Green Technology: It’s the S-Curve, Stupid
When I were a lad in the late 1970s, I dreamed of having my own computer. In my room. I would lie awake at night...
Greenest Government Ever and The Vision Thing
In my post last Friday on David Cameron's little green speech, I mentioned in passing that I thought his vision to lead "the greenest Government ever"...
It’s about Leadership, Mr Cameron
All green eyes were on UK Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday as he made the first environmental speech of his tenure at the Clean Energy...
Make the Leap
Interesting article in the Guardian this morning from Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency saying clean energy is both feasible and...
Taxi for Addison Lee!
Do the words "Gerald Ratner" not mean anything to boss of London taxi boss John Griffin? Jeweller Ratner famously described his own products as "crap",...
There’s always a reason to do nothing…
I met the news that a national group has been set up to oppose wind turbines with an incredulous "why?!" Do they not understand the...
Book Review: The Third Industrial Revolution by Jeremy Rifkin
International energy adivsor Jeremy Rifkin's newish book The Third Industrial Revolution has been getting quite a lot of attention in the press, so I thought...
When is an environmental policy not a policy?
Something that really bothers me is how many organisations have bland, lookalike environmental policies. Take Boots' policy above (click to enlarge) - put your hand...
Tackling the Sustainability Elephants in the Room
My dad often tells a story about a senior manager he used to work with who had three trays on his desk "In", "Out" and...
Making the case for sustainability in the boardroom
I'm a big fan of The Apprentice - both for entertainment and, controversially, the business angle. I know it is fashionable to say that two...