There’s a chunk of the environmental movement that uses ‘techno-optimist’ as an insult. But, as it is high carbon technology that is causing most of our problems, swapping that out in favour of low ca...

For a man who said he was going to tell it like it is in his first leader’s conference speech yesterday, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham dodged one big issue with a few weasel words, saying “we will be...

John Healey sets out his economic vision as Chancellor, focusing on fiscal discipline, industrialisation and renewed hope for Britain.

The ‘Overton window’ is political jargon for what is acceptable to talk about publicly at any one time. The window shifts around – in the 2005 UK General Election, the Conservative Party was pilloried...

In the latest of our (usually) 4-weekly round up of news and views on Sustainability, I mull on the fact that not much has changed in the last 8 weeks, but that newish UK PM Andy Burnham’s energy poli...

For the last 20 years we have had the privilege to work with some of the best Sustainability professionals. We have noticed that their success didn’t come so much from intellect or charisma (although ...

Years ago I was at a climate dinner and found myself sitting beside the head of electric vehicles for one of the big car makes. I said “I’d love an EV, but I don’t have a driveway”. He shook his head ...

When I produced my on-demand Net Zero for Business course three years ago, I suggested the snappiness of the phrase Net Zero was a double edged sword. It was both a totemic vision you could rally the ...

OK, the title of this podcast episode could only ever cover a fraction of what I discuss with Sara Bell, a genuine disruptor in the world of Sustainability. She won a lengthy court case to open up the...

Every so often a piece of spam (or pseudo-spam) catches my eye while my finger is hovering over the delete key. I don’t know whether it is AI that manages to tailor the message to me, or whether someo...

This week I talk to Iain Murray of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) about the role of the accountancy profession in Sustainability in general and reporting in particul...

Another week, another massive media bust up over Net Zero, only this time it isn’t actually about Net Zero. The announcement by the iconic British car marque Jaguar Land Rover that it was cutting 4000...

As I always say, the biggest barrier to Sustainability is just 6 inches wide, the space between our ears.

Reading the obituaries of pioneering feminist Gloria Steinem this weekend, one quote stuck out to me: “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” As someone whose career is largely ...

Like most, I thought Scope 2 emissions were the easiest to calculate – take your power bill and multiply the number of units by the national carbon intensity factor for the grid. Simple? So I thought ...

I usually find the first week of September to be a crushing collision with reality. Holidays for me are often a time of reflection and inspiration and I usually can’t wait to get back to my desk and G...

I’m getting to the stage of grumpy old manhood that I start avoiding radio/podcast debates about Net Zero before I burst a blood vessel or throw something. I mean, if you’re paid to be a pundit, surel...

It’s the holiday season again, so we’ve paused the queue of new interviews and have been reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months’ episodes. Here’s the last one of the series looking...

Across the world, men average 5 inches taller than women, but the distribution bell curves overlap (see above). This means you can get cases which defy those average figures, for example, the average Dutch woman and the average Japanese man are roughly the same height. But nobody in their right mind would extrapolate this fact […]

I’m back at my desk in Terra Infirma Towers post-Icelandic holiday, but it was an experience that won’t leave me quickly, so you’re getting another blog on the subject. Last week I wrote about our tri...

It’s the holiday season again, so as usual we’re pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months’ episodes. This week we’re looking at the no 1 issue...

If you visit Iceland, which you should, the most visceral manifestation of its clean energy system hits you in the nostrils every time you turn on the shower.

Should we deliver Sustainability quietly in the background or shout from the rooftops?

If you’re going to go inside a glacier, what kind of bus do you catch? A bus converted out of a NATO missile launcher, that’s what. These beasts have eight huge studded Tonka truck tyres, each with it...

It’s the holiday season again, so as usual we’re pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months’ episodes. This week we’re looking at the key topic ...

So, I’m in Iceland with the family, ostensibly for the eclipse, although the weather ain’t looking great for tomorrow’s spectacle. Actually, it’s been a bit of a rough start to the trip with the railw...

It’s the holiday season again, so as usual we’re pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months’ episodes. This week we’re looking at economics, inc...

As 2030 hoves into view, what about all those Net Zero targets?

It was 20 years ago this week that I took the leap into the unknown and started my first and only company – the very one you see before you. This leap was given added frisson when, the day after I han...

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This week on the pod, I talk to Emily Coon, one of the leading young voices on Sustainability, about two of my favourite topics: Net Zero and beer. But the most serious point we discuss is the way tha...

Record output from offshore wind and solar saw the share of electricity provided by renewables jump yet again, the latest government statistics confirm

As front pages are dominated by apocalyptic images of fire and drought at home and abroad, we are getting a masterclass in denial, not least the deliciously tin-eared Times headline/picture juxtaposit...