06 Jan 2022
Don’t look up… look out!
In his first blog of 2022, Harold highlights three potential pitfalls for investors in the world in which we live, and what we might do to avoid them.
3 min read
15 Dec 2021
Using chemistry to avert the tragedy of the oceans
By 2050, the oceans could contain more plastic than fish by weight. In his latest blog, Harold joins forces with Dr Paul Satchell to explore what can be done to prevent our oceans turning into an enormous plastic garbage patch.
3 min read
24 Nov 2021
A camel trek from Glasgow to Egypt
The UN climate congress now moves to its next destination: Egypt. Post-match assessments of the recent COP26 in Glasgow were less than reassuring. The task to reduce global annual greenhouse gas emissions some 45% by 2030 (from 2010 levels), on a path to net zero, seems more Herculean than ever. In this blog, Harold considers what might be done to avoid a climate “black swan”, or whether we face a lamentation of them in Armageddon.
3 min read
03 Nov 2021
Is ESG just noise in the financial system?
In today’s blog, Harold takes issue with those keen to dismiss ESG, arguing that, at least since the Scottish Enlightenment, the importance of taking a social view of humanity has been evident. Without this, current financial theory and auditing manuals risk being transformed into unrecyclable waste.
4 min read
06 Oct 2021
Nature’s warning for COP26
Can we rely on longer-term technological progress to solve the climate threat? In today’s blog, Harold and Rod Cross, Emeritus Professor at Strathclyde University, highlight a warning from nature on global warming ahead of COP26 in Glasgow next month.
2 min read
15 Sep 2021
What has the carbon atom done for us?
Carbon, essential for life and many practical uses, is often seen negatively in climate debates. The key challenge is managing human impacts on carbon cycles and shifting to sustainable energy to combat planetary warming.
4 min read