Accelerating Net Zero with the 80:20 Rule part 2
Back in the autumn, I found myself mulling on Net Zero and the 80:20 Rule. My conclusion was that a target of 90% or just...
Net Zero and events, dear boy, events
Jan 5, 2026
Last Friday, I released my annual predictions episode of the podcast, and then over the weekend, Donald Trump sends special forces into Venezuela to arrest/kidnap...
My Five Net Zero Predictions for 2026
Jan 2, 2026
Happy New Year! Here are my now traditional 5 predictions for Net Zero for the year ahead. Notably more positive than many!
The Uxbridge Fallacy: How the UK’s political consensus on Net Zero was shattered
Dec 26, 2025
Twixmas special podcast time! Walk off yesterday's excesses while listening to my exposition on why voters in the leafy North West London suburb of Uxbridge...
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Dec 22, 2025
Just a quick note to wish all our readers a wonderful festive break, however/whether you celebrate it, and I look forward to working with you...
Design the Sustainable Future You Want to See
Dec 19, 2025
Earlier this year, I wrote 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability to mark the 200th edition of The Low Carbon Agenda (yes, that’s 200…). The ebook...
Anti-Net Zero ain’t pro-industry…
Dec 17, 2025
Earlier this week, I listened to a number of political journalists on Times Radio mull over an annoucement from UK Leader of the Opposition Kemi...
25 years ago this month, the UK’s clean energy revolution started – in Blyth
Dec 15, 2025
On the wall of my office is a dreamy picture of two wind turbines taken by my friend, neighbour and photographer Jack Lowe - my...
The Year in Sustainability 2025 with Lucy Siegle and James Murray
Dec 12, 2025
So, as 2025 draws to a close, was the year about the boom in clean energy or the long scream into the void of Net...
What I got wrong about low carbon energy…
Dec 10, 2025
"Nobody listens to new music after the age of 35." was a statement I read as I turned 50 that made me die a little...