Al Gore, the CBI & Greenpeace: which big gun will make a difference?
The heavy artillery of the climate movement parked its tanks on the (metaphorical) lawn of the UK Chancellor this week. Al Gore, John Cridland of...
Who is going to champion the UK’s green industry now?
Sep 16, 2015
As the details of new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet trickled out this week, I became increasingly depressed. Carolyn Flint, the existing Energy & Climate...
Solar subsidies must go… eventually
Aug 31, 2015
Just weeks after promising to "unleash a solar revolution", UK Energy & Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd has announced the Government is considering a massive 87%...
When we need constancy on Climate Change, we get inconsistency
Aug 25, 2015
A slew of dissonant news items have hit our eyeballs in recent weeks: President Obama launching tough carbon reduction regulations for power stations, then approving oil drilling in the...
The problem with sustainability targets…
Jul 13, 2015
Recent events have reminded of that legendary, probably apocraphyl, letter from a bank manager to a spendthrift student: "We have increased your overdraft to £1,000....
A week’s a long time in (climate) politics pt2
Jul 10, 2015
Last week, watching him deputise for the PM at Prime Minister's Questions, I was pleasantly surprised by Chancellor George Osborne making some quite strong pledges...
Are millennials really that green?
Jul 1, 2015
I was very struck by the above photo showing the aftermath of the Glastonbury festival. Every year we hear how Glastonbury is more than just...
A week’s a long time in (climate) politics
Jun 19, 2015
It's been quite a week in terms of political positioning on climate change. One of the most interesting statements came from UK Chancellor George Osborne...
Greetings from Bristol, European Green Capital
Jun 3, 2015
I'm down in Bristol for a couple of days to deliver a senior management/director sustainability workshop for one of our long-standing clients. I worked in...
Whither the UK’s Green Economy now?
May 11, 2015
So it's the week after the week before. The Conservative Party defied all electoral lore and increased its control over Westminster, the first Tory majority since...