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On Demand: 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas for 2026

26th January 2026

Here's the recording of my annual Net Zero Business Academy taster, 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas. Those 12½ KASIs are the usual mix of old...

Lessons on Political Leadership and Sustainability Part 2

26th May 2026

Last week, I reflected on lessons from my first seven years as a Newcastle City Councillor when I was Deputy Cabinet Member for Environment and...

Gonna Be Elected (or Not) | The Sustainability Show Ep2

22nd May 2026

So here's the second episode of The Sustainability Show – our four weekly round up episode. I run the rule over the big news of...

Lessons on Political Leadership and Sustainability Part 1

21st May 2026

After my political career came to an abrupt end/pause this month, I've been musing on politics and Sustainability. So here's my story of entering local...

The dumbest idea in energy politics…

18th May 2026

In 1865, economist William Jevons noted that efficiency in coal-powered machinery didn't lead to reduced coal consumption. Instead, counter-intuitively, efficiency could speed up consumption –...

Cutting Through the Noise: Ketan Joshi on Climate Comms in the Disinformation Age

15th May 2026

This week I'm joined by Ketan Joshi, climate communications wizard and author of Windfall:Unlocking a fossil-free future, to discuss how to talk about climate change...

Are we finally seeing the benefits of decarbonising the UK economy?

14th May 2026

Like most people, I was rather surprised by the announcement that the UK economy grew by 0.6% in Q1 of 2026, despite a floundering Government,...

Well, this is embarrassing…

11th May 2026

Regular readers will know that for 21 of the last 22 years I have worn two hats: MD/COO/tea boy here at Terra Infirma, and a...

The Race to Zero: Sustainability in Sport with Claire Poole, Sport Positive

8th May 2026

This week I'm joined by Claire Poole, founder and CEO of Sport Positive, which seeks to help embed Sustainability into sport, from grassroots to the...

Does business know what ‘values-led’ means?

6th May 2026

Last week I attended the Manufacturing Leadership Summit at New College Durham. The agenda was dominated by recruitment and skills, not surprising when it was...

Most Sustainability events are a massive waste of their own potential

4th May 2026

I've been making a bit more of an effort of late to get out of my home office and interact with other human beings at...

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