Not burning fossil fuels? It’s a piece of cake…
I'm a sucker for chocolate cake. You put a piece in my view and I want it. What's more, I'll probably eat it. I'm one of...
How the Manifestos Measure Up for Green Business
Apr 16, 2015
So, the UK election rumbles on and this week we had the Party manifestos. So what do the parties offer on sustainability? Trying to be...
How not to communicate climate change by the Guardian
Mar 18, 2015
The Guardian is undoubtedly the UK's best newspaper for covering environmental issues, so it was no surprise when outgoing Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger made climate change...
Proof: We ARE winning the climate wars
Mar 16, 2015
Good news never hits the headlines – unless it's a famous person's baby – but on Friday the International Energy Agency announced that in 2014,...
The Comfort Zone of Doom
Mar 9, 2015
I'm reading 'Lean In' by Sheryl Sandberg - the Facebook COO's bright and breezy book on dealing with the disadvantages that women find in the...
Obama’s Litmus Test is Keystone XL, What’s Yours?
Mar 2, 2015
Barack Obama knows that his commitment to tackling climate change will be critically tested by his decision whether or not to permit the Keystone XL...
Some consistency please, Mr Cameron
Dec 19, 2014
As a good liberal, I'm always keen to give people the benefit of the doubt. When newly installed Prime Minister David Cameron promised back in...
You’ve got to celebrate success in sustainability
Dec 10, 2014
On Friday night, my partner and I watched her hometown football team Blyth Spartans - a bunch of spirited part-timers - beat the full time...
Message to George: “Green = Growth”
Dec 5, 2014
I sat through Wednesday's Autumn Statement from UK Chancellor George Osborne with increasing disappointment. Normally such a set piece speech will have at the very least...
What makes a company ‘good’?
Dec 1, 2014
There was an article in the Observer yesterday on Simon Anholt and his 'Good Countries Index' that was so fascinating, I immediately checked out Anholt's TEDtalk (above)....