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...
Sustainability is about change and change is about psychology…
Feb 14, 2024
On Sunday, I heard an MP on the radio say "Of course we have to tackle climate change, but my constituents don't want to give...
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...
Want to solve climate change? Here’s the key…
Oct 19, 2020
Almost every low carbon forum I get involved in gets obsessed with technology. And when the Duke of Cambridge announced his Earthshot prize to fund...
How to stretch people on Sustainability
Nov 14, 2018
As I write this, a team of crack builders are busy constructing the new Terra Infirma Towers (OK, it's an extension on our house with...
Food for thought or gut instinct?
Aug 16, 2017
I really enjoyed the piece in last week's Guardian pricking the balloon of the 'clean eating' movement whose proponents claim that modern life is killing...
Changing Hearts and Minds for Sustainability
Jul 18, 2016
Before the horrors of the last few days, it must have been a slow news period as the Telegraph rolled out another of their 'lycra lout'...
Why you’ve got to embrace tribalism in Sustainability
Jun 23, 2016
I've just been to the polling station to vote in the EU Referendum. And I voted... drum-roll... IN! But you probably guessed that, not just because...
Making sustainability relevant to stakeholders
Oct 26, 2011
Everyone who has tried to spread the green message has come up against the wall of indifference. What's wrong with people? Don't they understand the...