Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Politics, Polling and the Climate

13th November 2024

I was listening to Matt Chorley's politics show on BBC Radio 5Live yesterday and, in the context of the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, they...

Donald Trump? The Climate? Don’t Panic. Roll Up Your Sleeves.

11th November 2024

Last Monday afternoon I was busy planning a Sustainability Workshop for this week when the text on my computer screen started swirling. Oh, no, I...

Act Local! Place-based Sustainability with Florian Wupperfeld

8th November 2024

Ever since the 1992 Earth Summit, we have been urged to "Think Global, Act Local". All too often this slogan has manifested itself in small...

Want a Sustainability Strategy? Take me to your leaders…

4th November 2024

I'm currently developing two proposals for Sustainability Strategies for different public bodies. Public bodies being public bodies, they're always quite prescriptive, not only on what...

Are your Sustainability messages falling on deaf ears?

1st November 2024

In this week's episode of the pod, I explain why standard Sustainability messaging often falls flat (it's all down to how our brains work) and...

Will Budget 2024 boost a low carbon economy? Maybe…

30th October 2024

Today, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves stood up in the House of Commons and delivered her first ever budget. Much has been made...

Climate Emergency vs Cathedral Building?

28th October 2024

Last week I was at an event where a presenter proposed local authorities should have a 100 year plan. I stuck up my hand. "From...

Healthy People, Healthy Planet with Dr Matt Sawyer and Dr Mike Tomson

25th October 2024

Climate change has been described as the biggest health challenge of the modern day. Conversely, our health service has an enormous footprint – at least...

The fundamental problem with Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)

23rd October 2024

The UK Government's announcement of a whopping £22bn investment in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) caused quite a kerfuffle in Sustainability circles. Like the hydrogen...

Don’t worry about BP and ESG – (economic) nature will take its course

21st October 2024

I've been mulling on this Guardian article worrying that BP's prevarication over its own Net Zero targets is reflective on ESG (environmental, social governance) wobbles...

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