It ain’t easy being green – but it should be
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...
Climate Change: What difference can I make on my own?
Aug 1, 2022
Regular readers will know that I often get into online arguments with those who believe that climate change is all the fault of 'neoliberalism' (whatever...
Who is to blame for climate change?
Aug 23, 2021
During my holiday, the Guardian published an article on what individuals could do to tackle the climate crisis. Almost every point was to lobby somebody...