2021 will be the last chance to agree global climate governance
In 2015, the Paris agreement was negotiated committing countries to climate targets. The agreement also outlined a global architecture supporting the international response. Discussions over the carbon markets in article…
It’s time for the Green Party to get serious about digital communications
The world has changed significantly since social media has taken over our lives. It almost seems like the entire of the world’s discourse isn’t taken in physicality, but instead happens…
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is only the first step in the Brexiteer plan for Britain
On December 30, MPs passed Boris Johnson’s Free Trade Agreement with the European Union. There was extremely limited time and space for scrutiny - of a document running to almost…
Lessons from the school strikes: Where the climate justice movement goes next
This article is part of a series - The Decade We Must Win - examining the successes and failures of social movements and the left since the financial crash, and…
How the Green Party is transforming Brighton & Hove
In July, Green councillors in Brighton and Hove became the largest party on the council and the second Green administration in the city began. Despite winning the popular vote in…
Voting against Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is vital to stop the UK becoming Singapore-upon-Thames
It might sound flippant to say the wholehearted backing given by European Research Group (ERG) Conservative MPs to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is reason enough to vote against it. But…
5 challenges facing the Green Party of England and Wales in 2021
This article was first published in Left Foot Forward. With the world being preoccupied by a certain virus in 2020, the normal political cycle and culture was thrown out. Assuming…
4 things you can do to help Bright Green this Christmas
In 2020, Bright Green has published over 250 articles. We ran our most extensive coverage of the Green Party of England and Wales' internal elections ever - including hustings for the candidates…
Distant targets substituting for action today: The UK’s climate performance in 2020.
2020 has seen net-zero carbon emissions targets go from being an oddity adopted by small island states, Bhutan and Sweden to become a new policy norm across the globe. Less…
Racism, rurality and reversing generational prejudice
Black Lives Matter sign. Image Credit via Anthony Quintano, Creative Commons BY Before I begin, I want to acknowledge that as an able-bodied white woman, my voice will undoubtedly be…