Does Sustainability come down to authenticity?
We had a meeting of the Sustainability Leadership Roundtable yesterday on the subject of engagement and behavioural change. Obviously I was on home ground here,...
Engaging the the public on e-waste using the mighty Hypnocat with Scott Butler
Jul 11, 2025
If your senses have ever been assaulted by a psychedelic pink cat rapping about recycling your electronics, then Scott Butler, Executive Director at Material Focus,...
It ain’t easy being green – but it should be
Mar 28, 2025
This week on the podcast, I look at one of the key issues in behavioural change for Sustainability that should be obvious, but is all...
Beer, frites and cycling: and an important Sustainability lesson from my weekend in Flanders
Mar 4, 2025
So I'm back from a long weekend criss-crossing Flanders by bike to catch the Opening Weekend cycle races which (used to) herald the start of...
The easiest way to make Sustainability happen…
Feb 3, 2025
Normally at this time of year I'm ramping up preparations for local elections, but this year we have a 'fallow' election-free year and I'm relatively...
There’s nothing worse than environmentalists encouraging climate inaction
Nov 21, 2023
One of my bugbears is the constant attempts to shift the 'blame' for climate change to someone else - whether it is China, Big Business...
Killer Question for Sustainability folks: “Why would anybody buy an SUV?”
Nov 13, 2023
At the Net Zero North East event last week, there was a lengthy discussion about encouraging the general public to change behaviour to reduce their...
Can Chris Packham, or me, or you save the planet?
Sep 25, 2023
I've always felt sorry for the Extinction Rebellion/Just Stop Oil protesters, for two reasons: firstly their evident frustration at the lack of real progress at...
Why LTNs make (some) people mad…
Apr 3, 2023
Over the last six months, I've been carefully watching the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) end of the culture war play out as it is a...
So, yesterday I did something massive. I went car-free (ish)
Mar 16, 2023
Yesterday I sold my car. Conversations have gone a bit like this: "What did you trade it in for?" "Nothing, I just sold it." "So...