Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Sustainability thoughts from the UK Local Elections

9th May 2022

I suppose you could also call this blog "why I haven't blogged for goodness knows how many weeks." Regular readers will know that I'm a...

How frequently should you collect Sustainability data?

12th April 2022

We live in an age of realtime data. Many of us wear a smartwatch counting our steps (forward and upward), monitoring our heart rate and...

The only way to get boardroom buy-in for Sustainability

4th April 2022

In the last year I've supported the development of Sustainability Strategies for two very similar umbrella organisations. The main difference between the two is that...

The Future of Transport?

21st March 2022

Last week I finally got hold of my new mode of transport – a Tern GSD cargobike. It’s the same length as a normal bike,...

How many pairs of pants are Sustainable?

14th March 2022

Last summer, I criticised the Guardian for an article that urged its readers to do 10 things to do to save the planet, none of...

Ukraine and why we need to end the age of oil

28th February 2022

About 18 years ago, Mrs K and I took the Trans-Siberian railway across Russia (technically, it was the Trans-Mongolian we rode). We had a wonderfully...

Your position on climate change is illogical…

14th February 2022

About the time the controversy over Joe Rogan's anti-vat Spotify podcast blew up, a clip of Rogan interviewing Jordan Peterson was also circulating green circles....

What for Net Zero if Boris Johnson goes? Or if he stays…

7th February 2022

I've always thought Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister at the time of writing, was a shameless huckster who shouldn't be allowed anywhere near high office....

On Demand: 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas for 2022

31st January 2022

Here's the recording of this year's Green Academy taster session featuring some really powerful ideas to boost your Sustainability programme this year. For more...

Net Zero Rocks! And here’s why…

24th January 2022

I woke this morning to hear an executive from Aviva Investors (which has a mere £262bn of assets under management) tell the BBC that they'd...

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