On the 11th March I gave a talk to a group of students from across the University of Exeter as part of a careers in sustainability & environment week. In many ways, this was a long time coming. I’ve been giving public lectures, seminars, talks about climate change for over …
I had the good fortune to work with audio producer Jo Barrett on a podcast about climate change. The commission was for a British Academy funded project that provides online climate and sustainability education to people working in creative industries. My brief was to talk about climate change, tipping points, …
You could say it’s 2016 again. But this time it’s worse. It’s worse because back then we could only really guess what a Trump presidency would do. Now we know. And beyond the presidency, the Republican Party now controls the Senate, Congress and has a conservative majority in the Supreme …
A version of this article was published by inews, October 15, 2024. Putting out the recycling bin is not my favourite household chore. But it’s one I always used to try to do, because I could argue I didn’t have to sort and wash the recycling beforehand. It’s not that …
Billions have been funnelled out of the country while pipes leak, and faeces pollutes our water The i paper, 17th May 2024. Around 16,000 households and businesses in the Brixham area of Devon have been told not to use their tap water for drinking without boiling and cooling it first. …
The following is a recording and then text of a talk I gave at the Lovelock Centenary event at the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter 31st July 2019 Optimism is an essential component of any proposal for action. Action needs to be driven by hope. Sustainability transformations will not …
