Author Archives: Alastair Harper
Never turn your back on a crumb
This post first appeared on Business Green. It’s sometimes hard to know if we’re winning or losing. Last weekend we learned from Greenpeace that “in pushing for a 50 per cent European carbon cut by 2030, Ed Davey and the Prime Minister have … Continue reading
Stop worrying about mystery lobbyists, the green economy is winning
This post first appeared on Business Green. On Friday afternoon, a spoof twitter account sent the great and the good of the energy world into a frenzy of speculation. It was the climax of an odd week, during which everyone … Continue reading
Why we need low carbon infrastructure, not “shovel ready” zombie roads
This post was first published on the New Statesman blog. After three years of vigorous disagreement the political and economic commentariat seem to have found common ground. Infrastructure. Left and right now agree that it’s vital for the UK’s economic renewal, … Continue reading
The hidden giants of infrastructure
This post first appeared on BusinessGreen. Industrial strategy hasn’t been fashionable for a long time. Anyone romantic enough to have spent February 14th watching Harold Wilson Night on BBC Parliament will have seen the last moment when industrial strategy took … Continue reading
What’s going wrong with politics and energy – and how to fix it
This post by Alastair Harper first appeared in New Statesman. Uncertainty over the government’s position on our energy future is costing us. One senior Conservative figure, deeply frustrated by the situation, confided that interest rates on energy projects have increased … Continue reading
Austerity hasn’t made people care less about the environment
This article, by Green Alliance’s Alastair Harper, about our new report What do people really think about the environment? first appeared on guardian.co.uk on 10 April. A few days ago, in a stuffy, closed-windowed meeting, I stared at a projection of Powerpoint slides, … Continue reading
Why we need moral and financial arguments for sustainable development
This post is by Alastair Harper, a senior policy adviser at Green Alliance. It reviews a report on values and sustainable development by ResPublica and was first published in the Charity Times. Do we want our politicians to care about our … Continue reading
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