Jonathan Oxley of the CBI on on Net Zero, Beyond Petroleum, CBAM, Government Policy and much more
A fantastic and informative interview with Jonathan Oxley, a Senior Manager in the CBI's Net Zero Team. We cover the start of Jonathan's journey in...
Sustainability: pragmatism beats perfectionism every day of the week
Nov 7, 2023
Yesterday I had a rare day out, attending the Net Zero North East event organised by our regional Local Enterprise Partnership. The keynote speakers couldn't...
The State of Sustainability in UK Politics
Oct 13, 2023
As a political nerd (and local politician*), I always try to watch as many of the leaders' speeches during the UK party conference season as...
Delivering Sustainability in the Face of Despair
Oct 9, 2023
A week after the 9/11 attacks in the US, I attended a community environmental engagement workshop in a Teesside town. I can't remember exactly why...
Why you should never dilute Net Zero targets, Mr Sunak
Sep 20, 2023
In an early meeting of our Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM), a founder member (now retired, but I'm sticking with the Chatham House rule), said:...
Carbon Cakeism in the face of a Creeping Climate Catastrophe
Jul 31, 2023
This morning the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak approved 100 new oil and gas licenses for the North Sea saying that this was part of...
Local Elections and Sustainability
May 9, 2023
If you're wondering why I haven't been posting so frequently here recently, it's because I've been out pounding the pavements to ensure I got re-elected...
Anti-15 minute city protests are just the latest bump in the road to Sustainability
Feb 27, 2023
Twenty years ago I found myself attending a community engagement event on Teesside about renewable energy. A woman told us that she had been to...
Britishvolt: A Green Business is NOT a Charity
Jan 23, 2023
And so the Britishvolt EV battery startup has died a big messy public death, as I predicted. Not because of any particular skill on my...
Net Zero Review Reaction: Excuses, Excuses
Jan 16, 2023
The Government has published its 'Net Zero Review'. This had its genesis in the short, turbulent reign of Liz Truss as a way of kicking...