Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Why we fear the coronavirus more than climate change

9th March 2020

Over the last couple of weeks, my Twitter feed has had plenty of "why are we happy to disrupt daily life over the coronavirus, but...

Beware the ‘perfection or nothing’ delusion in Sustainability

6th March 2020

Here's a couple of arguments I've heard recently against moves towards a more Sustainable economy: Coal is needed for steel manufacture. Not everybody can cycle....

Why we don’t do Sustainability certifications…

2nd March 2020

Every so often, someone contacts me about a new Sustainability certification they'd like me to promote to my clientele. I always say 'No'. Two reasons:...

Why the Heathrow ruling is so significant

28th February 2020

There was jubilation yesterday amongst eco-campaigners and residents of West London as the Court of Appeal ruled that the planned expansion of Heathrow airport was...

To offset or not to offset…

24th February 2020

Offsetting is back in the news, and with the same old debate: is it a good idea to get someone else to reduce/absorb carbon emissions...

In terraria… lessons for Sustainability

21st February 2020

Every year, the approach of Christmas fills me with dread as I am rubbish at buying presents. If Mrs K looks twice at something in the...

The Climate Crisis: Focus on Change, not Blame

17th February 2020

Last Friday saw an event which filled me with pride, but with a tinge of shame. My 10 year old middle son, Jimmy, stood up...

Paul Polman on Business & Sustainability

13th February 2020

On Tuesday, I was invited to listen to Paul Polman, who earned his Sustainability Leader spurs as Unilever CEO, speak at the Newcastle Business School...

What can business do to accelerate climate action?

10th February 2020

And it's back. It's been a year since the last Ask Gareth – mainly because shooting videos on a building site is something of a...

Don’t waste time on climate “sceptics”

3rd February 2020

Oops, I did it again. At the weekend I spent half an hour drafting an e-mail in response to some climate denial on a (non-environmental)...

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