Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Can you charge a premium for a Sustainable product?

23rd March 2026

Last week, an exchange in an (as yet unpublished) podcast interview got me thinking about the thorny question: will people pay extra for a green...

Heat Pump It Up! with Martin Fahey, Mitsubishi UK

20th March 2026

With electrification winning the race to Net Zero, this week we delve into the world of heat pumps with Martin Fahey, Head Of Sustainability at...

Car-free experiment – year 3 update

18th March 2026

I suddenly realised that it is a full 3 years since I sold my car. Living 20 minutes' walk from the city centre, working from...

The low carbon transition won’t be smooth and it might be more sudden than you think

16th March 2026

My first role in Sustainability, albeit unpaid, was as a Voluntary Officer at the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, leading practical conservation tasks. Most of...

Top Sustainability Trends for 2026 with Andrew Griffiths, PlanetMark

13th March 2026

This week on the pod, I chew over many of the big issues in Sustainability with Andrew Griffiths, Director of Policy at PlanetMark. Amongst many...

Money talks… even in Sustainability

12th March 2026

On Tuesday, I hosted a meeting of our Sustainability Leadership Roundtable on the theme of financing Sustainability. The mindmap I compiled of our discussion is...

What an opportunity to drive decarbonisation and energy security

9th March 2026

So we're into week 2 of the US/Israeli attack on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz is still blockaded. Oil and gas prices are continuing...

Transformers: the hidden workhorses of Net Zero with Ayah Alfawaris

6th March 2026

If we didn't have transformers on our electricity grid to step up and step down voltages then we would get nothing out of it; everything...

As gas prices soar again, are renewables really ‘unpredictable’?

4th March 2026

It's hard to think about anything other than the crisis in the Gulf (I tried, reader, but I failed). The main domestic manifestation is a...

Conflict, Energy Security and the ‘Paradox of Plenty’

2nd March 2026

Following the US/Israeli attack on Iran on Friday, shipping through the Straits of Hormuz has ground to halt as Iran and its proxies hit back...

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