Andy Burnham’s Jackdaw/Rosebank Conundrum
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...
Has the Net Zero Overton Window Shifted?
The 'Overton window' is political jargon for what is acceptable to talk about publicly at any one time. The window shifts around – in the...
Orange or Green? Burnham’s Big Energy Dilemma
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...
Low Carbon Tech Keeps Surprising Me – In A Brilliant Way
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....
If not Net Zero, then what?
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...
Can Vampires Sell Sustainability? with Sara Bell
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...
A clean power grid: investment or subsidy?
An MP has been in our local press campaigning for a major upgrade of Moor Farm roundabout on the A19, not far from where I...
To Me, Business is About Trust
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...
Accounting for Sustainability with Iain Murray, CIPFA
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...
Lessons from the JLR saga…
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...