Sustainability Signal vs Noise
Fascinating piece of research by Sustrans which found that 78% of city-dwellers would like to see more segregated cycle lanes even if it meant losing...
Sustainability Bites 6/10/17
Oct 6, 2017
Here's this week's edition of Sustainability Bites, covering the Sustainability elements of the Conservative Party Conference (more than you'd think), the latest green energy record...
Ignore Lawson et al, get on with the job in hand
Aug 14, 2017
You can't have missed the furore. Al Gore was touring the British media last week promoting his new climate change movie, An Inconvenient Sequel. After...
Sustainability doesn’t get easier…
Jul 3, 2017
Eee, it's my favourite sporting event of the year, le grand boucle itself, the Tour De France. Setting off on Saturday from Dusseldorf, home to...
Evolve or die
Jun 7, 2017
I had an interesting (off-the-record) chat with a contact in the energy sector yesterday. I was left with the clear impression that the fossil fuel...
Ambling towards a low carbon economy
Feb 27, 2017
A funny thing has been happening in the UK over the last 7 years. We have had two Conservative Prime Ministers since 2010 who have...
The Sustainability bar is rising – fast
Jan 18, 2017
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,...