Was Gloria Steinem Right About Change?
Reading the obituaries of pioneering feminist Gloria Steinem this weekend, one quote stuck out to me: “The truth will set you free, but first it...
The Leadership Lessons Hidden Inside the Net Zero Transition
Jul 9, 2026
A few weeks ago, I found myself at the other end of the podcast microphone when I was invited onto the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast, hosted...
“No pain, no gain” in the low carbon transition
Jul 6, 2026
The nub of last week's podcast discussion with Andrew Sissons was: UK electricity is currently expensive because our legacy system is dependent on expensive gas...
Why you shouldn’t tell people what to do in Sustainability
Jun 15, 2026
"We should have listened to you – everything you said came true." Thus spake a client last week. I felt a simultaneous warm surge in...
Why Sustainability Projects Fail (and it is YOUR fault)
Apr 20, 2026
Here's a (lightly disguised) anecdote I heard last week: "I worked really hard on this project, did all the research, polished my arguments, presented it...
‘Calling out’ Sustainability misinformation doesn’t work (but it can be fun)
Dec 3, 2025
"Comment is free; facts are sacred." That quote is from CP Scott, Liberal MP and editor of the Guardian at the turn of the 20th...
What we can learn from Sustainability ‘Reply Guys’
Oct 6, 2025
Last Thursday, I posted one of my periodic "My views on the low carbon news" posts on LinkedIn. As these don't include any external links,...
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...
The most influential book in my Sustainability career…
Aug 20, 2025
a. isn't a book about Sustainability, and, b. you've probably never heard of it. When I set up Terra Infirma Ltd 19 years ago, my...
Train, train, train…
Jun 17, 2024
I’m writing this on a train down to London from Newcastle. It struck me that, like almost every train trip I have taken recently, the...