A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party's draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our Paris Agreement obligations on climate; to give companies a legal obligation to protect the environment; to retain all EU environment laws post-Brexit; and multilateral nuclear disarmament.
… Corbyn's green vision wins: leaked manifesto promises huge … the Climate Change Act under threat, Labour's vision of the UK's future just looks all the … such as a commitment to expanding aviation provision, controversial port expansion, and …
With Brexit the UK will have to chose between two visions of our farming future, writes Keith Tyrell. Will it be heavily subsidised corporate agribusiness that ravages both nature and small, high quality farmers. Or will we seize the chance to build a sustainable food and farming system that supports wildlife, landscape, family farms, organic production and diverse rural economies?
… Brexit the UK will have to chose between two visions of our farming future, writes Keith … to occupy the space and presenting competing visions for the future of UK farming and the countryside. One vision is for the UK to tear up environmental …
At a post-Brexit crossroads, we may still articulate a new vision for the countryside, one which expresses the concerns and desires of stakeholders - farmers, conservationists, land and land tenure reform advocates, communities, and environmentalists writes JAMES LUCHTE
… After Brexit - Envisioning New British Landscapes James Luchte … crossroads, we may still articulate a new vision for the countryside, one which … the crossroads, we may still articulate a new vision for the countryside, one which …
National Farmers' Union, RSPB, Greenpeace sign letter to Boris Johnson PM demanding food standards protected as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
… welfare and food standards, by putting provisions to safeguard them in the new … affects standards in the country, they urge. Vision And the groups warned that while the … pushing forward this agenda with energy and vision." With the UK's exit from Europe just …
New Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog warns of impending tipping points and demands action from UK Government.
… on delivering them has been too slow. Vision It warns of “tipping points” where … the government to set a clear and ambitious vision for the environment which is … drivers of environmental decline, create a vision to tackle the crisis, set ambitious …
For sheer guts, vision and results, a single organisation stands out among the US's environmental defenders - the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. Jeffrey St. Clair met its leader, Mike Garrity, winner of 2014's Grassroots Activist Award.
… Law Forests bridger-mtns.png For sheer guts, vision and results, a single organisation … starlight, Garrity began to talk about his vision for the sprawling region known as the … Protection Act (NREPA), one of the most visionary pieces of environmental legislation …
With most of our food exports going to the EU, and most of our food imports coming from the EU, Molly Scott Cato wondered what plans the government had for the sector after Brexit. The answer? None! Two reports published today map out a positive future of sustainable farming, local food, thriving rural economies and abundant biodiversity. But is the government on the same page?
… furrow: agriculture post-Brexit The lack of vision by government is the basis for two … critical that we offer an alternative vision of agriculture post-Brexit. Here is an …
The only revolution, if we leave Europe, would be an uprising against a raft of EU environmental and social legislation, under the guise of ‘reducing red tape'. This would leave workers, our important nature habitats and the health of our citizens in far worse shape than is currently the case within the EU warns Green MEP Molly Scott Cato
… Does this mean it runs counter to the Green vision of ‘ small is beautiful '? I continue … resilient local economies but not allow our vision to be limited by them. We must also …
Recognising nature as a legal stakeholder with inalienable rights in environmental law proceedings is a powerful counterbalance to corporate dictatorship, writes Mumta Ito. It empowers people and governments to stand up for nature - the underlying basis of our economy and our lives. And it stands in contrast to feeble approaches based on the financialisation and commodification of nature, which may be twisted to justify more destruction.
… be the safety rope before it is too late." Vision for the future The 7th Environment Programme sets out a vision for the future - in 2050 we live well …
Our legal system needs a radical overhaul that asserts the rights of the whole ecosystem. A forthcoming conference will discuss the set out the vision for a Wild Law. SHEHANA GOMEZ reports
… conference will discuss the set out the vision for a Wild Law. SHEHANA GOMEZ reports …
The government continues to grapple with the complexities of Brexit, and lurching from crisis to crisis. In the meantime, former Green Party leader NATALIE BENNETT, a regular contributor to The Ecologist, sets out her vision for a stable, successful Britain
… contributor to The Ecologist, sets out her vision for a stable, successful Britain I was …
‘The planet is currently enslaved to humans abusing its inherent rights – the right not to be enslaved or polluted,’ says environmentalist and barrister Polly Higgins.
… Visionaries: Polly Higgins The Ecologist | 1st … News Natural World Law Trees Conservation Visionaries visionaries_polly.jpg ‘The planet is currently …
After leaving the EU the government could allow dangerous pesticides banned elsewhere in Europe to be used in the UK, writes Keith Tyrell. Today, Pesticides Action Network is launching a new campaign calling on citizens to fight back against the pesticide industry - and ensure that EU directives and regulations serve as a baseline for British pesticide laws.
… Now is the time for the UK to set out a clear vision of a sustainable future for farming, … http://www.pan-uk.org/news/pan-uk-sets-out-its-vision-for-uk-agriculture-outside-the-eu 2 . …
It's now clear what place government ministers and senior officials want for the UK in a post-Brexit world, writes Mark Curtis - and it's not pretty! A new era of corporate 'free trade' colonialism looms, spearheaded by aid spending, with ramped-up arms exports to the world's most corrupt and repressive regimes, all backed up by military force to project the Britain's global financial interests.
… These policies are based on an outdated vision of empire which contains deeply …
An overwhelmingly male cast involved in whipping up support for the Leave includes ministers, political activists, businessmen and strategists.
… Data played a key role in Cummings’ vision to win the Brexit referendum. The … of the debate to push their ideology and visions for a post-Brexit UK. As a result, …
Key to the Leave campaign's success was its focus on 'core values' like patriotism, independence and cultural purity, writes George Marshall, summed up in simple memes like 'defending our borders'. The Remainers' reliance on elite and expert opinion was hopelessly flat-footed - and went against everything climate campaigners have learned about winning over public opinion.
… change as part of a larger more positive vision of health, quality of life and new … Remain failed to create any positive vision. There are many positive reasons for …
Today, 80 percent of current animal welfare legislation comes from EU law. But animal charities are concerned that post-Brexit new trade agreements could be made with countries with lower standards. The RSPCA is calling for the government to use Brexit as an opportunity to incentivise famers to increase their levels of animal welfare. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… which governments are seeking to make their vision work. We have set out a highly workable …
Mark Anslow, Laura Sevier, Dan Box and Matilda Lee profile 10 visionaries with 10 big ideas for a better world.
… The Visionaries The Ecologist | 20th March 2009 … Lifestyle Community Green Living Society visionaries.jpg Mark Anslow, Laura Sevier, Dan Box and Matilda Lee profile 10 visionaries with 10 big ideas for a better …
The US Constitution guarantees the rights of future generations, not just current ones, writes James E. Hansen. But those rights are being betrayed, knowingly and deliberately, by governments and politicians who are standing by and allowing climate change to wreak long term havoc on the planet. Today, this legal principle is being asserted in a Federal Court in Oregon.
… serious climate remedies challenges the vision of our Founders, eviscerating … serious climate remedies challenges the vision of our Founders, eviscerating …
As UK Prime Minister triggers Article 50 and the negotiations for Britain's exit from Europe today (29th March, 2017) serious activists should take a step back, reflect on the hydra-like nature of capitalism and how their own lives have become ensnared by it, and then begin to organize for the long game, writes WILLIAM HAWES
… To survive, we must develop a Planetary Vision . If the past year has taught us … . He is author of the e-book Planetary Vision: Essays on Freedom and Empire . You …
The people of Sarayaku in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest are a leading force in 21st century indigenous resistance, writes David Goodman, resisting the incursion of oil exploration into their lands, winning legal victories, and inspiring other communities to follow their example.
… back by advancing a counter-capitalist vision called sumak kawsay - Kichwa for … Bolivia's constitution has a similar provision, and rights-of-nature ordinances are …
The British Ecological Society's Agricultural Ecology Group this week releases its recommendations for the future of farming as the UK plans to exit the European Union. It found significant common ground between ecologists and agriculturists. STEVE PEEL reports
… and adds some clout to the environmental vision. The BES Brexit Policy Working Group is …