Snap Verdict: Trump Victory and the Climate Battle
Oh dear, who saw that coming? Actually I kind of did, not through any great political or empathetic insight I have to say, just that,...
Review: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Before the Flood
This brand new climate change documentary by Leonardo DiCaprio has been released just before the US goes to the polls to pick a new president...
The best quick wins in Sustainability…
For years, I've been calling for a massive hike in public investment in upgrading the UK's electricity grid rather than the usual investment in traditional...
From whale to wheel: brilliant example of biomimicry
I love biomimicry – the science/art of looking to nature to solve some of our design problems – and I love cycling, so the revolutionary...
Stand up for science!
At the weekend the family headed down to Bedford to catch up with my brother-in-law and celebrate the middle one's seventh birthday. As is usual on...
My Top Ten Sustainability Horrors
Yup, it's Hallowe'en, so here's the top ten sustainability related things that make me scream: Pictures of hands cupping saplings to illustrate 'responsibility' – I really,...
All the leaves are falling…
Half term means it's half-working, half-child-caring here at Terra Infirma Towers, although I did sneak off for a 47-mile cycle this morning. And it was...
Heathrow – The Litmus Test for UK’s Climate Strategy
If, as expected, this lunchtime sees political approval for the expansion of Heathrow Airport, there will be some serious political fall out – including the resignation...
Are wind turbines green? Do bears…
Came across this clipping from the satirical Viz magazine that made me chuckle, but it isn't a million miles from some of the nonsense I've...
Is your Sustainability Programme hitting a ceiling?
This week I read an article on Medium.com entitled "Why I’m breaking up with sustainability" by Tara Holmes, which suggests that Corporate Sustainability programmes are plateauing. Holmes says: ...the word...