The idea for this project was developed by the Sizewell Community Working Group – local residents and employers in the Suffolk Coastal area thinking optimistically about “what next?” for the region. The emphasis is on innovation and imagination. The project commenced in early 2020 but added poignancy and urgency is provided by the COVID-19 crisis.
This page hosts articles from members of the Working Group, along with access to Further Reading on relevant subjects. An anthology of essays and interviews was published in autumn 2020. The project is supported by Sizewell but retains editorial independence and welcomes a broad range of constructive views.
Matthew Gwyther, Editor
Welcome to the latest Our Heritage 2040 June Newsletter. We’re conscious we haven’t been in touch for a while, although...
Amazing to think the Slow Movement is now 34 years old. It’s crawled at a tortoise rather than a...
The challenge of decarbonisation is immense. While the case for Sizewell C is compelling, it cannot pass without scrutiny...
Significant momentum is building around hydrogen as a keystone technology for the transition to a Net Zero economy. While...
The Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and its rural hinterland has stealthily and unthinkingly been...
“But that day, as I sat on the tranquil shore, it was possible to believe one was gazing into...
Covid has cruelly taken tens of thousands before their time, changed the lives of millions forever and brought our...
Slow food, tourism, agriculture, fishing. But maybe faster buses and the odd train.
What we can expect to have happened to power generation in UK by 2040. What it will take to...
Eden Project East? The flora and fauna – and what we could achieve.
Our heritage/ your legacy – the importance of stewardship, localism and devolved authority.
What a 21st century, digital coastal Suffolk could learn from 19th century Birmingham.
Why nuclear is here to stay and shouldn’t lead to an emotional or atomic meltdown.
A moment of reflection in 2020; pivot towards innovation and a Net Zero future.
This is the current synopsis for Our Heritage 2040, scheduled for publication in September 2020.
‘In the year that Glasgow hosts the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, all eyes are on Britain’s commitment to...
“How do we begin to level up the county and prioritise the hidden needs that exist in Suffolk?” In...
Laura Sandys, CEO Challenging Ideas, this week launches the first episode and headline findings of her latest report ReCosting Energy....
“Politicians and celebrities can debate climate policies until the cows come home, but the reality is that working-class labourers...
The following document, shared here by James Cartlidge MP, Member of Parliament for South Suffolk, is a joint MP...
Since its foundation in 1884, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce has been the leading voice of business and commercial civic...
“Every area has potential. Every place has something to take pride in.” This article by Hannah Webster, Senior Researcher,...
Discussing what is achievable in engineering terms on the journey to Net Zero, we share here the Atkins ‘Engineering...
Looking to the future, the 50-year long WildEast project aims to make East Anglia one of “the world’s great nature reserves”...
This article by Patrick Barkham discusses the captivating experience of canoeing along the clear waters of the Waveney. Read...
Tourism, Visitor Attractions and Hospitality sectors need all the help they can get to ensure that they can navigate...
This article from the Eureka, by Paul Fanning, discusses some of the ways in which the mainstream use of hydrogen...
This article from the WIRED, by Daniel Oberhaus, discusses the potential necessity of Microreactors in order to meet sustainability...
This article from the FT argues that ill-preparedness in the switch to renewable energy may leave millions in California...
Tuesday 28th July saw the launch of Hydrogen East whose goal is to bring together interested parties and key...
Troy Fielder is currently undertaking an industrial placement in the Sizewell C Financing and Economic Regulation team. He is...
This article from the BBC covers the commencement of the dismantling of Orfordness Lighthouse as the sea edges ever...
Looking to the future, the 50-year long WildEast project aims to make East Anglia one of “the world’s great...
This publication, a result of a collaboration between Demos Helsinki and the four biggest cities of Finland: Espoo, Helsinki,...
Sizewell Community Working Group member, Derek Wyatt was an interviewee for The Future of Scotland series. These ‘Seven lessons...
This TEDx talk from physicist David Mackay is also well worth a watch. How do we wean Britain off...
How realistic is the ambition of delivering a Net Zero carbon economy by 2050, 2040 or 2035? How reliable...
Michael Shellenberger explains why it's time to overcome longstanding fears of the technology, and why he and other environmentalists...