Sustainability: existential problem or business opportunity? You decide…
Working from home can get a bit lonely – the silence can be deafening at times. If I'm working on something I need to concentrate...
Gradually then suddenly: will the low carbon transition happen sooner than we expect?
Last week, the Prof whisked me off to Northumberland for a few days to celebrate my birthday. She had found us a gorgeous 'eco-studio' (passive...
The Pod does God: Faith, Sustainability and Small Business with Don Golden
Don Golden is almost certainly the first ordained minister I've had on the Net Zero Business Podcast, he's also a Sustainability consultant whose core audience...
Don’t risk ‘Carbon Tech Debt’ by listening to the 1% fallacy
One of the most pernicious arguments against the UK’s Net Zero ambitions is that the country “is only responsible for 1% of emissions.” This is...
Driving Sustainability over a few bumps in the road
For the last few years, I’ve been a judge for the Sustainability category for the North East Automobile Association (NEAA) Annual Awards. As a thank...
It ain’t easy being green – but it should be
This week on the podcast, I look at one of the key issues in behavioural change for Sustainability that should be obvious, but is all...
Solar Panels, Slavery and the Importance of Fact Checking
When I saw yesterday’s Daily Mail headline attacking UK Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband for building Net Zero on the backs of slave...
A lament for Tesla…
Oh Elon. I suppose we saw it coming years ago in his hysterically petulant response to a cave rescue expert politely declining his back-of-a-fag-packet scheme...
Marga Hoek on Capital, Technology & Inspiration: the 3 keys to unlock Sustainability
This week on the pod, I'm joined by Marga Hoek, entrepreneur, investor, and author of The Trillion Dollar Shift and Tech for Good. The former...
How music helps me deliver Sustainability better
A few months ago, I made a small but significant tweak to my daily routine. Instead of having Radio 4's Today programme on the radio...