25 Apr 2024
Is net zero sustainable?
In today’s blog, Harold considers some climate and biodiversity themes, and the policy danger of failing to see the wood for the trees.
4 min read
20 Mar 2024
GHG emissions – the scope for improvement
In today’s blog, Harold joins his long-time friend and former City colleague, Dr Paul Satchell. They reflect on environmental issues and the role of financial institutions to ensure net-zero GHG emissions compliance, in the chemicals industry and beyond.
4 min read
22 Feb 2024
Decarbonising shipping – any port in a storm
In today’s sequel to an earlier blog on aviation, Harold turns his eye to shipping – another ‘hard-to-abate’ area posing complex problems for the environment. Sometimes, the beginning of wisdom is to admit there are no easy answers.
4 min read
25 Jan 2024
A stairway to sustainability – rediscovering Nature’s steps
As we venture into 2024, Harold joins Investec colleague Jo Christie to suggest that our relationships with nature and each other lie at the heart of any sustainable voyage for our species - on planet earth, and beyond.
4 min read
14 Dec 2023
COP 28 – a moment to take stock, or time for reform?
In his final blog of the year, Harold considers three ways of improving the outcomes of future climate conferences.
4 min read
23 Nov 2023
Electric Vehicles – Green Mean Machines?
In today’s blog, Harold looks at electric vehicles. Are they the secret to a greener environment, or the red light of a transport Armageddon?
5 min read