That third runway

by | Jan 29, 2025 | All, Climate, Opinion, Politics, Whimsy | 6 comments

I just heard the announcement that the government is to give the go-ahead for the third runway at Heathrow. Apparently, this is meant to deliver that longed-for but elusive prize: economic growth. Now, I don’t necessarily have a problem with economic growth and,...
Insulate Britain – part 3

Insulate Britain – part 3

by | Jan 8, 2022 | All, Climate | 6 comments

This is the third post in the series on Insulate Britain and the one in which I pledged (to myself, at least) that I would get to the point. So I will. I will abandon the thick wad of stuff I am halfway through writing and get to the point. What I am saying is this:...
Insulate Britain – part 2

Insulate Britain – part 2

by | Nov 26, 2021 | All, Climate | 4 comments

If we need to improve the energy performance of the UK housing stock why isn’t it happening faster?  After all, as well as helping reduce carbon emissions, warm homes are nicer to live in and give rise to reduced energy bills – so why do so many people find themselves...
Insulate Britain – part 1

Insulate Britain – part 1

by | Nov 8, 2021 | All, Climate | 11 comments

I have been reading the UK government’s, recently-published Heat and Buildings Strategy and in case you don’t have the doggedness to plough through all 200 pages, I believe the following is a fairly reasonable summary: Heating Buildings accounts for around 25%...

More on the climate emergency

by | Aug 13, 2021 | All, Climate | 2 comments

As a number of people thought my last post ‘a bit bleak’ I thought it might be a good idea to see if there aren’t glimmers of hope. Believe me though – it’s not easy. Take this for a start: It’s a graph showing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere...