Why on Earth is a serious writer on climate change writing a blog on 'Climate Optimism'?  Simply, because the solutions to climate change have multiple benefits for people, society and the environment. 

In this blog, I select 24 recommendations from the action plan within my book Carbon Choices.  These are 24 things that I wish government, business and/ or individuals would choose to do.

Guest blog by Craig Wright, a freelance copywriter with a keen interest in environmentalism and community-based climate activism.

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.