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US banned climate from UK trade talks

Jean Blaylock

| 10th December 2019

The US has banned any mention of climate change in US-UK trade talks.

Boris winging it on Con Air

Richard Wheeler

| 10th December 2019

Boris Johnson claims he has offset the carbon contribution of his flights after criticism from climate campaigners and Labour.
Climate breakdown threatens vital water supplies

Conor Riordan

| 10th December 2019

Water supplies for 1.9 billion people globally - roughly a quarter of the world's population - are at risk from climate breakdown.
Fridays4Future: bolder than holding signs

Nick Breeze

| 10th December 2019

Leonie Bremer, 22, explains from COP25 how Fridays4Future is moving beyond holding signs to increase the pressure on every government on climate change.
Is the COP process working?

Nick Breeze

| 10th December 2019

An interview with World Resources Institute decarbonisation specialist, Kelly Levin.
Lib Dems promise £100 billion for climate action

Catherine Wylie

| 10th December 2019

The party would aim to generate 80 percent of electricity from renewables by 2030, and retrofit all homes, targeting those in fuel poverty.
Doctors say vote for action on climate breakdown

Dr Sarah Gentry

Dr Ruth Speare

et al

| 9th December 2019

The 2019 General Election may be our last chance to vote for decisive and timely action on the climate emergency.

General Election 2019

Boris winging it on Con Air

Richard Wheeler

| 10th December 2019

Boris Johnson claims he has offset the carbon contribution of his flights after criticism from climate campaigners and Labour.

Lib Dems promise £100 billion for climate action

Catherine Wylie

| 10th December 2019

The party would aim to generate 80 percent of electricity from renewables by 2030, and retrofit all homes, targeting those in fuel poverty.
Doctors say vote for action on climate breakdown

Dr Sarah Gentry

Dr Ruth Speare

et al

| 9th December 2019

The 2019 General Election may be our last chance to vote for decisive and timely action on the climate emergency.
Scottish Greens launch climate manifesto

Lewis McKenzie

| 9th December 2019

Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green co-leader, urges voters to support candidates from across the political spectrum when they will deliver climate action.
Boris climate debate ice sculpture complaint sinks

Ryan Hooper

| 3rd December 2019

Tory complaint against Channel 4 over climate debate ice sculpture fails.
Greens pledge repair cafes in every community

Staff Reporter

| 3rd December 2019

Green Party proposes end to throwaway economy by creating a Repair Cafe in every community.
Labour on track for 1/3 cut in train fares

Harriet Line

| 2nd December 2019

Labour says rail policy will save average commuter more than £1,000 a year.

Editors’ picks

Naming the system

Nathan Williams

| 4th December 2019

XR must name capitalism and neo-colonialism as the systems of oppression that underpin climate crisis.

COP25, social movements and climate justice

Coalition of Climate Justice Movements

| 2nd December 2019

A declaration on climate crisis, energy transition and extractivism in Latin America.
Drax: 'extract and exploit'

Mark Robinson

| 28th November 2019

“Now the forests are gone, so is the sense of community."
Are paper’s problems being palmed off?

Natasha Foote

| 27th November 2019

'35-40 percent of trees cut for industrial purposes become paper products.'
India’s unyielding quest for uranium

Sonali Huria

| 25th November 2019

India's interminable quest for uranium rides roughshod over environmental and health concerns and democratic processes.
Where the wind blows

Sasha Dovzhyk

| 20th November 2019

On the living legacy of Chernobyl.
Finding home after Paradise burned

Nick Buxton

| 14th November 2019

Rebuilding a house is hard enough – especially if you aren’t wealthy or insured – but it is far more challenging to rebuild a sense of home.

International

The Hague must recognise ecocide

Marianne Brooker

| 4th December 2019

Vanuatu calls for International Criminal Court to seriously consider recognizing crime of ecocide.

Are paper’s problems being palmed off?

