Reaching net zero over the coming years will depend on retrofitting existing buildings, as 80% of the housing stock the UK will have in 2045 already exists.
Rural areas present a distinctive set of challenges, as well as opportunities, on the road to net zero.
A push is underway to get employees back into the office. The Commonwealth Bank kick-started this conversation recently, with reports the organisation is requiring staff to work at least half the week on-site.
Large language models and generative AI are offering an alternative to Google and again appear to have the potential to dramatically improve evidence synthesis, in an instant bringing together large bodies of knowledge and making it available to policy-makers, members of parliament or indeed the public.
