We must cut carbon, not contemplate our navels…
On Friday I spent the morning sitting on the Newcastle Council Climate Committee hearing evidence from experts on the scale of the climate issue and...
How to avoid eco-anxiety
The concept of 'eco-anxiety' has had plenty of press recently – the fear of future catastrophe as we move into the crunch zone of climate...
A 2020 Vision for Sustainability
Happy New Year, everybody! For Sustainability people, 2020 is a bit like when we hit 1984 and the Western World wasn't run by oppressive, manipulative...
Merry Christmas Everyone!
OK, so we're closing down Terra Infirma Towers today for the Christmas holidays and I'd like to take the opportunity to thank all our clients,...
What a year!
Apologies for the recent lack of blogging, but the weekend before last I was a passenger in a car which hit a wall at speed...
Letting go is the hardest part of Sustainability
SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon is an shrewd political operator, and in recent election TV debates she has managed to skilfully dodge one crucial question. Twice...
“If the vegans are happy…”
I had a very fun day last Thursday facilitating a workshop on green business opportunities for a group of small business owners who have just...
Green Academy 2020 Early Bird Offer
This is the syllabus for our Green Academy online training course for next year. We have designed this syllabus to give you the tools to...
Meeting the Sustainability Challenge
On Friday I went to an IEMA roundtable on the climate emergency – the IEMA event I have attended since I was nominated as a...
Why ‘zero’ is such a powerful Sustainability target
I've had quite a week of zeros. On Wednesday night, with my political hat on, I proposed a motion to Newcastle City Council for zero...