You’ve got to celebrate success in sustainability
On Friday night, my partner and I watched her hometown football team Blyth Spartans - a bunch of spirited part-timers - beat the full time...
Winter is coming*… or is it?
Nov 24, 2014
My eldest son, Harry, is doing a project at school entitled 'The Angry Earth.' Last night over dinner he suddenly shouted "I hate global...
Science Has Spoken (Again) – Now What?
Nov 3, 2014
So the cycle goes around again. The International Panel on Climate Change produces its five yearly synthesis report on the state of climate change science...
Will we get political leadership on sustainability in 2015?
Oct 10, 2014
The UK political conference season has come to an end, the last before the General Election scheduled for May 2015. So, with manifestos starting to...
What sustainability practitioners can learn from politics…
Jul 4, 2014
One of the interesting developments in the climate debate over the last month has been the publication of "Risky Business" - an assessment of the...
‘Do Nothing’ never looked so unappetising…
May 12, 2014
Industries fail. Big brands hit the rocks. Governments fall. Change is as inevitable as the sun rising in the morning. The winners are those who...
Why I Hate IPCC Climate Change Reports
Mar 31, 2014
I hate the IPCC climate change reports and I'm kind of avoiding the latest one published today. Why? Well, firstly, getting told climate change impacts...
Resilience
Feb 10, 2014
I took the picture above this time last year as I crossed the Somerset Levels to run a workshop for a major client based in...
Is it time to stop banging on about climate change?
Jan 6, 2014
That title may be a surprising one, it even might get some people foaming at the mouth, but bear with me. 'Risk perception' is the...
Are we winning?
Nov 8, 2013
Regular readers may have noticed a rather upbeat tone to my posts here recently. And for good reason. Renewables starting to take big chunks out...