What’s coming in Sustainability in 2024?
Happy New Year to all our readers! It’s that time of year when I dust off the old crystal ball and consider what’s ahead of...
Why clean technology disappoints then defies expectations
Jan 9, 2017
About 17 years ago, I took a job establishing and running the Clean Environment Management Centre (CLEMANCE) at the University of Teesside. At the time,...
Embedding Sustainability is a Banker
Sep 14, 2016
Fascinating article in this week's Economist, traditionally no friend of sustainability, about investing in low carbon firms. They quote research by BlackRock who found that...
Sustainability as Core Business Strategy
Jun 6, 2014
The whole corporate sustainability thing emerged from the idea of 'doing the right thing' or 'social responsibility' - but a recent trend is to harness...
Is there a Hype Cycle for Clean Tech?
Jul 1, 2013
I was at an European Parliament event on low carbon vehicles last Friday at the new Gateshead College campus adjacent to the Nissan factory. It...
Book Review: Mad Like Tesla by Tyler Hamilton
Jun 7, 2012
As soon as I walked into the meeting room, I knew I had made a mistake. The huge table was at least 6 inches deep...
What Kodak’s demise tells us about cleantech
Jan 23, 2012
Poor Kodak. You couldn't make it up. A classic brand invents a great new technology (digital photography) but decides it would cannibalise their own products,...
The Human Aspect to Clean Tech
Oct 22, 2010
As I write this, I've just finished the first full day of the European Green Capitals conference in Stockholm. The session that stood out was...
Cost or opportunity?
Oct 6, 2010
There's a story in the Independent this week that upgrades to the UK's electricity grid will cost £32bn, part of an estimated £200bn that will...
Will BRIC Beat the West in the Clean Tech Race?
Jan 21, 2009
Two interesting articles in the latest edition of Green Futures. One asks, given that everyone agrees that there is a great opportunity in the current...