No matter how eco-friendly, a charmless building in a soulless neighbourhood is human-unfriendly
There’s a change in the economics of energy that’s more impressive than anything that’s happened to oil lately – the spectacular fall in the cost of solar power
If you want to go green, then it would seem the best advice is to vote blue.
Litter is far worse in Britain than anywhere else in North America or northern Europe.
I’ve been to “Frackistan” and seen the American industry in action. We have nothing to fear.
If litter is a class issue, then it’s also a gender and generational issue – because, judging by its composition, a disproportionate amount is clearly generated by young males
Environmental regulation – when properly designed – encourages greater efficiency in the use of resources, which is the very stuff of productivity
We live in a world shaped by human need, and it is by human needs that the ethics of global warming policy must be measured.
The Green Belt is strangling our cities to protect high-intensity farming. There are better ways to protect the environment that allow us to build the homes we need.
Councils may regard it as a low priority – their residents do not.
Despite being a large and important city, London is not an especially dense one
“The particular issue is how much we spend on mitigation, or on adaptation at a fraction of the cost.”
Technological progress should encourage us to build smarter and faster, not necessarily bigger
Perhaps the reason why environmentalism gets stuck with the religion label is because the issues involved are so vast in scope
It’s the state that raises taxes, increases household bills and helps to push up prices – all of which hit poorer people.