Dr Ian Whitby
energy analyst
Analytical; focus on the biggest numbers
Footprint
The family tackles travel, food, spending and pensions — leaving home energy to the experts — and finds out which changes matter and which are symbolic.
Planned · not started yet
Environment & sustainability Hard choices Money under pressure Family home Hopeful Lightly witty
The premise
The family tackles travel, food, spending and pensions — leaving home energy to the experts — and finds out which changes matter and which are symbolic. Her teenage son becomes the household’s most demanding auditor.
The protagonist
Nkem Whitacre-Larsen — Mother setting her household a target to halve its emissions
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
Prof. Ama Serwaa
climate scientist
Clear; explains the science behind the targets
Dr Lotte Vries
behavioural researcher
Pragmatic; make the low-carbon choice easy
How the story moves
A year of changes measured month by month; the family learns which habits stuck and which were abandoned, and the son’s audit becomes a school project.
What readers take away
- How carbon footprints are calculated
- Travel choices and their impact
- Food emissions
- Consumption and second-hand goods
- Green finance and pensions
- Measuring progress honestly
- Individual versus systemic action
- Talking to family about climate
- Calculate flight and car emissions
- Plan a lower-carbon diet
- Use second-hand and repair services
- Choose sustainable pensions
The books
- 1The audit Planned
- 2Travel Planned
- 3Food Planned
- 4A year Planned
Book titles are working titles and may change before publication. No book is on sale until the complete series is finished, checked and released.