Few people in policy work have nice things to say about the Treasury, especially if you produce reports challenging economic growth. So Sarkozy's recent move on GDP is welcome
… | 23rd September 2009 Comment Politics And Economics Growth GDP porritt.jpg Few people in … other words, exactly the kind of growth-based economics that “destroys more than it creates” …
Hydropowered countries suffer higher levels of poverty, corruption and debt than other nations, new study finds.
No more Hoover dams Marianne Brooker | 15th April 2019 News Hoover Dam Poverty Hydropower Science And Systems mike_ocallaghan-pat_tillman_memorial_bridge_view_from_hoover_dam.jpg Hydropowered …
Naomi Klein's magnum opus on climate change, capitalism and the growing resistance to extreme energy is positive, inspiring and full of hope, writes Jonathon Porritt. But it's also deeply challenging: the 'everything' that has to change is not just government and corporations, but you, me and the ideas that guide our lives.
… from reality shows to neo-classical economics." To be honest, it's very hard not … economic crisis by making climate about economics - about the pressing need to protect … the 'grow or die' orthodoxies of conventional economics, or to take any interest whatsoever …
The latest book by Nicholas Stern Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change presents a rational assessment of the climate crisis.
… about the power of “technology plus good economics” to get us through to a world that …
Ecuador's protected forests to define Rights of Nature and test jurisprudence in country’s Constitutional Court.
Defending Ecuador’s Los Cedros forest Marianne Brooker | 14th July 2020 News Ecuador Mining Conservation Thought Leaders Los Cedros Ecuador's protected forests to define Rights of Nature and test …
What does it mean to create art in the context of climate crisis? How do we create sustainable, engaging, and critical performance acts and spaces? Birkbeck’s Centre for Contemporary Theatre hosted a one-day symposium to explore the connections between theatre and ecology, reports MARIANNE BROOKER
Creative climate: towards an ecological theatre Marianne Brooker | 16th May 2018 Comment Climate Change Theatre 8_beecomposed-4.jpg What does it mean to create art in the context of climate crisis? …
Pope Francis's forthcoming statement on climate change could just revitalise progress towards significant emissions cuts, writes Jonathon Porritt. But more than that, it will open up the space for a wider spirituality to guide our thinking, and campaigning, on climate and other key global challenges.
… that, got the t-shirt'. New politics, new economics So what about the politicians …
The solar industry is going great, with tens of gigawatts of new capacity planned for 2014 alone. But as Jonathon Porritt writes, the solar revolution could be going even faster - with smart, consistent policies for solar power in Europe and Japan.
… long, hard battle ahead of us. Technology and economics versus policy Which is why I'm now convinced that technology and economics will sort this out, not public …
The Ecologist stands in solidarity with university workers who are taking action and we encourage our readers and other media platforms to do so too.
Support the UCU strike Marianne Brooker | 28th February 2020 News Editor’s Picks UCU UKYCC Strike Climate Industrial Action picture_1.png The Ecologist stands in solidarity with university workers …
Bridge International Academies faces a string of allegations over schools in Kenya, Liberia and Uganda. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
Theresa May 'must halt aid funding for failing private schools in Africa' Marianne Brooker | 11th September 2018 News Aid International Development Education Africa bridge-international-web.jpg …
A Trans-Pacific Partnership deal would 'threaten food standards and public services'.
Food and services under threat from trade deals Marianne Brooker | 25th October 2018 News Trade Liam Fox TPP 31011732366_f562cfc0ef_b.jpg A Trans-Pacific Partnership deal would 'threaten food …
Emergency food parcels needed for Peru's jungle city hit by Covid-19.
Coronavirus in ‘the lungs of the world’ Marianne Brooker | 29th May 2020 News Covid-19 Coronavirus Peru Amazon Appeal plant-your-future-rainforest-in-a-box-tree-planting-1.jpg Emergency food parcels …
‘Can we love individual immigrants, while opposing mass migration?’ The answer is no.
Yesterday’s news? Marianne Brooker | 14th October 2019 News Migration Racism Media Narratives Editor’s Picks Thought Leaders 13107801424_b9c427b7ef_k.jpg ‘Can we love individual immigrants, while …
UK aid money is being used to strategically support unsustainable fossil fuel industries.
Foreign Office aid budget ‘promotes fracking’ Marianne Brooker | 21st November 2018 News Fossil Fuels Policy Aid Development Thought Leaders frac_job_in_process.jpg UK aid money is being used to …
Investing in a green recovery could create 1.6 million new jobs after Covid crisis, report finds.
Green recovery is the best way to boost economy Marianne Brooker | 2nd July 2020 News IPPR Economy Green New Deal Free Recovery screenshot_2020-07-01_at_11.17.53.png Investing in a green recovery …
Activists under the banner of Earth First! take on coal mining in the North East of England.
Two opencast coal mines shut down Marianne Brooker | 20th August 2019 News Earth First! Opencast Mining Coal Activism inside_diggers_at_fieldhouse_opencast_mine.jpg Activists under the banner of …
Unless we change our ways, the Lovelock hypothesis may come to pass – that’s why the work of the <i>Ecologist</i> is so important, says Jonathon Porritt.
Retro Perspective - why the Ecologist is so important Jonathon Porritt | 19th June 2009 Comment Coment Jonothan Porritt Ecologist Lovelock Ecologist Online jonathan_porritt_headshot.jpg Unless …