Introduction Electricity prices in Great Britain are widely regarded – by politicians, businesses and the general public – as being too high.  Yet from an environmental perspective, our consumption of electricity (and energy more generally) has obvious consequences.  How do we balance socio-economic concerns on the one hand with the state of the environment on…

Three recent broadcasts – a travelogue and two news stories – have reminded me of a concept rooted in Greek philosophy and and for a time prominent in English thought. The concept is moderation in all things. The travelogue, shown on the BBC a few weeks ago, followed Simon Reeve across the Kalahari Desert in…