Look forward, not back, Mr Cameron
Twice in recent weeks, UK prime minister David Cameron has answered questions on green issues with a simple and superficially impressive statistic: 98% of solar panels...
Latest Wisdom from the Sustainability Masterminds
Jan 11, 2016
Just before Christmas, the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group met at the Biscuit Factory in Newcastle. The topic was capacity building and engagement but as usual the...
The perils of sustainability predictions
Jan 6, 2016
The latest edition of Ask Gareth is a reflection on the question I get asked most at this time of the year: what are your...
Looking forward to a (more) sustainable 2016!
Jan 4, 2016
Well, I'm sitting here, steaming gently after my first exercise of 2016, and pondering the year ahead. 2015 was the best year in Terra Infirma's...
As we say goodbye to another year…
Dec 18, 2015
It's time to dust off the old seasonal stock photo cliches (I'm sure I've seen that robin before...) as it's the last proper working day of...
Engineering the (low carbon) future
Dec 16, 2015
Last night I was the speaker at the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) North East branch. Doing a last minute piece of homework...
So is the Paris climate deal any COP?
Dec 14, 2015
It's the Monday after the week before. They did it in Paris, signing an international treaty to tackle climate change, the world is rejoicing and...
We’re not going to save the planet…
Dec 11, 2015
...because, in geological timescales, the earth is quite capable of looking after itself. The question is whether the human race is part of the equation at...
Adding friction to unsustainable behaviour
Dec 9, 2015
Regular readers will know I'm a bit sceptical about the plastic bag tax – mainly because it's aimed at a minor environmental impact rather than...
Raising Cash for Solar Aid
Dec 7, 2015
I'm exhausted this morning after doing the grunt work for my sons' yard sale yesterday. Every year the boys raise cash for Solar Aid, but...