Category Archives: Sustainability
General sustainability topics and articles.
A Billion Plastic Pellets on Our Doorstep — Where Is the Urgency?
A significant environmental incident is unfolding on the beaches of North East England, yet beyond [...]
Jul
Renewables Are Not the Enemy: Changing the Story Around the Energy Transition
The journey to net zero is not just about technology, infrastructure, or policy. It is [...]
May
Political Will: The Critical Fuel for Net Zero
Net zero is often presented as a technology challenge, a question of building enough wind [...]
May
Shore Power, High Electricity Prices, and the Bonkers Economics of Decarbonisation
A recent BBC article highlighted a situation that perfectly captures the contradictions in our energy [...]
Feb
North Sea Oil & Gas: Sunset for the Oil and Gas Industry
Over recent weeks I’ve seen a growing number of posts arguing that the UK should [...]
Feb
Wetter Winters… So What About the Summer?
Another saturated winter.Another run of named storms.Another set of flood warnings scrolling across the screen. [...]
Feb
Fewer People, Finite Planet: What Falling Birth Rates Mean for Net Zero and the Economy
Across Europe, China, and North America, birth rates are falling—often below replacement levels. This is [...]
Jan
Venezuela, oil, and Net Zero – where do we draw the line?
Venezuela sits on some of the largest proven oil reserves in the world. For decades, [...]
Jan
Net Zero: A New Year’s Resolution Worth Keeping
Every New Year brings a familiar ritual: resolutions. We promise to eat better, move more, [...]
Jan
Autumn Budget 2025: What It Means for the UK’s Energy Sector
The Autumn Budget delivered yesterday landed as a mix of welcome cost reductions and worrying [...]
Nov
Farewell to the Chimneys
Farewell to the Chimneys Saw a scaffolded chimney todayonce the heart of the home,drawing coal [...]
Nov
COP30: What the Outcomes Mean for the UK, Agreements, Disagreements, and the Real Implications
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, was always going to be a defining moment. After years of [...]
Nov