Zero Covid and zero emissions: The ecology of the pandemic
The stark reality of the climate crisis never fails to shake me no matter how many times it is laid out. When listening to Professor Julia Steinburger at Zero Covid’s…
Climate conspiracy theorists in transport – and in government?
A third of Britain’s carbon emissions come from transport. Decarbonisation of transport is now the biggest environmental challenge we face – and progress has been glacially slow, so far. While…
85th university in the UK has divested from fossil fuels
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has today become the 85th university in the UK to publicly commit to divest from fossil fuels. Making the commitment, LTSM Director David Lalloo…
The USA and climate change: Resource guide
Joe Biden. Image credit via Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons. After four years of Trump, the benchmark for action on the climate and ecological crisis was low. As a result, many…
Building a movement for climate justice requires recognising all our struggles are interconnected
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 exploring how…
Who’s missing from the climate movement?
We all know who Greta Thunberg is, but do you know who Vanessa Nakate is? Last January, Nakate, founder of Fridays For Future Uganda, was famously cut out of a…
We can’t build our way out of the climate emergency
For far too long public debate on the sufficiency of climate action has focused on how quickly we are rolling out wind turbines, solar panels or even nuclear power. Such…
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…
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…