Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news and we explore a thought experiment of what the world would be like if we owned nothing and rented everything.

Thought experiment links:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonalFinance/comments/jmjtko/how_do_you_prepare_for_a_world_where_everything/

https://qz.com/167887/germany-has-one-of-the-worlds-lowest-homeownership-rates/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/generation-rent-millennials-rent-everything-lives-should-follow/

https://theconversation.com/rent-or-buy-does-the-british-obsession-with-home-ownership-pay-off-113229

https://www.elle.com/fashion/a29536207/rental-fashion-sustainability/

https://ruckify.com/blog/the-environmental-impact-of-renting-is-it-better-than-buying/

News:

UK chancellor announces first green gilts and bonds next year

https://www.ft.com/content/54a81c62-bcf7-431b-81ac-63ad22637363

https://www.cityam.com/explainer-what-are-green-bonds-and-how-will-the-uks-first-green-gilts-work/

Nutrient rich human waste product into solid fertiliser

https://theconversation.com/we-found-a-way-to-turn-urine-into-solid-fertiliser-it-could-make-farming-more-sustainable-148877

Beyond Meat and McDonalds partner to make the McPlant burger

https://thenextweb.com/insider/2020/11/10/mcdonalds-to-launch-mcplant-burger-in-2021-to-take-on-the-impossible-whopper/

Welsh Government have chosen the first sites for what will become the "National Forest" spanning all of Wales.

https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-government-choose-first-sites-for-national-forest-which-will-span-wales/

Climate Tax on Meat

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/04/uk-health-professions-call-for-climate-tax-on-meat

Arctic Time Capsule opened too early

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/05/arctic-time-capsule-from-2018-washes-up-in-ireland-as-polar-ice-melts

Environment Agency launches Flood Action Campaign 2020

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-agency-launches-flood-action-campaign-2020

£22.5 million to tackle waste and boost recycling in key industries

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/225-million-funding-to-turn-industry-waste-into-environmental-wins