The State of Sustainability in British Politics 2018
Every year after the UK political party conference season has ended, I summarise the Sustainability content of the leader's speeches as a measure of how...
There’s only one reasonable response to the IPCC report
Oct 12, 2018
One of the unwelcome upshots of this week's IPCC report summarising the state of the art in climate science is the voices of doom telling...
This is where plastic pollution will hurt business
Oct 10, 2018
As is my habit, I picked up 6 pieces of plastic litter this morning on my way to buy a paper – a water bottle,...
Shedfilling: hoarding and the circular economy
Oct 8, 2018
We're getting an extension built here at Terra Infirma Towers and I've been beavering away clearing the back yard, basement and my current office to...
On Demand: 12 Winning Sustainability Mindsets
Oct 4, 2018
If you missed yesterday's webinar on how a simple change of perspective can open up new Sustainability opportunities, fear not, we have it on demand....
Clickbait does Sustainability no good…
Oct 3, 2018
Please, save us from Clickbait. As a blogger, I know the value of a compelling headline. I also try to challenge standard practice wherever possible,...
The Stumbling & Humbling of Elon Musk
Oct 1, 2018
The electromagnetic pioneer Nikola Tesla gave us the AC motor, radio, robots, x-ray photographs and much more. However, he was clearly bonkers with bizarre aversions to...
Oh, I do like green one-upmanship
Sep 28, 2018
We're in the middle of the UK political conference season and as usual I'll be summarising the green content of the leaders' speeches once they're...
If we really want to tackle ocean plastic…
Sep 26, 2018
...the solution may be much more prosaic than we think. Forget (for the moment) agonising over whether you should buy a coffee in a disposable...
We’re Back!
Sep 24, 2018
After a summer recess to upgrade the Terra Infirma website, I'm back up and running on the blog. Did you miss me? The primary reason...