Natasha Foote

| 27th November 2019

'35-40 percent of trees cut for industrial purposes become paper products.'
India’s unyielding quest for uranium

Sonali Huria

| 25th November 2019

India's interminable quest for uranium rides roughshod over environmental and health concerns and democratic processes.
The Yanomami struggle

Marianne Brooker

| 22nd November 2019

Major retrospective exhibition devoted to the work of celebrated Brazilian photographer and activist Claudia Andujar to open in January 2020.
Sowing the seeds of post-extractivism

Hannibal Rhoades

| 20th November 2019

Communities around the world are demonstrating how we can move beyond extractivism to revive cultures of care and solidarity.
Evolutionary diversity in the Amazon

Staff Reporter

| 19th November 2019

Evolutionary diversity should be an important consideration when identifying priority areas for conservation.
Insights into the Serengeti ecosystem

Curtis Abraham

| 15th November 2019

An interview with Dr Richard Despard Estes.

Change makers

Cool the Earth this festive season

Staff Reporter

| 5th December 2019

Charity calls for a revolution on behalf of nature.

Protestors voice fears on US trade deal

Catherine Early

| 4th December 2019

US president Donald Trump’s climate change denial, plans for the NHS and food standards were all targets of a march in London this week.
Ban BP advertising

Emily Beament

| 4th December 2019

ClientEarth claims BP is misleading consumers about its focus on low carbon energy.
Brazil must halt illegal cattle farms

Marianne Brooker

| 29th November 2019

Cattle farming is the main driver of illegal land seizures that violate human rights in Reserves and Indigenous territories
XR charges dropped as police acted unlawfully

Margaret Davis

| 28th November 2019

The Crown Prosecution Service said 105 cases were being discontinued against Extinction Rebellion supporters.
Drax: 'extract and exploit'

Mark Robinson

| 28th November 2019

“Now the forests are gone, so is the sense of community."
Climate solutions blooming at Chelsea Flower Show

Emily Beament

| 27th November 2019

Designers and growers use Chelsea Flower Show as a platform to encourage a more environmentally sustainable future.

Thought Leaders

The Hague must recognise ecocide

Marianne Brooker

| 4th December 2019

Vanuatu calls for International Criminal Court to seriously consider recognizing crime of ecocide.

Best in show

Wendyrosie Scott

| 4th December 2019

'British fashion is an artistic industry comprised of anarchy, progressive talent, influential retail, arts and crafts.'
Naming the system

Nathan Williams

| 4th December 2019

XR must name capitalism and neo-colonialism as the systems of oppression that underpin climate crisis.
The decade climate change was baked in

Nick Breeze

| 3rd December 2019

The World Meteorological Organisation has delivered a sobering report on the state of global climate at COP25 in Madrid.
Fuelling Europe's gas dependency

Louise Montgomery

| 3rd December 2019

Natural gas imports imperil the EU’s green image.
War on Want demands climate justice

Brendan Montague

| 3rd December 2019

War on Want demands climate justice at COP25 and climate talks in Madrid and Santiago.
Massive Attack on music industry carbon emissions

Kim Pilling

| 29th November 2019

'In pursuing systemic change, there is no substitute for collective action.'

Science & systems

Dog eared

Nina Massey

| 4th December 2019

Scientists say their findings suggest our four-legged friends can recognise short words as being the same when spoken by different people.

Hot temperatures drive premature births

Nina Massey

| 3rd December 2019

A study found a spike in birth rates when temperatures reach 32.2C.
The hottest year

Emily Beament

| 3rd December 2019

The past decade, from 2010 to 2019, has almost certainly been the warmest in records dating back to the 19th century.
Air pollution linked to higher glaucoma risk

Brendan Montague

| 26th November 2019

'We have found yet another reason why air pollution should be addressed as a public health priority.'
Fishy business in the 'blue belt'

William Nicolle

| 26th November 2019

The UK Government claims that three million square kilometres of ocean is 'protected' in Overseas Territories, while still permitting commercial fishing.
Grease does birds a fat lot of good

Staff Reporter

| 26th November 2019

Leftover cooking fat can damage the feathers of garden birds, RSPB warns.
Wildlife poisoning endangering vultures

Staff Reporter

| 22nd November 2019

Kenyan conservation heroes fight to save critically endangered species against all odds.

Extinction Rebellion

The Air We Grieve

Laura Parnaby

| 9th December 2019

'We are here demanding action on illegal levels of toxic air in our communities, our schools and our streets.'

