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” …
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 …
Ed Hamer questions the sanity of agricultural policies that increasingly threaten the sovereignty of the British farmer, as well as the food security of the nation
… Farming Conservation Politics And Economics Society tractor.jpg Ed Hamer …
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 …
February 1968. From South Vietnam the explosive Teêt Offensive has dealt a final blow to shattered US troops and sparked a worldwide appetite for insurrection. Left destitute by standards of living and provoked by a three-year war on their ideological comrades, student leaders across Europe rise up with a single voice ‘We shall fight. We will win. Paris, London, Rome, Berlin.’ Within six weeks, 20,000 protesters will besiege the American embassy in London’s Grosvenor Square. It is the Spring of Discontent, and revolution is the air.
… solidarity actions at the London School of Economics, and the Student Climate Project …
What could be more cheerful than this ubiquitous breakfast fruit? But if you’re not buying them Fairtrade and organic, argues Ed Hamer, then you’re buying into a modern agricultural scandal
Bananas: from plantation to plate Ed Hamer | 2nd June 2008 News Bananas Fair Trade Organics Slavery Farming Fair Trade Agribusiness Factory Farming Organics Green Living Food And Farming …
The Land Workers Alliance gathered yesterday at DEFRA's London HQ to protest at the corrupt relationship between Government and corporate agriculture - and the deliberate marginalisation of small farmers, our most sustainable producers. Ed Hamer explains ...
Small scale farmers are feeding our future! Ed Hamer | 18th April 2014 Comment Food Farming Politics UK lwa-protest.jpg The Land Workers Alliance gathered yesterday at DEFRA's London HQ to protest at …
From theory to practice, how one man in Totnes is helping a community respond to the threat of peak oil – from its own currency to relearning lost arts. Ed Hamer reports
… Culture; from energy and healthcare to economics and the arts. ‘Unlocking the … including food, waste, energy, education, economics, transport, water and local … Open Spaces on food, energy, housing and economics. 7. Develop visible practical …
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 …
People have been talking about some kind of 'progressive alliance' ever since the 2010 General Election, writes Jonathon Porritt. If ever there was a moment where such an alliance could start coming together, and start working out a game plan to transform our political prospects between now and 2020, this has to be it.
The power of redemptive anger Jonathon Porritt | 27th June 2016 Comment Green Party Politics Europe Brexit Transformation brexit .jpg Every new political movement begins as a counter-narrative to an …
The practical evidence suggests agroforestry in the UK has got something to offer both commercial farmers and smallholders alike. The challenge now, says Ed Hamer, is how to encourage sceptical farmers that planting trees across farmland is a good idea
Agroforestry comes of age, but will UK farmers embrace it? Ed Hamer | 2nd March 2012 News Forests Agroforestry Food And Farming Investigations istock_000002151884large.jpg The practical evidence …
The advance of solar power around the world is bringing instant, dramatic improvements to people's lives, so why aren’t more governments overhauling their dysfunctional energy policies?
A Solar Revolution Jonathon Porritt | 5th September 2014 Other Solar Power Renewables Energy Policy solarpanels.jpg The advance of solar power around the world is bringing instant, dramatic …
With controversial plans to allow farmers to cull badgers later this year, Ed Hamer asks whether Bovine TB is really a health problem for either cows or humans
The great badger and bovine TB cover-up: is it really a health risk? Ed Hamer | 30th January 2011 Comment Badgers Food And Farming Disease badger.jpg Badger culling pilots are due to begin in England …
The GMB trade union has called on the UK government to press ahead with the Hinkley Point C power station despite legal challenges and serious technical failures. In this Open Letter, David Elliott, Ian Fairlie, Jonathon Porritt and colleagues tell the union that its members' interests lie in our renewable future, not the nuclear past.
GMB - as Hinkley C collapses, it's time to get over nuclear! David Elliott Ian Fairlie Jonathon Porritt | 15th July 2015 Comment Nuclear UK Energy Politics Law …
Keith Barnham's new book reveals the giddying and glorious plethora of the solar technologies that lie at the heart of the all-renewable energy system that awaits us, writes Jonathan Porritt - making it 'one of the most exciting and genuinely hopeful books' that I've read in a long time'.
The Burning Answer to our energy needs Jonathon Porritt | 29th October 2014 Reviews Solar Renewables Energy Technology Science sun-earth-cut.jpg Keith Barnham's new book reveals the giddying and …
Accusations that NGOs have got far too cosy with big business have been around for years. But where does the blame really lie?
Have NGOs sold out? Jonathon Porritt | 13th July 2009 Comment Jonathon Porritt NGO Business porritt.jpg Accusations that NGOs have got far too cosy with big business have been around for years. But …
Jonathon Porritt finds Mark Lynas's latest pro-nuclear tome 'gratifyingly short' and reasonably open-minded. But Lynas falls into the trap of seeing nuclear technologies as fast developing, while renewables are stuck - when the reverse is the case!
… to this critical issue. His section on economics is a bit of a joke. And people's …
On 21st March 2011 George Monbiot stated: "As a result of the disaster at Fukushima, I am no longer nuclear-neutral. I now support the technology." Jonathon Porritt critiques Monbiot's intellectual gymnastics ...
It can't be easy being George Monbiot Jonathon Porritt | 7th December 2013 Comment Nuclear Power Energy monbiot.png On 21st March 2011 George Monbiot stated: "As a result of the disaster at …
With the Government wilfully undermining the UK's small but fast-growing solar power sector for the second time, Jonathon Porritt wonders ... why the attacks on what is our second lowest cost source of renewable energy, and getting cheaper all the time?
Why do Ed and Greg hate solar energy? Jonathon Porritt | 8th July 2014 Comment UK Renewables Solar Energy Politics toyota-solar-farm-cut.jpg Toyota UK solar array at its vehicle plant in Derbyshire, …
Many a good idea has floundered for lack of funds, but with today's models for community finance this need no longer be so...
How to get community investment in green projects Ed Hamer | 11th November 2009 Activism Soil Association Community Supported Agriculture Co-operatives Community Investment Fordhall Farm Industrial …
Tackling the population explosion is critical to avoiding environmental disaster
Get a grip! Population growth impacts biodiversity Jonathon Porritt | 17th September 2012 News Population Sustainability Developing World Biodiversity ascheffler1.jpg Tackling the population …
The community supports the farmer and the farmer supports the community. Why isn't everyone taking part in the latest agricultural revolution, wonders Ed Hamer
All hands to the plough Ed Hamer | 7th August 2008 News Community Agriculture CSA Farming Forres Scotland EarthShare Farming Agribusiness Factory Farming Food Security Organics Green Living Food And …