Who’s to blame for the climate COP out in Glasgow?
The underwhelming final results of the COP26 climate change conference reminded me of the old joke: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a...
Good COP, Bad COP?
So the COP26 climate change jamboree trundles on, with the leaders now departed and the grunt work continuing on the details, but how is it...
Stop dissing recycling!
Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson bullishly overrode the opinions of the expert sitting next to him and told a group of schoolkids that recycling "doesn't...
UK Political Conference Season Leaders’ Speeches Sustainability Round Up
Being a political nerd, I watch all the major UK party conference speeches to gauge the level and diversity of Sustainability thinking at the top...
A glimpse of the 15 minute city in Paris
Back in March, Mrs K had to postpone her plans to whisk me away to Paris, sans infants, for a romantic weekend. Last weekend we...
Opening your mind to Sustainability
I'm just updating the presentation for Wednesday's Green Academy webinar: 12 Winning Sustainability Mindsets which is my favourite of the year. I am increasingly convinced...
Sustainability: it’s not so much what you start doing…
Followers of my Twitter feed will know that I regularly highlight the Sustainability elements of the UK Parliament's weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs). I do...
Looks like we’re getting serious about Sustainability
When I first set up Terra Infirma I was a bit of a jack of all trades, but over time I started to pitch the...
When green ideology hits reality… again.
There are reports this morning of scuffles between Insulate Britain climate protesters, who had blocked a roundabout on the M25, and drivers trying to get...
Save us from Sustainability fads…
I remember reading an article entitled "We Won't Achieve Sustainability without Mindfulness." Over the next few weeks, many more appeared as green think pieces. Now,...