The ‘we’re emitting less carbon than X’ fallacy
One feature of the recent UK General Election was the Tory Government using the country's admirable decarbonisation achievements so far to attack opponents' proposals to...
After election upheaval, what next for Net Zero in the UK?
Jul 8, 2024
Like most political geeks, I spent most of Thursday night/Friday morning awake in front of the TV, watching the most revolutionary election I can remember...
The cost of Net Zero? How about the cost of Do Nothing?
Jul 3, 2024
Like much of the world, we're in the jaws of a general election here in the UK with polls opening tomorrow. One of the big...
‘Cut through’ on Sustainability can cut both ways
Jun 26, 2024
My socials are full of people pointing out that 100,000 people marching through London under the banner of Restore Nature Now got very little press...
Lucy Siegle on Sustainability in mainstream media, sewage and fashion
Jun 14, 2024
Who better to talk about communicating Sustainability to the public than Lucy Siegle, a presenter of the BBC's One Show for many years, writer of...
What do UK voters think about climate action?
Jun 13, 2024
The UK General Election rumbles on and climate change and net zero raise their heads now and again. Only Reform UK are overtly anti-Net Zero,...
Why I hate politicians debating climate change
Jun 10, 2024
This year is said to be the biggest for democracy ever with almost everyone who is allowed to vote getting a chance to mark their...
A Low Carbon TRANSITION – the clue is in the name
Jun 3, 2024
This photo shows my street in 1910, about 15 years after our house (right) was built. The horse and cart waiting at the bottom of...
A dip into the green politics of Northern Ireland
Apr 24, 2024
I'm just back from a few days family reunion in Belfast. On Monday, my sister took us to lunch at Stormont, home of the Northern...
Does Sustainability Success breed Success or Complacency?
Mar 6, 2024
Two recent news stories made me ponder this question. Firstly, it was reported that the UK's Climate Change Committee was recommending that the UK Government...