Goldflush!
Something I missed earlier in the year was the discovery that when we sit on the toilet, we are literally sitting on a goldmine. US...
Who is going to champion the UK’s green industry now?
Sep 16, 2015
As the details of new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet trickled out this week, I became increasingly depressed. Carolyn Flint, the existing Energy & Climate...
Being right isn’t enough
Sep 14, 2015
You'd have to have the heart of Katie Hopkins not to be moved by the refugee crisis – a humanitarian disaster unfolding in front of...
Thinking Fast and Slow about Sustainability
Sep 11, 2015
Years ago, I got into a lengthy, but pretty pointless e-mail argument about climate science. On paper, I had no chance. My opponent was a...
The Circular Economy Rules
Sep 9, 2015
In the latest edition of Ask Gareth, I consider the Circular Economy concept and propose some rules of thumb for success. We are always after...
One photo beats a million statistics
Sep 7, 2015
Last Thursday morning, with a lump in my throat, I finished the newspaper and folded it carefully. I didn't want the kids to see the pictures of...
Digging an ethical hole…
Sep 4, 2015
Interesting example from Daniel Kahneman's excellent psychology book, Thinking, Fast & Slow: A hardware store has been selling snow shovels for $15. The morning after...
If it looks like a SUV…
Sep 2, 2015
We've just bitten the bullet and bought a new family car. Having three kids needing car seats/boosters limited our options massively – few 5 seaters...
Solar subsidies must go… eventually
Aug 31, 2015
Just weeks after promising to "unleash a solar revolution", UK Energy & Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd has announced the Government is considering a massive 87%...
Your Sustainability Thought of the Week
Aug 28, 2015