The Budget and the Low Carbon Transition
Last week's UK Budget wasn't half as grim as many expected so, almost inevitably, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is getting in the neck for allegedly exaggerating...
Managing England’s Green and Pleasant Land with Duncan Peake, Raby Estates
Nov 28, 2025
This week on the pod, I'm joined by Duncan Peake, CEO of Raby Estates, to talk about Sustainability and land management. We cover a huge...
We’ve known for a long time what the answer to Sustainability is
Nov 26, 2025
About this time of year, 27 years ago, I was prepping for my first ever interview for a job in Sustainability. I thought it was...
COP30: Turkeys don’t vote for Christmas, but Christmas comes anyway
Nov 24, 2025
So, another COP, another few steps forward but skirting carefully around the elephant in the room: the burning of fossil fuels. A huge effort by...
What I’ve Learnt in Year 2 of the Net Zero Business Podcast
Nov 21, 2025
Blimey O'Reilly! It's two years since I launched the Net Zero Business Podcast! Anniversaries are always a good time to reflect on the past. In...
Flights of Fancy: Cargo Cult Science and the Pursuit of Growth
Nov 19, 2025
A couple of things happened within days of each other last month and I've only just picked up on the coincidence. On 22 October, the...
Reasons to be cheerful, part 57
Nov 17, 2025
On Saturday, I spoke at the Climate Action Newcastle rally. My theme was 'reasons to be cheerful', and I tried to break from the doom...
Why Net Zero must be people-led, with Prof Marcelle McManus
Nov 14, 2025
Professor Marcelle McManus of Bath University spends most of her waking hours developing new clean technology, but with a twist – she understands that human...
No, Sustainability isn’t “a balance”
Nov 12, 2025
At least twice in the last couple of weeks, I have heard Sustainability described as "a balance between environment, economy and society". No it isn't....
I ain’t going to COP-a
Nov 10, 2025
I've never been to a COP meeting. Nobody has ever invited me (can you hear the violins?), I've never spotted a role for me to...