The Sustainability bar is rising – fast
There has been a raft of big Sustainability announcements from Corporations recently: Ikea achieving zero waste last year; Google saying they'll be 100% renewable-powered by the...
Happy Monday! Or why it’s too easy to be Blue
Jan 16, 2017
Before I had kids I used to see myself as a bit of a songwriter. One of my enduring insights from that time is that...
Getting heated over renewables incentives
Jan 11, 2017
I was born and bred in Northern Ireland, my 19 years living there coinciding with the bulk of 'The Troubles' – the Unionist/Protestant vs Nationalist/Catholic...
Why clean technology disappoints then defies expectations
Jan 9, 2017
About 17 years ago, I took a job establishing and running the Clean Environment Management Centre (CLEMANCE) at the University of Teesside. At the time,...
Sustainability and the Laws of Thermodynamics: A Primer
Nov 23, 2016
Last week somebody responded to the edition of Ask Gareth on zero waste by saying zero waste was thermodynamically impossible. My heart soared as I...
Don’t be depressed, invest!
Nov 14, 2016
No matter what your politics, it's hard to see a Donald Trump presidency being a boon for the fight against climate change in particular, and...
All the leaves are falling…
Oct 27, 2016
Half term means it's half-working, half-child-caring here at Terra Infirma Towers, although I did sneak off for a 47-mile cycle this morning. And it was...
There’s no talking to some people (about the environment)
Aug 18, 2016
Two things made me smile this week. First, Prof Brian Cox's face as he realised what level of idiocy he was up against when debating...
Greetings from Sunny Scotland
Aug 4, 2016
We're holidaying just north of the border from where I live in North East England – in a very secluded location. To get here from the...
Think Different, Think Sustainability
May 25, 2016
Back in 1999,a group called the Energy Technology Support Unit (ETSU) calculated for the Government that the 'practicable' amount of solar power which could be generated...