What would a UK climate emergency plan that faces up to climate reality look like?
This report sets out thoughts and ideas that started with a collective Green House discussion, and draws on different perspectives from our Climate Emergency conference held in September 2019. It explores how an emergency plan for the whole economy requires a shift in approach and thinking.
The COVID bonus? – a dissenting note
John Foster's gas compares Covid and climate emergency issues and argues they are completely different, and the covid crisis is far easier to understand.
“A National Scandal”: a timeline of the UK government’s response to the Coronavirus crisis.
A timeline examining the government's response to the coronavirus crisis.
What now for Green Politics?
Online discussion on the future of the Green Movement with Rupert Read and John Foster
Managing without Growth; Slower by Design, not Disaster
The book’s subtitle seemed particularly apropos given the lockdowns many of us are experiencing. These establish an enforced slowdown on the world economy - an unfortunate natural experiment to test out some of the book’s ideas.
The Invention of Sustainability; Nature and Destiny c. 1500-1870
Ray Cunningham's review of Warde's book, which examines the invention of sustainability across different time periods and with different themes
Wilding; the Return of Nature to a British Farm
Wilding raises two key issues. One is the challenge it poses to the established UK approach to nature conservation, and our approach to nature more generally. The other is whether we have more than enough food and should instead of producing food give land, such as that at Knepp over to Nature.
This is what a real emergency looks like: what the response to Coronavirus can teach us about how we can and need to respond to the planetary emergency
John Barry, a member of Green House’s advisory group, considers what the response to Coronavirus can teach us about how we can and need to respond to the planetary emergency.
From the COVID-19 Crisis to a Sustainable Economy: What progressive politics needs to do now
Loske argues the crisis is a turning point. It divides time into a "before" and an "after". It exposes so many ecologically questionable practices that consequences must and will follow. The disregard for natural boundaries has led us to more vulnerability and more dependence
'Optimism Over Despair' and 'Hope Without Optimism'
This green read explores hope, and considers these two books by Chomsky and Eagleton
Extinction, rebellion and Extinction Rebellion
John Foster's extended review of 'This Civilisation is Finished', 'Truth and its consequences' and 'Common Sense for the 21st Century' and concludes rapid action is imperative
Climate Jobs and a Just Transition: responding to our climate emergency
The final event of our Climate Jobs project for this year at which Jonathan Essex and Peter Sims will be presenting the results of our climate jobs modelling for Northern Ireland. This one day conference is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Green Foundation Ireland.
