Thoughts on the UK Green Party Leadership Election
In 2016 I was interviewed by a Newcastle University student for his final year dissertation. We got talking politics as he was the chair of...
Net Zero Backlash Schmacklash
Sep 1, 2025
Many regular readers will be aware that I have another hat – I've been a City Councillor here in Newcastle for 20 of the last...
Words of Wisdom: Sustainability Changemakers
Aug 29, 2025
This is the last of our themed compilation podcasts episodes featuring hot takes from our wonderful guests over the last year. This week the theme...
“We need every tool in the toolbox” and other Sustainability myths
Aug 27, 2025
Whenever you make a case against hydrogen as a plank of the low carbon economy, the rejoinder you usually get is "we need to use...
🚨 Beware the ‘Primary Energy Fallacy’ 🚨
Aug 25, 2025
Last week on LinkedIn, I saw a reasonably popular post featuring this graph (right). The only conclusion you could take, said the original poster (OP),...
Words of Wisdom: The Clean Energy Revolution
Aug 22, 2025
Through August the podcast will feature themed compilation episodes featuring hot takes from our wonderful guests over the last year. If there is one topic...
The most influential book in my Sustainability career…
Aug 20, 2025
a. isn't a book about Sustainability, and, b. you've probably never heard of it. When I set up Terra Infirma Ltd 19 years ago, my...
The Hydrogen Economy has never delivered and almost certainly never will
Aug 18, 2025
25 years ago, I took a job running the Clean Environment Management Centre (CLEMANCE) at the University of Teesside. Teesside was once home to a...
Words of Wisdom: Sustainability and Small Business
Aug 15, 2025
Through August the podcast will feature themed compilation episodes featuring hot takes from our wonderful guests over the last year. This week the theme is...
Beware ‘Predatory Concerns’ over a Low Carbon Economy
Aug 13, 2025
When UK Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch MP appeared on ITV’s Peston show a few months ago, co-presenter Anushka Asthana produced a series of...