My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)

I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention.  I think it’s great that [...]

Eco-anxiety is disempowering (Oct21)

Schools should do more a lot more to prevent eco-anxiety from becoming the biggest mental [...]

My Green Life (May21)

When I was a baby my brother painted me green.. Perhaps a sign of what [...]

Net zero is not good enough or soon enough! (May21)

I consider myself to be a pragmatic environmentalist – with realistic aspirations. But I find [...]

Peat in compost is environmental vandalism (Mar21)

That’s what Monty Don says and I agree. But it’s incredibly common. UK gardeners are [...]

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Clover Hogan is a Force of Nature (Mar21)

If you haven’t come across Clover, have a look at her most recent Ted Talk [...]

Is the EU’s Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive better for the environment (Feb21)

No.  I don’t think it is – at least not all of it. Mid 2021 the [...]

Too many boardrooms are climate incompetent (Feb21)

Very interested to see this FT article lamenting the lack of directors with expertise in [...]

READY, STEADY, STOP AT BIG YELLOW (Jan21)

I was excited to join the board of the Big Yellow in March 2020 to [...]

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2007 Video of Julia talking about how we can all make a difference

The New Green Consumer Guide, written by me, was published in 2007, nearly 20 years [...]