The Australian Election: A New (Climate) Hope?
I first became aware of the change in political leadership in Australia when the BBC played a clip of incoming PM Anthony Albanese (right) pledging...
Sustainability thoughts from the UK Local Elections
May 9, 2022
I suppose you could also call this blog "why I haven't blogged for goodness knows how many weeks." Regular readers will know that I'm a...
Ukraine and why we need to end the age of oil
Feb 28, 2022
About 18 years ago, Mrs K and I took the Trans-Siberian railway across Russia (technically, it was the Trans-Mongolian we rode). We had a wonderfully...
What for Net Zero if Boris Johnson goes? Or if he stays…
Feb 7, 2022
I've always thought Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister at the time of writing, was a shameless huckster who shouldn't be allowed anywhere near high office....
Who’s to blame for the climate COP out in Glasgow?
Nov 15, 2021
The underwhelming final results of the COP26 climate change conference reminded me of the old joke: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a...
Good COP, Bad COP?
Nov 8, 2021
So the COP26 climate change jamboree trundles on, with the leaders now departed and the grunt work continuing on the details, but how is it...
UK Political Conference Season Leaders’ Speeches Sustainability Round Up
Oct 18, 2021
Being a political nerd, I watch all the major UK party conference speeches to gauge the level and diversity of Sustainability thinking at the top...
Save us from Sustainability fads…
Sep 6, 2021
I remember reading an article entitled "We Won't Achieve Sustainability without Mindfulness." Over the next few weeks, many more appeared as green think pieces. Now,...
Sharma has to learn to say “No.”
Aug 10, 2021
As we head towards the delayed COP26 climate change conference in November, the press seems to be leading on many slightly tangential issues - the...
Book Review: Value(s) by Mark Carney
Aug 4, 2021
When appointed Governor of the Bank of England in 2013, Mark Carney was described as the Rock Star of Bankers. Well, in Value(s), Carney has...