Why debate Net Zero if no-one knows what it means?
I tried listening to the BBC Moral Maze 'debate' on Net Zero, but I only got half way through as I was in a public...
Can offsetting drive your Net Zero programme? with Matteo Deidda, Tide
Sep 19, 2025
Offsetting is often described as a distraction from decarbonisation, or, worse, a scam and/or greenwash. At best, organisations often say "we will concentrate on carbon...
The most frustrating thing in Sustainability…
Sep 18, 2025
I've just finished my second 'mastermind' session in two days – yesterday was for the automotive value chain and one cross-sectoral. If I had to...
Talk Sustainability with people, not at them
Sep 16, 2025
By Thursday I will have run a session of each of the three Mastermind-style groups I host in just two weeks. Only one of them...
How green is your website? James Chudley explains all.
Sep 12, 2025
If the internet was a country, it would be one of the top 5 polluters. What's that got to do with you? Well, if you...
Avoiding high carbon lock in
Sep 10, 2025
Regular readers will know I'm a City Councillor here in Newcastle. When I was first elected in 2004, my party took control of the Council...
Overcoming objections to Sustainability
Sep 8, 2025
Last week, I hosted one of the three Mastermind Groups I have on the go just at the minute. We were discussing Sustainable transport and...
Jeremy Leggett: Solar and Rewilding Pioneer
Sep 5, 2025
When Jeremy Leggett decided to abandon the fossil fuel industry in favour of fighting climate change, he didn't take half measures. Cutting his teeth in...
Thoughts on the UK Green Party Leadership Election
Sep 3, 2025
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...