Cargo bikes could be a game changer for London
Cargo bikes can deliver faster than vans, according to a Transport for London trial which could spark a green makeover for goods transportation in the capital. Faster and Greener...
The death of green growth
Human beings are optimistic. Maybe we have to be, in order to keep going. One illustration of that optimism is the notion of green Growth. We can, the story...
Building hegemony for climate justice – tales from Sheffield
Climate change is happening now. It requires urgent action. Increasingly, it is apparent that only socialists have the ideas and the organisation to lead us out of this crisis....
“No more business as usual”: Green councillors press for action to follow climate emergency declarations
Green councillors and environmental activists are pressing for action following the passing of climate emergency motions at over 20 local authorities and counting. While the declarations state that global...
6 things we learned at “Building a Green New Deal for the Many”
The Green New Deal has taken US politics by storm, propelled into the mainstream by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Sunrise Movement. Inspired by its transatlantic traction, members of the...
Schoolchildren strike for the climate
On Friday 15 February the UK held its first ever youth climate strikes. Thousands of children were in attendance. In over 60 cities across the UK, young people left...
The right to repair and the road to a circular economy
When the Paris Agreement was signed on 12th of December 2015 by 195 parties, it highlighted the importance of sustainable consumption and production in developed countries as part of...
Green Parties need to stop talking about global warming
Global warming is looming existential threat. Doesn’t that make it the top issue for Green Parties to campaign on? You’d think it would. But there are a number of...
Veganism and the pitfalls of “ethical” consumerism
Throughout 2018 it seemed awareness around environmental impacts of food rose to unprecedented levels. Though the year is young, 2019 does not seem to be reversing this trend at...
With Brexit looming, environmentalists must fight for a robust, codified constitution
The right to peaceful protest has been highly effective in the hands of the anti-fracking movement in both stalling the fracking plans of energy firms and in raising...