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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...

Is British Industry Going Off-grid? with David Kipling, On-site Energy

24th July 2026

If I said "going off grid", you'd probably think of crusty New Age Traveller types building their own home out of straw bales in some...

Podcast: Burn’em, Baby, Burnham, North Sea Realities and What’s Up With the Oil Markets?

17th July 2026

In the latest of our 4-weekly round up of news and views on Sustainability, I consider what the incoming new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham...

The typical Net Zero strategy…

15th July 2026

One of my biggest frustrations in Sustainability is the reliance on wishful thinking. When people talk about the ESG backlash, it is often about organisations...

Beware Climate Cakeism – in Politics and Management!

13th July 2026

On Friday, I heard Andrew Bowie MP, a shadow Minister for Energy and Net Zero commenting on reports that leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch...

“You’re Gonna Need a Greener Boat!” with Ollie Taylor, Marine Futures

10th July 2026

In Sustainability, we don't talk about the maritime industry enough – a bigger impact than aviation and, like aviation, is outside the Paris Agreement. Everybody...

The Leadership Lessons Hidden Inside the Net Zero Transition

9th July 2026

A few weeks ago, I found myself at the other end of the podcast microphone when I was invited onto the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast, hosted...

“No pain, no gain” in the low carbon transition

6th July 2026

The nub of last week's podcast discussion with Andrew Sissons was: UK electricity is currently expensive because our legacy system is dependent on expensive gas...

Making Net Zero affordable with Andrew Sissons, NESTA

3rd July 2026

On a daily basis we hear opinions on why the UK's electricity prices are so high – is it due to our reliance on gas...

Why are we paying pensioners to heat draughty homes?

2nd July 2026

When the political obituaries of outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are written, their botched attempt to remove the 'winter fuel...

Why I’m not so worried about the impact of AI on the climate

29th June 2026

1997 was a pivotal year for me. It was meant to be a year of travelling the world with my partner, but due to family...

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