Naming the system

Nathan Williams

| 4th December 2019

XR must name capitalism and neo-colonialism as the systems of oppression that underpin climate crisis.
XR charges dropped as police acted unlawfully

Margaret Davis

| 28th November 2019

The Crown Prosecution Service said 105 cases were being discontinued against Extinction Rebellion supporters.
XR hopes to occupy Christmas charts

Brendan Montague

| 12th November 2019

The protest group has joined forces with Lancashire-based rock band the Jade Assembly, aiming to claim a Christmas No.1.
That sinking feeling

Tom Pilgrim

| 11th November 2019

Extinction Rebellion float latest 'stunt' to highlight threat of rising sea levels during climate breakdown.
XR London protest ban ruled unlawful

Catherine Early

| 8th November 2019

Police action was “unprecedented and unlawful infringement” on the right to protest, according to XR’s lawyers.
Intersectional strategies for rebellion

Payal Parekh

Asad Rehman

| 7th November 2019

Charting a path toward intersectionality and greater diversity for Extinction Rebellion.

Resurgence & Ecologist

Breathing space

Alexis Wolf

| 30th October 2019

'It feels urgent to be swimming now, in this smoky, impossible lake: not only to enjoy this world while it still exists as it is, but to face the reality of what is happening.'

Outrage and optimism - a podcast

Rachel Marsh

| 1st October 2019

Outrage and Optimism podcast offers an intelligent take on climate justice issues, delivered with 'transformative' frankness.
Listen up!

Marianne Brown

| 6th September 2019

The new issue of Resurgence & Ecologist focusses on listening and the use of sound as a way of reconnecting with nature.
Seeing nature in a new light

Peter Reason

| 5th September 2019

A review of How to See Nature by Paul Evans.
Disposable culture

PL Henderson

| 22nd July 2019

British festivals are now attracting up to four million attendees per year, but the aftermath can be rubbish.
Food forests

Joe St Clair

| 19th July 2019

The Food Forest Project provides healthy, organic food for local communities and habitats for wildlife.
Imagining a brave new world

Harry Barton

| 16th July 2019

How might farming change after Brexit?

ENDOXA

A dialectical definition of Aristotle's dialectic - Pt II

Brendan Montague

| 18th October 2019

Using Aristotle's dialectic to define Aristotle's dialectic.

XR, ecolocracy and decision making

Brendan Montague

| 17th October 2019

Environmental organisations of all kinds are engaged in decision making. What can 'ecolocracy' add to this most difficult of issues?
A dialectical definition of Aristotle's dialectic - Part I

Brendan Montague

| 10th October 2019

Using Aristotle's dialectic to define Aristotle's dialectic.
On Aristotle's dialectical method

Brendan Montague

| 7th October 2019

The aims, scope and method of Aristotle's dialectic.
The nature of Aristotle's dialectic

Brendan Montague

| 26th September 2019

To change the world we must understand it, and the foundations of this understanding are the definitions we use.
The nature of Aristotle's logic

Brendan Montague

| 18th July 2019

Aristotle's logic provides the foundation for the dialectical theory of change.
Philosophy and science of change

Brendan Montague

| 3rd July 2019

Philosophical tools have an urgent practical application as we develop a theory of change appropriate to the scale of climate crisis.

Ecologist recycled

Social collapse and climate breakdown

Jonathan Neale

| 8th May 2019

Wisdom only begins when we let in the grief and rage of understanding climate breakdown. Can we find radical hope in the face of social collapse around the world?

Mining in the UK: Part I

Dawn Stevenson

| 4th February 2019

The UK Government and industry players are looking to revitalise domestic mining, placing communities and ecosystems under threat.
Children need sensitive climate change education

Sue Hampton

| 25th September 2018

Children feel the threat of climate change and want to drive radical action to safeguard their future - so we should too, argues children's author SUE HAMPTON.
Biospherics, the noosphere and our future

Mark Nelson

| 6th September 2018

Biosphere 2 was a radical experiment and inspired with its vision of how the technosphere and biosphere can be brought into harmony.
Kichwa people defend indigenous territories

Bethany Pitts

| 13th August 2018

The Ecuadorian government is in the process of auctioning off eight million acres of largely virgin rainforest to oil companies.
'Community is the way to sustain life'

Fritjof Capra

| 30th April 2018

'Ecoliteracy' is urgent and necessary if we are going to build resilient and sustainable human communities.
Planet’s first plastic free aisle is unveiled

Sian Sutherland

| 28th February 2018

Shoppers at Amsterdam's Ezoplaza today have the pick of more than 700 plastic free products.