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Look forward, not back, Mr Cameron

13th January 2016

Twice in recent weeks, UK prime minister David Cameron has answered questions on green issues with a simple and superficially impressive statistic: 98% of solar panels...

Latest Wisdom from the Sustainability Masterminds

11th January 2016

Just before Christmas, the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group met at the Biscuit Factory in Newcastle. The topic was capacity building and engagement but as usual the...

The perils of sustainability predictions

6th January 2016

The latest edition of Ask Gareth is a reflection on the question I get asked most at this time of the year: what are your...

Looking forward to a (more) sustainable 2016!

4th January 2016

Well, I'm sitting here, steaming gently after my first exercise of 2016, and pondering the year ahead. 2015 was the best year in Terra Infirma's...

As we say goodbye to another year…

18th December 2015

It's time to dust off the old seasonal stock photo cliches (I'm sure I've seen that robin before...) as it's the last proper working day of...

Engineering the (low carbon) future

16th December 2015

Last night I was the speaker at the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) North East branch. Doing a last minute piece of homework...

So is the Paris climate deal any COP?

14th December 2015

It's the Monday after the week before. They did it in Paris, signing an international treaty to tackle climate change, the world is rejoicing and...

We’re not going to save the planet…

11th December 2015

...because, in geological timescales, the earth is quite capable of looking after itself. The question is whether the human race is part of the equation at...

Adding friction to unsustainable behaviour

9th December 2015

Regular readers will know I'm a bit sceptical about the plastic bag tax – mainly because it's aimed at a minor environmental impact rather than...

Raising Cash for Solar Aid

7th December 2015

I'm exhausted this morning after doing the grunt work for my sons' yard sale yesterday. Every year the boys raise cash for Solar Aid, but...

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