With summer temperatures breaking records across the US and Asia, any remaining doubts about climate change  are evaporating faster than a puddle in Washington, which just had its hottest June on record.Of course, while hot weather is uncomfortable, it more importantly has very direct impacts on people and the economy. A worrying example of this [...]

When I was a kid, we used to scour football games and indeed the streets, looking for bottles we could take to the shop to pick up a few cents for lollies. While I was focused on lollies, the result was there were no bottles lying on the side of the road because they all [...]

Do environmental decisions influence your buying behaviour? For a long time we’ve seen a range of green products come to market and there’s huge growth in some areas like organic food. Some people make a point of not buying from certain companies based on their environmental behaviour. So for example recently there’s been a flurry [...]

With World Environment Day here again, now is a great time to think about ways that you can improve your quality of life and protect the planet.
1. Eat less meat. It’s good for your health and the planet. Join the Meatless Monday’s campaign supported by people like Sir Paul McCartney, Ricky Gervais, Moby, Yoko Ono, [...]

Looking at how our male dominated political system struggles to get any substantial action happening on climate change, I wonder if women will be able to get things moving faster? There are certainly some encouraging signs emerging.
I think one of the most exciting ones is the 1 million women campaign, led by suburban mum Natalie [...]

The huge uproar against any proposed new taxes on mining and resources will build for some time yet. A well-funded campaign will cry of lost jobs, investment driven off shore and Australia being uncompetitive. These cries will, as usual, be self-serving, short term and should be ignored by intelligent policy makers. Here’s why.
Resource extraction is [...]

My brother Jack wrote to me recently about carbon offsets and a family holiday we were planning. My son, Callan and his new wife had chosen to celebrate their wedding by going on a South Pacific Cruise and inviting us all along. So 20 of the extended family were planning what was, for all of [...]

Paul Gilding
When we focus on the bad news on the environmental, of which there’s no shortage, we forget just how exciting the opportunities are in fixing them. So whenever you see another story about melting icecaps or raging floods you can take some comfort in knowing each one brings a smarter, cleaner world [...]

G’day and welcome to my Ideas For Good blog. My intention here is that we have a conversation with lots of engagement, questions and debate around environmental issues. What do we think the most important challenges are? What are the best ways of responding at the personal and societal level? I’ve been working [...]