COP26 has been and gone.  Should I be glad that something was agreed, or sad that it is clearly not enough?  Glass half full, or half empty?  Optimistic or pessimistic?  Read on to reveal my mix of emotions.

In this article I outline how we have waged a 'war' against the harm caused by smoking over several decades and how this is a good analogy for how society should tackle our climate crisis.  First published as an opinion piece in the Scotsman on 8 October 2021.

Guest blog by Chloe Davies who specialises in content creation regarding the UK energy market.   Should I buy an electric car?

I've set myself a difficult challenge.  To identify 12 solutions to solve climate change.  Of course I could suggest "stop burning fossil fuels" but that would not be very helpful or practical.  So, here we go with some ideas that are not yet mainstream.....

All you need to know about the city of Glasgow and the climate conference facilities.

As a regular hillwalker* I know that to climb a mountain you need to plan, pack and persist.  Here I will explore the analogy between climbing a mountain and a business or individual cutting their carbon emissions to zero.

What role do communities have in tackling our climate and nature crises?  Read on to find out. 

Net zero - is it a mirage?  In this short blog I make an analogy between a company's net zero carbon targets and a beach cafe trying to keep litter off their beach.

You will be hearing a lot in the run up to COP26 in November.  But what exactly is it?  In this blog I will explain all in as few words as possible.