What is it you do?
We provide environmental van hire which doesn't cost the earth.

Why did you pick that?
Vans are everywhere. They do lots of miles and so are the perfect vehicle, so to speak, for reducing pollution.

I'd hired plenty of vans myself and realised someone could provide a much better deal for customers and the environment.

Without providing customers with the right incentives, going the environmental route is often thought of as being more hassle - I wanted to change that.

What makes you greener than other organisations?
Our vans use recycled vegetable oil sourced locally, often around Brighton and Hove. All oil donations welcome!

It would have been too easy to say we are green because we carbon offset. Reducing pollution at source is much more satisfying because it takes real effort.

What is your latest green campaign/obsession?
Challenging both the Energy Trust and the Government's policy on congestion charge exemption.

Currently only Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vehicles and hybrids are recognised.

The policy states the vehicle must have a recognised conversion to qualify. The nonsensical thing is, any diesel engine can run on biodiesel without conversion.

The policy is incorrect and out of date, and favouring LPG - a fossil fuel - over renewable green fuels, which is bonkers. A change in the exemptions policy would see courier firms getting on board and a huge amount of pollution reduction.

What do you think of carbon-offsetting?
Reducing pollution at source is, I believe, a much better way and we can all do it sensibly - so what's the problem?

What's your guiltiest green secret?
There is a faulty timer switch in the communal hallway where I live which means the landing light is left on. I have been too busy to get an electrician in to fix it.

I feel really guilty about it every day when I come into the flat.

Are you a climate worrier or are you more optimistic?
Worrier. I go fishing all year round and really notice the changes in the weather each year - and the changes in the wildlife and scenery. I noticed some changes about ten years ago. Every year there's a new monthly record of some freakish weather. The changes in atmospheric conditions lag behind the human activity causing them. Even if we stopped the bad things we are doing now, we'll be seeing more dramatic weather patterns in the future.

What is your skill for when the oil runs out?
Giving everyone else a lift in my green vans.

In a nutshell, what's your philosophy on living a greener life?
Change the things you can and don't despair when all around things you cannot control seem to be undoing all your good work.