We must cut carbon, not contemplate our navels…
On Friday I spent the morning sitting on the Newcastle Council Climate Committee hearing evidence from experts on the scale of the climate issue and...
Letting go is the hardest part of Sustainability
Dec 4, 2019
SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon is an shrewd political operator, and in recent election TV debates she has managed to skilfully dodge one crucial question. Twice...
The new rules of Sustainability: Anything other than fundamental change is greenwash
Nov 18, 2019
One of the things that really, really bugs me about Sustainability, whether in the business, political or personal spheres, is the belief that being able...
Will this really be the greenest election ever?
Nov 4, 2019
Lots of green-leaning people have got excited by an Ipsos-Mori poll saying that over half of the UK's population will consider climate change when making...
Why only green capitalism can save the planet
Oct 11, 2019
One of the great pervading myths of the climate debate is that climate change is being driven solely by global capitalism/consumerism/neoliberalism and that only some...
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the strange…)
Oct 7, 2019
One of the weirder aspects of climate denial/scepticism movement is the assumption that the only thing that can change is the laws of physics. Those...
The State of Sustainability in the UK Party Conference Season
Oct 4, 2019
Every year I listen to the Leaders' speeches from the UK Party Conference season to analyse their commitment to Sustainability. I've long argued that leadership...
So I went on the climate strike…
Sep 23, 2019
On Friday I joined hundreds of thousands of people around the world on the 'Climate Strike' – an originally school-kid-led protest inspired by 16 year...
The Goldilocks Zone of a Climate Emergency
Sep 6, 2019
Regular readers will know I wear (at least) two Sustainability hats– here as a consultant and politically as the Opposition Spokesman for Sustainability on Newcastle...
Things that hack me off about Sustainability #367
Sep 3, 2019
First real day back at work after a summer of short breaks, DIY, part-work/part-staycation. Speaking of which, I can't stand the way the word 'staycation'...