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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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, …
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 previous government came in on a bold promise to be the 'greenest ever', writes Jonathon Porritt. But what we got was a shameful record of ideologically driven policies that promoted fossil fuels, undermined action on climate, obsessed over nuclear power, did nothing to arrest the decline in the nation's wildlife and biodiversity - and suggest even worse to come.
The greenest government ever? By no stretch of the imagination Jonathon Porritt | 22nd June 2015 News UK Politics Climate Change Fossil Fuels Biodiversity cairngorms-cut.jpg The previous government …