Whose fault is climate change?
This week, a tweet appeared on my timeline saying "Capitalism created climate change, only socialism can fix it!" I fired back with the Guardian research...
Plastics recycling *isn’t* a scam…
Sep 16, 2020
Oh dear. Nothing like a journalist who doesn't understand statistics– or deliberately misunderstands them in search of a cheap headline. Arwa Mahdawi, writing in today's...
Aaaaaagh! The Zombie Energy Myths Rise Again
Jul 7, 2020
Like a big chunk of the population, my time, energy and sanity are currently being stretched to breaking point by the increasing expectations of clients...
We must cut carbon, not contemplate our navels…
Jan 20, 2020
On Friday I spent the morning sitting on the Newcastle Council Climate Committee hearing evidence from experts on the scale of the climate issue and...
Things that hack me off about Sustainability #367
Sep 3, 2019
First real day back at work after a summer of short breaks, DIY, part-work/part-staycation. Speaking of which, I can't stand the way the word 'staycation'...
More Abuse of Sustainability Champions
Jan 28, 2019
During a conversation last week the following nugget came up "they think appointing Sustainability Champions is a substitute for paying for a Sustainability Manager." This...
There’s only one reasonable response to the IPCC report
Oct 12, 2018
One of the unwelcome upshots of this week's IPCC report summarising the state of the art in climate science is the voices of doom telling...
Clickbait does Sustainability no good…
Oct 3, 2018
Please, save us from Clickbait. As a blogger, I know the value of a compelling headline. I also try to challenge standard practice wherever possible,...
In Sustainability, there’s always an excuse to do nothing…
Jul 6, 2018
Terra Infirma's most powerful competitor is almost certainly "do nothing". Given where we work – near the cutting edge, we like to think – we...
Wake Up Sheeple!
Sep 25, 2017
I nearly choked on my Weetabix this morning when I saw the Guardian was running a splash on The Ethical Case Against Wool. "This I've got to...