Andy Burnham’s Jackdaw/Rosebank Conundrum
For a man who said he was going to tell it like it is in his first leader's conference speech yesterday, UK Prime Minister Andy...
Has the Net Zero Overton Window Shifted?
Sep 28, 2026
The 'Overton window' is political jargon for what is acceptable to talk about publicly at any one time. The window shifts around – in the...
If not Net Zero, then what?
Sep 21, 2026
When I produced my on-demand Net Zero for Business course three years ago, I suggested the snappiness of the phrase Net Zero was a double...
Arghhhhhhh! Why I struggle to listen to media debates about Net Zero
Sep 1, 2026
I'm getting to the stage of grumpy old manhood that I start avoiding radio/podcast debates about Net Zero before I burst a blood vessel or...
The problem with ‘Net Zero’
Jun 2, 2026
Back when I was writing our Net Zero for Business course, I listed the pros and cons of Net Zero as a concept. The third...
Top Sustainability Trends for 2026 with Andrew Griffiths, PlanetMark
Mar 13, 2026
This week on the pod, I chew over many of the big issues in Sustainability with Andrew Griffiths, Director of Policy at PlanetMark. Amongst many...
Accelerating Net Zero with the 80:20 Rule part 2
Jan 7, 2026
Back in the autumn, I found myself mulling on Net Zero and the 80:20 Rule. My conclusion was that a target of 90% or just...
Can offsetting drive your Net Zero programme? with Matteo Deidda, Tide
Sep 19, 2025
Offsetting is often described as a distraction from decarbonisation, or, worse, a scam and/or greenwash. At best, organisations often say "we will concentrate on carbon...
NET ZERO ATE MY HAMSTER!
Jul 29, 2025
When I was writing my Net Zero for Business course a couple of years ago, I mused that while 'Net Zero' had many upsides as...
Net Zero is not Zero (but sometimes you should pretend it is)
Jul 14, 2025
Last week, I ran the first in a series of training sessions/Mastermind groups for member of the NHS's transplant community. As a non-medic, I was...