Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Stop dissing recycling!

26th October 2021

Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson bullishly overrode the opinions of the expert sitting next to him and told a group of schoolkids that recycling "doesn't...

UK Political Conference Season Leaders’ Speeches Sustainability Round Up

18th October 2021

Being a political nerd, I watch all the major UK party conference speeches to gauge the level and diversity of Sustainability thinking at the top...

A glimpse of the 15 minute city in Paris

12th October 2021

Back in March, Mrs K had to postpone her plans to whisk me away to Paris, sans infants, for a romantic weekend. Last weekend we...

Opening your mind to Sustainability

4th October 2021

I'm just updating the presentation for Wednesday's Green Academy webinar: 12 Winning Sustainability Mindsets which is my favourite of the year. I am increasingly convinced...

Sustainability: it’s not so much what you start doing…

27th September 2021

Followers of my Twitter feed will know that I regularly highlight the Sustainability elements of the UK Parliament's weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs). I do...

Looks like we’re getting serious about Sustainability

20th September 2021

When I first set up Terra Infirma I was a bit of a jack of all trades, but over time I started to pitch the...

When green ideology hits reality… again.

13th September 2021

There are reports this morning of scuffles between Insulate Britain climate protesters, who had blocked a roundabout on the M25, and drivers trying to get...

Save us from Sustainability fads…

6th September 2021

I remember reading an article entitled "We Won't Achieve Sustainability without Mindfulness." Over the next few weeks, many more appeared as green think pieces. Now,...

The #1 problem facing green entrepreneurs…

30th August 2021

A few days ago, I had a meeting with Robert Campbell, one of the founders of ZMove, a green delivery company, ZMove uses e-cargo bikes...

Who is to blame for climate change?

23rd August 2021

During my holiday, the Guardian published an article on what individuals could do to tackle the climate crisis. Almost every point was to lobby somebody...

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