Economic growth in a finite world – not as daft as it sounds
One line which is often trotted out by green activists, most recently by the rather wonderful Greta Thunberg, is "you can't have economic growth in...
The costs of ‘do nothing’ on climate
Jun 10, 2019
There's been a minor ding-dong in the UK with a leaked report from Chancellor Philip Hammond warning the 'cost' of meeting a proposed 'net zero'...
Nature ain’t cuddly and neither should we be
Jun 3, 2019
First day back in the saddle after our traditional half-term camping trip to Wooler, Northumberland. We tried to shake up the itinerary this year –...
Waste is a massive economic loss
Feb 27, 2019
I was very taken with this Edie news story about plastic pollution which quotes the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's estimate that $80-120 billion's worth of plastic...
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...
Milton Friedman was not only wrong on CSR, but dangerously wrong
Nov 6, 2015
The continued fall out from the VW scandal has made me mull on the risks of ignoring corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the favour of...
Digging an ethical hole…
Sep 4, 2015
Interesting example from Daniel Kahneman's excellent psychology book, Thinking, Fast & Slow: A hardware store has been selling snow shovels for $15. The morning after...
Circular Economics 101
May 22, 2015
Yesterday I was at the North East Recycling Forum in Darlington. NERF is one of the very few green events I attend as a punter as...
The Oil Industry: Resurgence or Death Throes?
Dec 15, 2014
Like many, I've been completely gobsmacked by the plummeting oil price - down from over $100 a barrel at the start of the year to...
The old sustainability vs growth chestnut gets another roasting
Sep 17, 2014
Two interesting interventions caught my eye this week: First of all we had Naomi Klein, of No Logo fame, wading into the climate change debate...