Tom Levitt

Re-nationalising decisions on growing GM crops would allow EU countries to declare themselves GM-free, but could bring new dangers

Agri-chemical companies like Syngenta don’t just make the chemicals that have been blamed for the decline in bees; they also breed the bees that are being used as a replacement for wild pollinators

Multi-million pound brand Good Natured Fruit is marketed in Asda and Sainsbury's as 'pesticide free', but the company now admits it allows chemicals to be used during plants' life-cycle

According to the UN, population growth is a driving force behind emission increases yet it will not be on the agenda at any of the upcoming climate talks

A report published by the IPPR next week will say personal carbon trading may be the next step in tackling climate change

Will Day is still to prove his credentials to environmentalists as he replaces the high-profile Jonathon Porritt as the head of the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC). In one of his first media interviews, he gives the Ecologist his position on GM technology, nuclear power and the jargon of sustainability

Well-publicised simple steps like using energy-saving light bulbs may be making it more difficult to prepare people for the bigger changes needed to tackle climate change, argue psychologists

Hostile police tactics at the Kingsnorth and G20 camps has not put protesters off as climate camp goes global

Giant wind farms may grab the headlines but plans to develop local off-grid electricity will have bigger impact on Africans and carbon emissions

Are we ready to trust policymakers and scientists as they judge the potential and acceptability of nanotechnologies?