Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Why are we paying pensioners to heat draughty homes?

2nd July 2026

When the political obituaries of outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are written, their botched attempt to remove the 'winter fuel...

Why I’m not so worried about the impact of AI on the climate

29th June 2026

1997 was a pivotal year for me. It was meant to be a year of travelling the world with my partner, but due to family...

NET! Zero at Wimbledon with Hattie Park, AELTC

26th June 2026

On Monday morning, someone dressed all in white will toss a rubber and felt ball in the air and thwack it down to the far...

Feeling the heat…

25th June 2026

I've spent the last two days bikepacking on the North York Moors. I was meant to be doing four, but this morning I jacked it...

Starmer, Burnham, Miliband and the future of Net Zero in the UK

22nd June 2026

Just as I started writing this, the Prime Ministerial podium was wheeled out onto the tarmac of Downing Street. Keir Starmer duly emerged to announce...

Podcast: The Strait jacket loosens, more energy records fall and who asked Tony Blair?

19th June 2026

In the latest of our 4-weekly round up of news and views on Sustainability, I look at the prospects for the re-opening of the Strait...

The Scope 2 elephant trap

18th June 2026

As the decarbonisation of the UK electricity grid continues apace, the new Government GHG conversion factor for a unit of electricity has fallen by a...

Why you shouldn’t tell people what to do in Sustainability

15th June 2026

"We should have listened to you – everything you said came true." Thus spake a client last week. I felt a simultaneous warm surge in...

The Unstoppable Energy Revolution with Chris Smith

12th June 2026

I first came across Chris when I saw his tireless debunking of energy myths on Twitter/X. It was clear he had a wealth of experience...

Does Sustainability come down to authenticity?

10th June 2026

We had a meeting of the Sustainability Leadership Roundtable yesterday on the subject of engagement and behavioural change. Obviously I was on home ground here,...

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