Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Sustainability and the Laws of Thermodynamics: A Primer

23rd November 2016

Last week somebody responded to the edition of Ask Gareth on zero waste by saying zero waste was thermodynamically impossible. My heart soared as I...

Sustainability by Default

21st November 2016

Quite a bit of my work recently has been around taking a Sustainability Strategy and embedding it into the organisation. While gaining buy-in from...

Climate Doom or Low Carbon Revolution? You choose…

18th November 2016

The news about climate change and sustainability is very polarised at the minute. On one hand we have some stupendously good news, such as: Global carbon...

Why your climate message isn’t getting through

16th November 2016

This morning I was running my normal route up the river valley where I live. Towards the far end of my circuit, I came up behind three...

Don’t be depressed, invest!

14th November 2016

No matter what your politics, it's hard to see a Donald Trump presidency being a boon for the fight against climate change in particular, and...

Is zero waste really possible?

9th November 2016

The latest edition of Ask Gareth considers whether Zero Waste is truly possible. Having working for many years in this particular field, I give the lowdown...

Snap Verdict: Trump Victory and the Climate Battle

9th November 2016

Oh dear, who saw that coming? Actually I kind of did, not through any great political or empathetic insight I have to say, just that,...

Review: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Before the Flood

8th November 2016

This brand new climate change documentary by Leonardo DiCaprio has been released just before the US goes to the polls to pick a new president...

The best quick wins in Sustainability…

7th November 2016

For years, I've been calling for a massive hike in public investment in upgrading the UK's electricity grid rather than the usual investment in traditional...

From whale to wheel: brilliant example of biomimicry

4th November 2016

I love biomimicry – the science/art of looking to nature to solve some of our design problems – and I love cycling, so the revolutionary...

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