Competition can put Spice into Sustainability
When I was younger and musing on what future family life might hold, I would never have guessed I'd have three sporty kids. The eldest...
Reframing the LTN/15 minute city debate
Feb 13, 2023
Regular readers will know I'm a Councillor here in Newcastle and last night I gave an informal talk to political colleagues about Low Traffic Neighbourhoods...
Sustainability is not just ‘doing nature a favour’
Feb 8, 2023
At yesterday's Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM) a new member* said something that I thought was quite brilliant: "We've got to get people away from...
On Demand: 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas for 2023
Jan 30, 2023
Here's the record of this year's Green Academy taster. To get the full experience, download the workbook here. Use the tab above to see the...
Britishvolt: A Green Business is NOT a Charity
Jan 23, 2023
And so the Britishvolt EV battery startup has died a big messy public death, as I predicted. Not because of any particular skill on my...
Net Zero Review Reaction: Excuses, Excuses
Jan 16, 2023
The Government has published its 'Net Zero Review'. This had its genesis in the short, turbulent reign of Liz Truss as a way of kicking...
Sustainability in 2023: My ‘Predictions’
Jan 9, 2023
For a few years, every January an environmental website used to ask me for my predictions for 2023. I never liked doing it as I...
My cargobike is changing my life… despite much of the infrastructure
Dec 5, 2022
I've banged on about my cargo-bike on here before, but I recently made this video about the bike, why it solves my big green transport...
A wee case study in change management for Sustainability
Nov 28, 2022
Regular readers will know I'm a City Councillor here in Newcastle. A month ago I girded my loins and kept my tin hat to hand...
Whatever happened to Citizens Assemblies?
Nov 21, 2022
About 4-5 years ago, the solution to climate change was apparently the Citizens Assembly (CA), a small but representative sample of the general public to...