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Why LTNs make (some) people mad…

3rd April 2023

Over the last six months, I've been carefully watching the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) end of the culture war play out as it is a...

So, I cycled to an automotive event…

28th March 2023

Last Thursday night, I was invited to the North East Automobile Association (NEAA) Annual Awards at Ramside Hall outside Durham as I was one of...

So, yesterday I did something massive. I went car-free (ish)

16th March 2023

Yesterday I sold my car. Conversations have gone a bit like this: "What did you trade it in for?" "Nothing, I just sold it." "So...

Should the new icon of the climate challenge be the puffin?

13th March 2023

Way, way back when I first set up Terra Infirma, I ordered a set of corporate Christmas Cards featuring a polar bear stalking across the...

Disability and Sustainability, not or

6th March 2023

I'm doing a piece of work for a disability charity and it's really making me think. During a general discussion, my contact pointed out that...

Anti-15 minute city protests are just the latest bump in the road to Sustainability

27th February 2023

Twenty years ago I found myself attending a community engagement event on Teesside about renewable energy. A woman told us that she had been to...

Competition can put Spice into Sustainability

20th February 2023

When I was younger and musing on what future family life might hold, I would never have guessed I'd have three sporty kids. The eldest...

Reframing the LTN/15 minute city debate

13th February 2023

Regular readers will know I'm a Councillor here in Newcastle and last night I gave an informal talk to political colleagues about Low Traffic Neighbourhoods...

Sustainability is not just ‘doing nature a favour’

8th February 2023

At yesterday's Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM) a new member* said something that I thought was quite brilliant: "We've got to get people away from...

On Demand: 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas for 2023

30th January 2023

Here's the record of this year's Green Academy taster. To get the full experience, download the workbook here. Use the tab above to see the...

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