Politics, Polling and the Climate
I was listening to Matt Chorley's politics show on BBC Radio 5Live yesterday and, in the context of the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, they...
Donald Trump? The Climate? Don’t Panic. Roll Up Your Sleeves.
Nov 11, 2024
Last Monday afternoon I was busy planning a Sustainability Workshop for this week when the text on my computer screen started swirling. Oh, no, I...
Act Local! Place-based Sustainability with Florian Wupperfeld
Nov 8, 2024
Ever since the 1992 Earth Summit, we have been urged to "Think Global, Act Local". All too often this slogan has manifested itself in small...
Want a Sustainability Strategy? Take me to your leaders…
Nov 4, 2024
I'm currently developing two proposals for Sustainability Strategies for different public bodies. Public bodies being public bodies, they're always quite prescriptive, not only on what...
Are your Sustainability messages falling on deaf ears?
Nov 1, 2024
In this week's episode of the pod, I explain why standard Sustainability messaging often falls flat (it's all down to how our brains work) and...
Will Budget 2024 boost a low carbon economy? Maybe…
Oct 30, 2024
Today, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves stood up in the House of Commons and delivered her first ever budget. Much has been made...
Climate Emergency vs Cathedral Building?
Oct 28, 2024
Last week I was at an event where a presenter proposed local authorities should have a 100 year plan. I stuck up my hand. "From...
Healthy People, Healthy Planet with Dr Matt Sawyer and Dr Mike Tomson
Oct 25, 2024
Climate change has been described as the biggest health challenge of the modern day. Conversely, our health service has an enormous footprint – at least...
The fundamental problem with Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)
Oct 23, 2024
The UK Government's announcement of a whopping £22bn investment in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) caused quite a kerfuffle in Sustainability circles. Like the hydrogen...
Don’t worry about BP and ESG – (economic) nature will take its course
Oct 21, 2024
I've been mulling on this Guardian article worrying that BP's prevarication over its own Net Zero targets is reflective on ESG (environmental, social governance) wobbles...