Sheffield Town Hall has provided the impetus for a new, inspiring activist campaign. It echoes past successes including the Kinder Trespass movement and even the Suffrage Society. But with the groundswell to stop the cutting down of city trees, the Labour council has found itself on the wrong side of history, writes NATALIE BENNETT
Sheffield tree protectors have changed the nation’s view of street trees Natalie Bennett | 10th July 2018 Comment Sheffield Tree Protectors 3105004_sheffield-streets-ahead-cropped.jpg Sheffield Town …
The former co-leader of the Green party, NATALIE BENNETT is in Bonn where she tells of the story of two cities: the politicians on one side performing seemingly endless negotiations and the scientists and NGOs on the other calling for urgent action.
A message for the planet: beware the urgency gap Natalie Bennett | 10th November 2017 Comment Bonn COP23 Climate Change Green Party Climate Science 405678.jpg The former co-leader of the Green party, …
HS2 will increase commuting: undermining local economies, separating families, and increasing climate emissions.
HS2 will derail local economies Natalie Bennett | 4th June 2021 | News HS2 Conservation HS2 HS2 will increase commuting: undermining local economies, separating families, and increasing climate …
It's time for UK citizens to #takebackREALcontrol by challenging the anti-democratic powers that control our country, our economy and our lives, retiring Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett told her party conference this weekend in this barnstorming speech. And that's a challenge only the Greens are prepared to take on.
It's time to take back REAL control! Natalie Bennett | 5th September 2016 Comment Politics UK Climate Change Pollution Oceans Transport Society Green Economy natalie_bennett-img_4152-sq.jpg It's time …
The government risks falling way short in tackling climate breakdown - and a long list of other environmental crises.
Peers must listen to young climate strikers Natalie Bennett | 8th January 2020 News Climate Breakdown Queen's Speech House Of Lords Green Party Thought Leaders 20758395-1.jpg The government risks …
On Monday Cameron was waxing lyrical on climate change at COP21 in Paris, writes Natalie Bennett. But his true colours will be revealed tomorrow as a long established anti-fracking camp in Cheshire is set for eviction: all part of the plan for a new generation of gas-fired power stations that will blow the UK's emissions targets.
Cameron's real climate policy: promise the sky, frack the Earth Natalie Bennett | 3rd December 2015 Comment Fossil Fuels Oil Gas Fracking UK COP21 Community upton-camp-cut.jpg On Monday Cameron was …
The emergence in the Paris Agreement of 1.5C as the global temperature rise the world should aim for is hugely significant, writes Natalie Bennett. But it's up to us, climate activists and ordinary citizens the world over, to make sure it's delivered.
Paris Agreement: the future is in our hands Natalie Bennett | 14th December 2015 Comment COP21 Politics Climate Change upton-cut.jpg The emergence in the Paris Agreement of 1.5C as the global …
The campaign against fracking began with concerns about the local environment, and the impact on communities. It then took in the global issues of climate change and energy. Now local people are growing ever more concerned about democracy and state power, argues NATALIE BENNETT
'Suffragettes' confront Theresa May over fracking of local democracy Natalie Bennett | 12th September 2018 Comment Suffragists Fracking Local Democracy fb_img_1536600598231.jpg The campaign against …
Whatever government we end up with after tomorrow's election, there's just one way to make sure it takes climate change and wider environmental issues seriously, Natalie Bennett told a Cambridge audience yesterday - for us to deliver the strongest Green vote ever!
… Pancras in London, and here in Cambridge, our campaigns are strong and our commitment is …
The #GreenSurge - which has seen the Green Party's membership quadruple in a year - has happened for good reasons, says Natalie Bennett: a deep disgust and frustration at 'mainstream' politics and its subservience to vested interests; and the growing yearning for a better, greener, fairer future.
… just Green Party. Up and down the country, campaigns demanding a new politics are getting … movement and the fossil fuel divestment campaigns: the tide is growing, the demand for …
Agroecological science must be at the centre of the Agriculture Bill.
The government must embrace fungi Natalie Bennett | 17th July 2020 News Biodiversity Agriculture Bill Fungi wild_mushrooms.jpg Agroecological science must be at the centre of the Agriculture Bill. …
We need to overhaul what we grow, and how and where we grow it, if we are to make the most of our land and fight climate change.
What is land for? Natalie Bennett | 10th January 2019 News Land Use Soil Association Food And Farming Wetlands Diet Vegetables Green Party sugar-beet-837810_960_720.jpg We need to overhaul what we …
A thoughtful, healthy and sustainable food system can only come when communities are empowered to make decisions for themselves.
England's food strategy Natalie Bennett | 13th May 2019 News Food And Farming Thought Leaders 008937_420b4c52.jpg A thoughtful, healthy and sustainable food system can only come when communities are …
Weeds are destroying crops globally - but the real problem is Big Agriculture.
You reap what you sow Natalie Bennett | 14th April 2021 | Comment Food And Farming Editor’s Picks Soybean farming, Mato Grosso Weeds are destroying crops globally - but the real problem is Big …
The state of our soils is an enormous threat to future food security - we need to fully embrace organic methods.
Embracing organic farming - once and for all Natalie Bennett | 2nd April 2019 News Organic Food Science & Systems 7168593663_1463c2b920_b.jpg The state of our soils is an enormous threat to future …
Fighting global warming will take meaningful change - not business as usual.
'Business as life' Natalie Bennett | 19th December 2018 Comment Climate Change COP24 Global Warming Katowice 43112316224_7d89e82c60_o.jpg Fighting global warming will take meaningful change - not …
We need strong local economies that are built on the foundation of local, independent businesses and cooperatives designed to meet people's needs.
Challenging free trade Natalie Bennett | 10th September 2020 | News Free Trade House Of Lords Growth Peace Finance Thought Leaders 1600px-chamber_of_the_house_of_lords_benches.jpg We need strong …
There's no doubt that one of the losers in this year's UK election was the environment and that there's clearly been a failure not just in politics, which is failing in so many ways, but also in environmental communication - a failure to reach people's hearts and minds with the urgent need for change, writes NATALIE BENNETT
Why environmental communications can't just talk about the environment Natalie Bennett | 14th July 2017 Comment Environment Politics Climate Change Action green party co-leadership.jpg There's no …