Podcast: Burn’em, Baby, Burnham, North Sea Realities and What’s Up With the Oil Markets?
In the latest of our 4-weekly round up of news and views on Sustainability, I consider what the incoming new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham...
The typical Net Zero strategy…
Jul 15, 2026
One of my biggest frustrations in Sustainability is the reliance on wishful thinking. When people talk about the ESG backlash, it is often about organisations...
Beware Climate Cakeism – in Politics *and* Management!
Jul 13, 2026
On Friday, I heard Andrew Bowie MP, a shadow Minister for Energy and Net Zero commenting on reports that leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch...
“You’re Gonna Need a Greener Boat!” with Ollie Taylor, Marine Futures
Jul 10, 2026
In Sustainability, we don't talk about the maritime industry enough – a bigger impact than aviation and, like aviation, is outside the Paris Agreement. Everybody...
The Leadership Lessons Hidden Inside the Net Zero Transition
Jul 9, 2026
A few weeks ago, I found myself at the other end of the podcast microphone when I was invited onto the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast, hosted...
“No pain, no gain” in the low carbon transition
Jul 6, 2026
The nub of last week's podcast discussion with Andrew Sissons was: UK electricity is currently expensive because our legacy system is dependent on expensive gas...
Making Net Zero affordable with Andrew Sissons, NESTA
Jul 3, 2026
On a daily basis we hear opinions on why the UK's electricity prices are so high – is it due to our reliance on gas...
Why are we paying pensioners to heat draughty homes?
Jul 2, 2026
When the political obituaries of outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are written, their botched attempt to remove the 'winter fuel...
Why I’m not so worried about the impact of AI on the climate
Jun 29, 2026
1997 was a pivotal year for me. It was meant to be a year of travelling the world with my partner, but due to family...
NET! Zero at Wimbledon with Hattie Park, AELTC
Jun 26, 2026
On Monday morning, someone dressed all in white will toss a rubber and felt ball in the air and thwack it down to the far...