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Accelerating Net Zero with the 80:20 Rule part 2

7th January 2026

Back in the autumn, I found myself mulling on Net Zero and the 80:20 Rule. My conclusion was that a target of 90% or just...

Net Zero and events, dear boy, events

5th January 2026

Last Friday, I released my annual predictions episode of the podcast, and then over the weekend, Donald Trump sends special forces into Venezuela to arrest/kidnap...

My Five Net Zero Predictions for 2026

2nd January 2026

Happy New Year! Here are my now traditional 5 predictions for Net Zero for the year ahead. Notably more positive than many!

The Uxbridge Fallacy: How the UK’s political consensus on Net Zero was shattered

26th December 2025

Twixmas special podcast time! Walk off yesterday's excesses while listening to my exposition on why voters in the leafy North West London suburb of Uxbridge...

Merry Christmas Everyone!

22nd December 2025

Just a quick note to wish all our readers a wonderful festive break, however/whether you celebrate it, and I look forward to working with you...

Design the Sustainable Future You Want to See

19th December 2025

Earlier this year, I wrote 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability to mark the 200th edition of The Low Carbon Agenda (yes, that’s 200…). The ebook...

Anti-Net Zero ain’t pro-industry…

17th December 2025

Earlier this week, I listened to a number of political journalists on Times Radio mull over an annoucement from UK Leader of the Opposition Kemi...

25 years ago this month, the UK’s clean energy revolution started – in Blyth

15th December 2025

On the wall of my office is a dreamy picture of two wind turbines taken by my friend, neighbour and photographer Jack Lowe - my...

The Year in Sustainability 2025 with Lucy Siegle and James Murray

12th December 2025

So, as 2025 draws to a close, was the year about the boom in clean energy or the long scream into the void of Net...

What I got wrong about low carbon energy…

10th December 2025

"Nobody listens to new music after the age of 35." was a statement I read as I turned 50 that made me die a little...

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