Archive for October, 2026

Power Struggles: Green Energy’s Missing Workers

Posted: October 26, 2026 in articles, environment
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For the Green European Journal I looked at how the move towards renewables is interacting with worker’s rights.

Europe is, slowly, moving along the transition to green energy. In 2025, just over 9 per cent of the EU’s electricity came from coal and in the first three months of 2026, close to half came from renewable sources.

For a continent that has repeatedly come face to face with the economic, security, and environmental risks of relying on fossil fuels, this transition is both urgent and crucial. However, the question of whether it is a “just transition” is still open, particularly when it comes to the rights of the workers who are being affected as Europe’s economy shifts towards renewables.

Read the full story here.

‘No organisation can solve this housing crisis alone’: how partners are tackling bigger problems together

Posted: October 6, 2026 in articles, housing, local government
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For Inside Housing Management, I spoke to housing associations and councils about how they work in partnership in order to deliver better housing outcomes.

In 2019, Chelmsford’s planning department identified that the city needed more housing for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) community, and they had a site in mind. However, there was a spanner in the works: the council did not have the necessary expertise to deliver and manage this kind of specialist housing.

It turned to Delta Housing (then called CHP), one of its key partners, to see if the housing association could help.

Read the full piece here.