Public transport often doesn't work for travellers because it's fragmented, deregulated and operated for short-term profit, writes Rupert Read. A Green transport policy would force operators to coordinate their schedules, integrate multiple transport modes, and entice travellers out of their cars building a real public transport 'system'.
… modes, and entice travellers out of their cars building a real public transport … to switch to smaller, more economical cars, hybrid and electric vehicles are …
The basic premise of this week's budget is that 'growth is good' and must be sought at all costs. But as Rupert Read writes, this is transparent nonsense. Growthism is an outdated ideology that must be thrown out - and replaced with 'ecologism'.
… metrics. British Leyland produced a lot of cars. It had a lot of GDP. Nobody wanted the cars but nobody seemed to care." They are …
Only one party is challenging the mainstream concensus on transport, write Rupert Read, Sandy Irvine and Bennet Francis - massive spending on roads and HS2, and the little that's left for everything else. It's time to throw away the old thinking and commit to an effective, sustainable transport system that begins with local needs.
… infrastructure for sustainable transport. Cars needed for growth? The age of mass … it has done this largely through ensuring cars are less cost effective than public …
Greens are united in opposing neoliberal 'austerity', write Rupert Read & Sandy Irvine. But there's another kind of austerity to which we are committed - that of living within ecological limits. But base the transition on social, economic and environmental justice, and there will be nothing austere about it. The future we're working for is one of sustainable, life-enhancing abundance.
… relative fripperies like luxury food, sugar, cars, fuel and clothing was massively …
The Precautionary Principle must mean, above all, avoiding the risk of ruinous outcomes for people or the wider environment, write Rupert Read & David Burnham. When the Philippines Supreme Court applied that test to GMOs, they found they had to ban them - not as a moral choice but pragmatically, to avoid potentially devastating consequences.
Philippines GMO ban is the Precautionary Principle in action Rupert Read David Burnham | 16th December 2015 Comment Science GMOs Law Regulation Philippines triffids-cut.jpg The Precautionary …
Over in Davos world leaders are desperately trying to find a 'fourth industrial revolution' to keep the 'growth' juggernaut rolling, write Bennet Francis & Rupert Read. But their efforts are doomed: the real challenge we face is to build a healthy, more equal society and a green, sustainable future for us all.
… newest and flashiest - be it home interiors, cars or even clothing. Coming from a man whose …
Governments should turn to citizens to decide how we’ll work together to build the post-coronavirus world.
Principles for post-Covid Britain Victor Anderson Jason Hickel Rupert Read | 11th June 2020 News Covid-19 Coronavirus Recovery Thought Leaders screenshot_2020-06-10_at_12.17.44.png Governments should …
'Apollo-Earth' is a new mission to bring action against climate change to its Tipping Point. Here's what needs to happen and how you can get involved, write RUPERT READ and DEEPAK RUGHANI
Apollo-Earth: A Wake Up Call In Our Race against Time Rupert Read Deepak Rughani | 9th March 2017 Comment Apollo Earth Climate Action Un-named Movement Paul Hawken murmuration.jpg 'Apollo-Earth' is a …