Know you need to decarbonise your business, but not sure how to go about it? Then a one-day workshop run by URGE’s Alexie Sommer is for you. At Design Methods to Decarbonise your Business you’ll discover methods to measure, reduce and remove carbon, understand how to set up a carbon impact model with Ralf Waterfield, explore the design thinking behind xtonnes™ with Bengt Cousins-Jenvey, develop a carbon reduction action plan and get first hand insight on design-led carbon reduction innovations from Notpla and Sony. The workshop is at The Design Museum in London on 22 March. Details here

The Open/Ended Design podcast “speaks with activist creators from around the world about design, technology and culture - unpacking their work, generating new ideas and exploring their dreams for the future.” Past episodes have featured visual strategist Whitney Richardson, multimedia artist Shezad Dawood and designer, futurist and filmmaker Anab Jain. Check it out here

The finalists for the Terra Carta Design Lab have been revealed, including Zelp, a methane-catching cow collar, a plant-based alternative material for outdoor gear, and InC2, a blockchain-based platform which seeks to help other platforms track, analyse and hopefully reduce their supply chain carbon emissions. Design Week has details on all the shortlisted projects here

New greenfield housing developments are locking residents into car dependency according to Building Car Dependency, a new report from campaign group Transport for New Homes. “We have found places where you can’t do anything without getting into a car; you literally cannot do anything. There is nothing within walking distance, there’s nothing within safe cycling distance, and for work, for going to the shop; for everything you can imagine, you need to get in the car,” the group’s Steve Chambers told The Guardian. Full story here

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