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In case you think I’ve just gone soft on the IPCC in every respect, let me just tell you that it’s as pathetic on the link between population and accelerating climate change as almost every other international agency in the world today. Addressing population growth is not included in the IPCC’s…

The Report from Working Groups I (on the science of climate change) and II (on the impacts of climate change on human society) were – inevitably – deeply depressing. The science is what it is, and won’t go away. And the grim analysis of what this means for humankind (unless we change our ways…

I spent some time over Easter digging down into the latest reports released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – as part of its 5th Assessment Report. And I found myself getting increasingly angry that the dominant responses to this extraordinary body of work have been: 1.…

I’ve spent my entire adult life working with others in the world of sustainability. And although there have inevitably been some ‘bad uns’ amongst them, it’s hard to imagine a better peer group to have been part of – by and large! So it’s always somewhat shocking to discover, on occasions, that…

When it comes to decisions regarding sustainable energy, spot the pattern here in terms of understanding DECC dynamics: - Anything that’s relatively small, focussed locally, doesn’t cost a lot of money, can be done without the Big Six being able to kill it off (though they might still slow it down…

So here’s a new thing in my life: I’ve just become President of The Conservation Volunteers (Press Release attached). Not completely new, mind you. I’ve been a Vice President for many years (when it was called The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers!), and have always been keen to support its…