Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Can we have the promised “presumption in favour of sustainable development”?

29th January 2025

On Monday, I gave a guest lecture on the UK Planning system to civil engineering students at Durham University. Having served on Newcastle Council’s Planning...

Flight of fantasy: why Rachel Reeves has it wrong on Heathrow

27th January 2025

This week, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) is expected to announce that the long debated third runway at Heathrow will get the...

Business Leadership & Sustainability: Head, Heart & Hands with Profs Julia Binder & Knut Haanaes

24th January 2025

This week on the Net Zero Business Podcast, I'm joined by the two editors/lead authors on a new book 'Leading the Sustainable Business Transformation', Prof...

Winning or losing in the low carbon transition

23rd January 2025

I must admit I've got a bit obsessive recently about the market disruption required for the low carbon transition. It's a simple, but oft ignored,...

Has the climate battle been Trumped? The choice is ours…

21st January 2025

So this morning a large orange cloud hovers over the future of the planet. As predicted, Donald Trump used his inaugural address yesterday to withdraw...

Why Sustainability WILL survive Trump, welcoming the ESG backlash and the Batman paradox – John Friedman

17th January 2025

So we are on the cusp of the second inauguration of Donald Trump, an event which brings staggering levels of uncertainty to a huge number...

On Demand: 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas for 2025

15th January 2025

Yesterday I hosted the annual taster for Net Zero Business Academy, 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas for 2025. If you'd like to give it a...

Three takeaways from the Los Angeles wildfires

13th January 2025

The fires raging across the suburbs of Los Angeles have caught the attention of the world media in a way that all the other wild...

Adapt or die: why decarbonisation is no longer enough to save us with Rupert Read

10th January 2025

This post goes live as wildfires ravage Los Angeles, parts of the UK are clearing up after floods and we're all still traumatised by the...

Does the ‘Net Zero backlash’ mean we are winning?

9th January 2025

On the Net Zero Business Podcast review of 2024, I suggested that the reason why we are feeling an anti-Net Zero backlash is that climate...

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