Getting heated over renewables incentives
I was born and bred in Northern Ireland, my 19 years living there coinciding with the bulk of 'The Troubles' – the Unionist/Protestant vs Nationalist/Catholic...
Climate Doom or Low Carbon Revolution? You choose…
Nov 18, 2016
The news about climate change and sustainability is very polarised at the minute. On one hand we have some stupendously good news, such as: Global carbon...
Snap Verdict: Trump Victory and the Climate Battle
Nov 9, 2016
Oh dear, who saw that coming? Actually I kind of did, not through any great political or empathetic insight I have to say, just that,...
Review: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Before the Flood
Nov 8, 2016
This brand new climate change documentary by Leonardo DiCaprio has been released just before the US goes to the polls to pick a new president...
Heathrow – The Litmus Test for UK’s Climate Strategy
Oct 25, 2016
If, as expected, this lunchtime sees political approval for the expansion of Heathrow Airport, there will be some serious political fall out – including the resignation...
Slim Sustainability Pickings from UK Political Leaders
Oct 5, 2016
Every year I sift through the leaders' speeches at the UK political party conferences so you don't have to. My theory is that, no matter...
Pick your climate gurus with care
Sep 12, 2016
My regular paper is The Guardian, somewhat under sufferance ever since my previous favourite The Independent started to shrink in size and quality about a decade...
‘Green Deal’ damned – but what can we learn?
Jul 20, 2016
The UK Government's erstwhile domestic energy efficiency programme 'The Green Deal' has been damned by the Public Accounts Committee for having "abysmal" take-up. "It was...
Mayday? The Green Guide to the new UK Cabinet
Jul 15, 2016
So, another momentous week in UK politics. We get our second ever female Prime Minister in Theresa May and a very new looking cabinet. Here's...
Sustainability Leadership = Vision x Competence
Jul 11, 2016
As I type, the UK is in a leadership vacuum at one of the most critical junctures in post-war British politics. Following the surprise Brexit vote...