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Wild(ish) in Wooler

1st June 2016

I wasn't planning on blogging today – in fact I had intended to be waking up for my fourth morning under canvas (well, nylon) at...

Pedant’s Corner: Circular Economy vs Servicisation

27th May 2016

Twice in the last week or so, I've heard people conflate two quite distinct concepts – the circular economy and servicisation/product-service system. This has riled...

Think Different, Think Sustainability

25th May 2016

Back in 1999,a group called the Energy Technology Support Unit (ETSU) calculated for the Government that the 'practicable' amount of solar power which could be generated...

Britain Greener in Europe

23rd May 2016

About 15 years ago, I was at an international eco-design conference. As I wandered around the poster displays during a coffee break, I came across...

The best path to Sustainability?

18th May 2016

The 17th Century poet Matsuo Basho (right) said: "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought." While...

Will the Oil Industry collapse?

16th May 2016

I'm reading 'Collapse' by Jared Diamond at the minute – the tale of how many civilisations just suddenly disappeared off the map. While the most...

Is the world now ready for the product-as-service model?

13th May 2016

The launch of the Riversimple's Rasa electric two seater car is remarkable for two reasons. First, it could bring hydrogen vehicles onto the market at the...

Reasons to be cheerful (pt 396)

11th May 2016

Here's a selection of headlines from the last few days: Big Oil unexpectedly backing newest non-fossil fuels Big Oil abandons $2.5bn arctic drilling rights Saudi prince...

Have we run out of Sustainability ideas? Probably a good thing.

9th May 2016

About five years ago, there seemed to be a new sustainability concept coming over the horizon every 5 minutes: the circular economy, creating shared value,...

Sustainability: follow the signal, ignore the noise

6th May 2016

In complex systems such as the global temperatures, we see long term trends (climate in this case), overlaid with short term fluctuations (weather). Those who seek...

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