Why crying ‘DOOM!’ won’t save the planet
Much debate has been sparked by David Attenborough saying that we shouldn't be too alarmist about the environment if we want to get people on...
Getting down and dirty on waste…
Oct 24, 2018
I spent a very enjoyable hour yesterday morning picking litter as part of a Surfers against Sewage event. I find litter picking extremely therapeutic and...
Making people think about Sustainability is true engagement
Jun 26, 2018
Yesterday, I ran a Green Jujitsu training workshop at the Northern Sustainability Innovations Conference, hosted by (our client) Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust as...
People taking to Sustainability like a duck to water…
Jun 21, 2018
On Tuesday I ran a workshop for Sustainability Champions at one of my clients – introducing them to the Sustainability Strategy targets and giving them...
Beware pushing people out of their depth on Sustainability
Jun 14, 2018
Regular readers will know that my big personal challenge this year is to do a triathlon. Cycle: easy-peasy, run: OK, swim... argh! So I've been...
Why behavioural change for Sustainability is difficult (and how to make it easier)
May 21, 2018
Last week I was locking my bike outside one of my regular refuelling points when two Mobike employees appeared and started rounding up some of...
Stop frightening people about climate change
May 14, 2018
One of the basic principles of psychology is that, despite millions of years of evolution, we are still instinctive animals at heart. We fear fire,...
Reasons to be Cheerful part 514
May 11, 2018
Well, the good news just keeps coming. Zero carbon aluminium smelting, coal-free-energy days, too much solar energy in the summer (so how do we store...
Long term vs short term in Sustainability
Apr 16, 2018
In Sustainability, we talk a lot about lengthening our mental timescales – 'building cathedrals', making products longer lasting etc. And while this is great, we...
Fear and Loathing in Sustainability
Apr 3, 2018
The Sustainability news falls into two polarised camps: 'climate impacts found to be worse than thought!' and 'renewable energy is booming!'. Why these might seem...