The Independent

Despite lofty goals and a pandemic, carbon emissions are still rising

The Independent

We are still not taking the climate crisis seriously – and the media must take responsibility

The Independent

Books

The Climate Book

With a chapter by Mike Berners-Lee, 'How (Not) To Buy' [4.20].
2023

There is No Planet B

A handbook for the make or break years. Updated and expanded.
2021

How Bad are Bananas?

The carbon footprint of everything. Updated and expanded.
2021

The Burning Question

We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit?
2013

Mike Berners-Lee

Talks

Mike and others in the Small World team are sometimes available for talks about Mike's books, our work with business, latest analysis and the implications for organisations, institutions and individuals.

To book Mike for a speaking engagement please reach out to Chartwell Speaker Bureau.

Global Futures

Global Futures events look at the biggest questions facing humanity. We invite thinkers, speakers and doers to share thier ideas and experiences before inviting our live audience to contribute to a lively group discussion.

Past event recordings and future dates

Academic papers

'The real climate and transformative impact of ICT: A critique of estimates, trends and regulations' Charlotte Freitag, Mike Berners-Lee, Kelly Widdicks, Bran Knowles, Gordon S. Blair, Adrian Friday, 2021. Patterns.

‘Hybrid life -cycle assessment for robust, best-practice carbon accounting’ C. Kennelly, M. Berners-Lee, C.N. Hewitt, 2019. Journal of Cleaner Production. 208, p. 35-43. 9 p.

‘Current global food production is sufficient to meet human nutritional needs in 2050 provided there is radical societal adaptation’ M. Berners-Lee, C. Kennelly, R. Watson, C.N. Hewitt, 2018. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 6:1, 14 p.

‘Greenhouse gas emissions of food waste disposal options for UK retailers’ J. Moult, S. Allan, C.N. Hewitt, M. Berners-Lee. 05/2018 In: Food Policy. 77, p. 50-58. 9 p.

‘Mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions of food through realistic consumer choices’ C. Hoolohan, M. Berners-Lee, J. McKinstry-West, Hewitt, C.N. 12/2013 In: Energy Policy. 63, p. 1065-1074. 10 p.

‘The relative greenhouse gas impacts of realistic dietary choices’ M. Berners-Lee, C. Hoolohan, H. Cammack and C.N. Hewitt, 2012. Energy Policy. 43: 184-190.

‘Greenhouse gas footprinting for small businesses — The use of input–output data’ M. Berners-Lee, D.C. Howard, J. Moss, K. Kaivanto, W.A. Scott, 2011. Science of the Total Environment. 409:5: 883-891

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