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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...

Taking the p*** in Boggle Hole

19th February 2024

Our youngest and most dangerous child was taken away for a friend's birthday treat this weekend, so the Prof spotted the opportunity for us to...

James Dixon and the first health organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency

16th February 2024

In 2019, the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust became the first health organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. In this interview James Dixon,...

Sustainability is about change and change is about psychology…

14th February 2024

On Sunday, I heard an MP on the radio say "Of course we have to tackle climate change, but my constituents don't want to give...

Some Sustainability fads deserve to die, others not so much…

12th February 2024

Every time a new fad hits the threshold of zeitgeist, you are guaranteed a slew of earnest articles trying to find a Sustainability angle. I...

Help! My boss is a climate change denier! What should I do?

9th February 2024

This week's episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast is a bit different – it's a Q&A featuring this superb question from Alice Doyle: how...

Some people never tire of being wrong, especially about Net Zero

7th February 2024

It takes hide of a certain thickness for someone whose blink-and-you'll-miss-it Premiership still managed to precipitate an economic crisis to stand on a stage criticising...

Nobody ever said Sustainability was going to be easy…

5th February 2024

Last week, I heard someone cite the old "the carbon footprint was invented by BP to put the blame on the consumer" meme. This drives...

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