There’s only one reasonable response to the IPCC report
One of the unwelcome upshots of this week's IPCC report summarising the state of the art in climate science is the voices of doom telling...
Shedfilling: hoarding and the circular economy
Oct 8, 2018
We're getting an extension built here at Terra Infirma Towers and I've been beavering away clearing the back yard, basement and my current office to...
If we really want to tackle ocean plastic…
Sep 26, 2018
...the solution may be much more prosaic than we think. Forget (for the moment) agonising over whether you should buy a coffee in a disposable...
Sustainability – for the many?
Jun 11, 2018
Sometime last Tuesday, a hashtag #PlasticFreeDay appeared on my Twitter feed. I was vaguely aware that it was World Environment Day, but, like so...
Book Review: Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
May 24, 2018
I haven't reviewed many Sustainability books on here of late, mainly because the few I have read recently have been terrible, some to the point...
Why retailers are so crucial to Sustainability
Feb 26, 2018
Last week at the North East Recycling Forum, we had a presentation from a DEFRA policy officer about the UK's forthcoming waste plan. She presented...
I have no intention of going plastic-free, and nor should you
Feb 9, 2018
I cannot recall a single television programme in my lifetime which has had a bigger impact on public discourse than Blue Planet II (Cathy Come...
The need for ‘outrageous ambition’ on Sustainability
Dec 1, 2017
I spent yesterday morning at the always-excellent North East Recycling Forum annual conference. The conference chair, the ever-ebullient Mark Shayler of APE, challenged us in...
Michael Gove, Eco-warrior
Nov 20, 2017
The environmental movement let out a groan of exasperation when Michael Gove took over the reins as UK Environment Minister earlier this year. A long...
The Circular Economy in ONE word…
Oct 23, 2017
...DEMAND. I grow ever more frustrated with Sustainability pronouncements on Twitter which have more in common with a sappy old 'inspirational' Athena poster than hard...