The Circular Economy is about Raw Materials, not Waste Management
Last year I published 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability to mark the 200th edition of The Low Carbon Agenda (yes, that’s 200…). The ebook is...
Will Net Zero cost you money?
Jan 28, 2026
"Does Net Zero cost money?" That's a question someone asked at a workshop I was facilitating last week. Everybody around the table nodded. "Hold on,"...
On Demand: 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas for 2026
Jan 26, 2026
Here's the recording of my annual Net Zero Business Academy taster, 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas. Those 12½ KASIs are the usual mix of old...
Power to the People – Delivering Community Renewable Energy with Damian Tow, Brighton Energy Co-op
Jan 23, 2026
If you thought community energy involved a few middle-class hippies clubbing together to buy a wind turbine for their self-build commune then think again. Damian...
The true cost of Net Zero is almost certainly much lower than you think
Jan 21, 2026
So far this year has felt like one big wrangle over the costs of the energy transition. Accusations of dodgy assumptions, comparing apples and lemons...
The thing (almost) everybody gets wrong about Sustainability
Jan 19, 2026
I'm a bit of a sucker for a good narco-drama, whether the Wire, Breaking Bad or Netflix's Narcos franchise. Not because they glamorise the drugs...
Net Zero and the Waste Sector with Dr Adam Read MBE, SUEZ
Jan 16, 2026
This week on the pod, Chief Sustainability & External Affairs Officer at Suez UK Dr Adam Read MBE joins me for a freewheeling and fun...
Keep your eye on the Sustainability signal, ignore the noise
Jan 14, 2026
You can tell when you're winning a game when your opponent starts to sweat. Why has Donald Trump tried to block offshore wind? Because his...
Fossil fuel fail – give me some green tech
Jan 12, 2026
I'm writing this with a puffa jacket on and a blanket over my knees. Late on Saturday night, one of the coldest of the winter...
Driving Decarbonisation with Data, Freddie House, Sweep
Jan 9, 2026
This week I'm joined by Freddie House of the Sustainability data management platform Sweep to talk data. We discuss: The connection between Sustainability and employee...