Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

What Darwin tells us about the low carbon transition

11th April 2024

I've long been fascinated by Charles Darwin. I think it started when I studied in the same place as him, Christ's College Cambridge, treading the...

How do I stop our PR department greenwashing?

8th April 2024

The latest episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast is a Q&A session. I've been asked how a Sustainability Professional should respond to PR/comms people...

How to/not to communicate Sustainability pt 387

4th April 2024

The walk I went on last Sunday was one chosen from a book of walks in the Cheviots I had been given as a birthday...

Eco-whiskey in Wooler

2nd April 2024

It was my birthday on Good Friday and on Easter Sunday we took in a walk taking in the site of Ad Gefrin in North...

Amir Sokolowski, Global Director Climate Change, CDP on disclosures, just transition to Net Zero and grounds for optimism

28th March 2024

This week on the pod we have Amir Sokolowski, Global Director of Climate Change at CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project). In a wide ranging...

Getting emotional about Sustainability (and elephants)

27th March 2024

As someone born with no ball skills whatsoever, I never envisaged that a significant chunk of my parenting responsibilities would involve schlepping to various wind...

Book Review: Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard

25th March 2024

A few months ago, I realised there was a Patagonia-shaped hole in my Sustainability knowledge. Not the southern region of South America, of course, but...

Talking Sustainable Finance (and much more) with Heather Buchanan, Bankers for Net Zero

22nd March 2024

Today on the Net Zero Business Podcast, I speak to Heather Buchanan, CEO of Bankers for Net Zero who... do much more than Sustainable Finance!...

What does zero impact on the environment really mean?

20th March 2024

Yesterday I was at an ESG event when a delegate asked whether Net Zero meant zero people? Not being on the platform, I didn't get...

The Dirty Secret of a Successful Sustainability Strategy

18th March 2024

Since November I've been revamping and refocussing our Net Zero Business Academy (formerly Green Academy) series of webinars, which certainly seems to be delivering results...

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