Why LTNs make (some) people mad…
Over the last six months, I've been carefully watching the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) end of the culture war play out as it is a...
Should the new icon of the climate challenge be the puffin?
Mar 13, 2023
Way, way back when I first set up Terra Infirma, I ordered a set of corporate Christmas Cards featuring a polar bear stalking across the...
Competition can put Spice into Sustainability
Feb 20, 2023
When I was younger and musing on what future family life might hold, I would never have guessed I'd have three sporty kids. The eldest...
Reframing the LTN/15 minute city debate
Feb 13, 2023
Regular readers will know I'm a Councillor here in Newcastle and last night I gave an informal talk to political colleagues about Low Traffic Neighbourhoods...
We need Sustainability at Scale (but watch out for the little stuff)
Oct 24, 2022
Given the average rating of my online Green Jujitsu Employee Engagement course is roughly 4.4 out of 5 after more than 7000 students, I don't...
The Sustainability World Must Change – Constantly!
Jan 17, 2022
I was musing the other day that the only two professional rows I've had online were with Sustainability practitioners who got offended by my methods....
Opening your mind to Sustainability
Oct 4, 2021
I'm just updating the presentation for Wednesday's Green Academy webinar: 12 Winning Sustainability Mindsets which is my favourite of the year. I am increasingly convinced...
When green ideology hits reality… again.
Sep 13, 2021
There are reports this morning of scuffles between Insulate Britain climate protesters, who had blocked a roundabout on the M25, and drivers trying to get...
15 years delivering Sustainability with Terra Infirma
Aug 2, 2021
Crikey. 15 years ago today I relinquished the safety net of a salary and generous pension scheme to fulfill an ambition I’d had since undergrad...
Whoop! 4000 Udemy people trained in Green Jujitsu!
Jun 15, 2021
About 10 years ago, I realised that the way almost everybody approached engagement for Sustainability was wrong. This realisation came not from a blinding flash...