Design the Sustainable Future You Want to See
Earlier this year, I wrote 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability to mark the 200th edition of The Low Carbon Agenda (yes, that’s 200…). The ebook...
Anti-Net Zero ain’t pro-industry…
Earlier this week, I listened to a number of political journalists on Times Radio mull over an annoucement from UK Leader of the Opposition Kemi...
25 years ago this month, the UK’s clean energy revolution started – in Blyth
On the wall of my office is a dreamy picture of two wind turbines taken by my friend, neighbour and photographer Jack Lowe - my...
The Year in Sustainability 2025 with Lucy Siegle and James Murray
So, as 2025 draws to a close, was the year about the boom in clean energy or the long scream into the void of Net...
What I got wrong about low carbon energy…
"Nobody listens to new music after the age of 35." was a statement I read as I turned 50 that made me die a little...
Could George Monbiot have inadvertently saved offsetting?
Twenty years ago, I was on the board of Carbon Neutral North East (CNNE), a local charity that took carbon offsets from individuals and organisations...
Designing a better world with Vicky Lofthouse, EN:ABLE Sustainability
My first ever Sustainability role was as a Research Assistant on the Design for Environment project at Newcastle University's Engineering Design Centre. I left the...
‘Calling out’ Sustainability misinformation doesn’t work (but it can be fun)
"Comment is free; facts are sacred." That quote is from CP Scott, Liberal MP and editor of the Guardian at the turn of the 20th...
The Budget and the Low Carbon Transition
Last week's UK Budget wasn't half as grim as many expected so, almost inevitably, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is getting in the neck for allegedly exaggerating...
Managing England’s Green and Pleasant Land with Duncan Peake, Raby Estates
This week on the pod, I'm joined by Duncan Peake, CEO of Raby Estates, to talk about Sustainability and land management. We cover a huge...