Sustainability and the Laws of Thermodynamics: A Primer
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...
Reasons to be cheerful (pt 396)
May 11, 2016
Here's a selection of headlines from the last few days: Big Oil unexpectedly backing newest non-fossil fuels Big Oil abandons $2.5bn arctic drilling rights Saudi prince...
Turning ‘OR’ into ‘AND’ for sustainability
Mar 7, 2016
Years ago I was at a regional sustainability workshop and the facilitators made the mistake of giving each table a blank flipchart to list our...
Getting smart on smart grids
Mar 4, 2016
The Smart-grid has always been more talked about than done, but now the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has announced that the UK could save up to £8bn...
The silent green revolution
Feb 3, 2016
I saw the above graph on Carbon Tracker, and it tells a great story. Despite all the fossil fuel subsidies, erratic Government policies and powerful anti-renewables...