5 key moments in worker-led environmentalism
May Day banner. Image credit via jfantenb under CC BY-SA Since 1889, May 1st has been recognised as International Workers’ Day, a time to celebrate all the moments workers have…
Oxford University’s fossil fuel ties legitimise racism
It is no secret that fossil fuel companies are racist. As Shell’s activities in Ogoniland show, the industry exploits the lands of indigenous peoples against their will and shows higher…
The divestment movement must move beyond looking solely at fossil fuels
In 2020, after years of tireless campaigning by student and faculty activists, the University of Cambridge announced that it would be divesting from fossil fuels by 2030. “The University is…
Is opposing HS2 the best use of the left’s political energy?
Unlike most infrastructure projects, HS2 has potential ecological benefits, which means that environmentalists have to choose between two harmful options. Yet we cannot consider HS2 in the abstract: we must…
#BrightGreenDebates episode 3 highlights
In February, Bright Green launched a brand new series of events – the Bright Green Debates. Once a fortnight, Bright Green is bringing together leading figures on the left to discuss and debates the…
If the left is serious about tackling climate change, we need to back HS2
Sections of the UK’s terminally incoherent environmental movement have chosen High Speed 2 (HS2) as their latest object of opposition. The planned high-speed rail system was first proposed in 2009…
Number of UK universities committed to divest from fossil fuels reaches 86
The total number of UK universities to publicly commit to not investing in fossil fuels has reached 86. The university of Brighton has joined the majority of universities in the…
Rishi Sunak’s budget was yet another betrayal of students
Last week the Chancellor unveiled his spring budget and there was much left to be desired by Rishi Sunak. But most notable was how he continued to ignore millions of…
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine divests from all fossil fuels
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has committed to exclude all companies involved in fossil fuel extraction form its investment portfolio. In doing so LSHTM becomes the…
What I learnt from the Young Greens lecture series on overthrowing capitalism
With such a compelling title as 'Why capitalism is broken and how we overthrow it", I couldn’t resist watching all four lectures in this insightful political education series presented by…