Thought Leaders

The amazon fires must give rise to action from individuals, corporations and governments.

The UK has been a key player in securing stronger EU climate regulations. Brexit could give climate deniers more influence.

Labour for a Green New Deal is hosting a rally at the Labour conference this year to demand a bold response to climate breakdown.

Jonathan Franzen’s recent New Yorker article on ‘climate apocalypse’ has received a great deal of criticism. Is it deserved?

Former chief scientist Sir David King says situation so grave UK should cut emissions of greenhouse gases to almost zero by 2040.

Islamic Relief is encouraging the Muslim community to take action on climate change.

We need a holistic approach to urban-rural dynamics, new working paper argues.

Womad's programming embraces eclecticism, diversity and contemporaneity with relish.

Profit should not come at any price, particularly investments with a long time horizon, such as your pension.

The 'advanced' nuclear power sector is dystopian because of its connections to fossil fuel mining and nuclear weapons proliferation.

New documentary, Second Chances, shows how even the most unlikely people can become environmental defenders.

Europe did not light the fires ravaging the Amazon, but it did provide some of the matches.

Diversely-abled people are pioneering a host of innovative environmental projects and successfully building communities where people and planet prosper.

Ecological and energy literacy are necessary if we’re to understand what is happening to us and why, and to develop productive ways to respond.

Misconceptions about the impact humans are having on the planet are widespread, according to the study by the Policy Institute at King's College London.

Watch an insightful series of short films featuring environmentalist and journalist George Monbiot.

Plundering nature is the norm within our legal and economic systems. Our survival depends on charting a new course.

The Cork Oak forests in southern Europe play a huge role in maintaining biodiversity, regulating water cycles, as well as preventing the spread of desertification.

This climate emergency affects us all - but it’s up to all of us to ensure that the Global South doesn’t continue to take the biggest hit.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the celebrity chef, says EU quota system means fishermen compelled to discard fish that are too young, overfished or species for which they did not have a quota.

But that does not mean we have to keep doing it into the future.

Abolishing the slave trade isn’t Britain’s credit to take. It is a history that belongs to black rebels.

Environmentalists need to take on London Fashion Week.

The Canadian company Alamos Gold operates some very controversial gold mines in both Mexico and Turkey.