The X Curve and Sustainability: A Reckoning Beckons
The news that the UK Government is considering tariffs on imported Chinese EVs seems to have raised eyebrows across the political spectrum. We've been told...
Lessons from the JLR saga…
Sep 10, 2026
Another week, another massive media bust up over Net Zero, only this time it isn't actually about Net Zero. The announcement by the iconic British...
Individual versus system change for Sustainability
Oct 22, 2025
I recently took part in a debate on LinkedIn triggered by a statement by new UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski that while he follows...
From molecules to electrons: how the economy is changing
Feb 5, 2025
Did you know that 40% of global shipping movement is simply moving fossil fuels around the world? That's an incredible statistic, but even that is not...
Demand: the one word that will save the planet
Jan 31, 2025
This week on the pod, I muse on the magic that demand brings to the economy: plummeting prices, rising quality and security of supply. Therefore...
Why individual climate action matters
May 8, 2024
One of the great challenges of facilitating change for sustainability is the cognitive dissonance between "we need to take action" and "what I do is...
The Chicken and Egg Conundrum of Sustainability
Mar 13, 2024
So, Monday's blog on my car-free experiment kicked off a bit of a debate on social media. In the post I described how I use...
Adieu to the disposable vape, you won’t be missed
Jan 29, 2024
We've now got to the stage of parenting where all three kids make their own way to school, erasing the natural boundary between breakfast and...
CBAM! BAM! BAM! A climate game-changer?
Dec 19, 2023
There is always an excuse not to act on climate change. One of the most pervasive has been the idea that domestic measures, such as...
There’s nothing worse than environmentalists encouraging climate inaction
Nov 21, 2023
One of my bugbears is the constant attempts to shift the 'blame' for climate change to someone else - whether it is China, Big Business...