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The Chicken and Egg Conundrum of Sustainability

13th March 2024

So, Monday's blog on my car-free experiment kicked off a bit of a debate on social media. In the post I described how I use...

One year car-free – how are we getting on?

11th March 2024

So, this week marks a full year since I took the plunge and sold our family car. As much as anything this was a fully...

Net Zero by 2030, 2040 or 2050 – which to choose?

8th March 2024

This is the second Q&A episode of the podcast and the question comes from 'Jane' who is involved in a debate at work over the...

Does Sustainability Success breed Success or Complacency?

6th March 2024

Two recent news stories made me ponder this question. Firstly, it was reported that the UK's Climate Change Committee was recommending that the UK Government...

What’s the key to Sustainability engagement/communications?

4th March 2024

Last Tuesday evening I was shivering on the touch line of my youngest’s football practice and scrolling through my e-mails. A message had arrived from...

Dr Paula Owen, Sustainability Gamification Pioneer on making saving the planet fun

1st March 2024

Back in the mists of time, I bumped into Paula Owen at an event. She gave me a deck of playing cards designed to encourage...

Ouch! Greenwash just got very expensive indeed…

28th February 2024

On the review of 2023 episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast (did I mention I host a podcast?), I nominated the UK Advertising Standards...

What is a stranded asset?

26th February 2024

In last week's episode of The Net Zero Business Podcast, Dr Olli Jones talked about 'stranded assets' and 'stranding assessments', so I thought I should...

Dr Olli Jones of Cundall on Net Zero Architecture/Construction, Alternatives to Offsetting and Climate Resilience

23rd February 2024

The first thing you see on construction design giant Cundall's website is "Achieving net zero carbon on all our projects by 2030". In this week's...

Sustainability and the Next Generation

21st February 2024

Last week I was interviewed by a Durham University student who was doing a project on Net Zero and the younger generations. One anecdote (amongst...

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