New Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog warns of impending tipping points and demands action from UK Government.
… Environment in 'precarious' state says … Beament | 13th May 2022 | News Office For Environmental Protection UK Government Brexit … Economics 2.28847856.jpg New Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog warns …
Green gentrification is a looming crisis - we must pay attention to who profits from, and who is exploited by, the built environment system.
… from, and who is exploited by, the built environment system. A growing number of people … the energy efficiency of homes and the built environment. This is partly spurred by the … The need to adapt and retrofit the built environment in Britain has never seemed more …
Heads of Environment Agency, Natural England, Forestry Commission call for greater government investment in green measures to reboot the economy.
… Economics Climate Breakdown Natural England Environment Agency Forestry Commission … s960_tony_juniper_960x640.jpg Heads of Environment Agency, Natural England, Forestry … calls for a green recovery from the pandemic. Environment Agency chairwoman Emma Howard …
House prices could fall 7% near fracking rigs, according to the 'secret' Defra report on fracking in rural areas, only published in full after a legal battle, while leakage of waste water could damage human health and contaminate food.
… fracking could hurt house prices, health and environment Adam Vaughan Rowena Mason Guardian Environment | 2nd July 2015 News Fracking … to fall by up to 7% and create a risk of environmental damage, according to a …
Food has never been more affordable for middle class families in rich countries. But it comes at a high cost: the impact of industrial food production on health, environment and society has never been greater as Patrick Holden explained to Emily Lewis-Brown. Now the real cost of food US production will be examined in a ground-breaking conference in San Francisco.
… of industrial food production on health, environment and society has never been greater … - on communities, our health, and the environment. "When we unravel the hidden costs … "They are making us sick and degrading the environment, which is vital to the future of …
Pre-covid life is unlikely to return in an environmentally unstable world. But our economic theories have yet to adapt to this new normal.
… Pre-covid life is unlikely to return in an environmentally unstable world. But our … modelling problem: the belief that the wider environment is stable and can therefore be … as such. Notoriously, if the environment appears at all, it tends to turn …
Environment secretary Michael Gove said he is convinced “climate change is a danger” but that efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions must not come at the expense of economic growth. MAT HOPE of DeSmog UK reports
… Mat Hope | 4th October 2017 News Michael Gove Environment Secretary Climate Economics Conservative Tory 405485.jpg Environment secretary Michael Gove said he is … HOPE of DeSmog UK reports Michael Gove, the environment secretary, told the Conservative …
'The pursuit of profit has taken priority over people, over the environment, over everything.'
… has taken priority over people, over the environment, over everything.' Dale Vince and … pursuit of profit damages both people and the environment. It comes in a week of yet … reminder of how human activity is harming the environment with news that more than 40 per …
Toyota SUV ads banned for condoning driving ‘with no regard for environmental impact’
… for condoning driving ‘with no regard for environmental impact’ Adverts for the Toyota … off-road driving regardless of the environmental impact. READ: BADVERTISING - … showed the car parked in a rocky, natural environment. Ecosystems A poster, seen at a …
The current economic downturn is hard, but it’s also filled with opportunities to remake the world in a more sustainable way, says Stephen Hale
… a global recession has given the opponents of environmental action a new lease of life. They … business and the public to abandon the environment. In fact, the downturn is a … Climate change and, to a lesser extent, other environmental issues, finally reached the top …
Campaigners fear that the abolition of DECC, the department of energy and climate change, indicates that climate will take a low priority in Theresa May's policy agenda. Meanwhile the pro-fracking, pro-nuclear Andrea Leadsom is in charge of environment department Defra.
… Dis-May-ed! DECC scrapped, Leadsom to run Environment Oliver Tickell | 14th July 2016 … pro-nuclear Andrea Leadsom is in charge of environment department Defra. In one of her … State in charge of Defra, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Leadsom's …
We must beware an 'environmental' agenda that excludes the human dimension, Pope Francis writes in his recent Encyclical: the poor are least to blame for the ecological and climate crises, yet they are its primary victims. Humanity must make enduring decisions about the world we and our children will share.
… Social and environmental justice: the struggle is one! … pope-francis-cut.jpg We must beware an 'environmental' agenda that excludes the human … consider the effects on people's lives of environmental deterioration, current models of …
This year's prestigious Leontief Prize for economics has been awarded to Professors James Boyce and Joan Martinez-Alier for their ground-breaking theoretical and applied work integrating ecological, developmental, and justice-oriented approaches into the field of economics. They are worthy winners, says NICK MEYNEN
… Sustainable Economics Social Justice Environment martinez-alier.jpg This year's … a former member of the Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE) at Tufts … their economic and community goals in an environmentally and socially sustainable …
Robin Maynard tells the Ecologist why he is trying to encourage environmental NGOs to have the courage to move beyond a politically correct stance on issues of population growth and really engage with the big questions......
… the Ecologist why he is trying to encourage environmental NGOs to have the courage to move … between those working in the development and environment sectors: People or polar bears. … but, "Only by killing people!" No wonder environment and conservation NGOs are …
The creation of a new and neutral currency unit linked to the environment would stabilise the economy and reduce CO<sub>2</sub>.
… Can environment-backed currency pay off? Molly … a new and neutral currency unit linked to the environment would stabilise the economy and … ago, Richard Douthwaite proposed the Ebcu – environment-backed currency unit – as a …
Why and how we must welcome human migration in a warming world. Part 2 of 2.
… A hostile environment Andrew Simms | 3rd August 2022 | … Rich country policies that create a hostile environment towards migrants appear even more … The UK’s politically motivated hostile environment both drew from this toxic pool of …
New study finds cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero will save significant damage to the UK economy.
… Research Institute On Climate Change And The Environment London School Of Economics … Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics … Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established in 2008 at the …
Unsustainable farming systems that damage the environment and public health thrive at the expense of sustainable producers. Patrick Holden makes the case for "true cost accounting" ...
… Unsustainable farming systems that damage the environment and public health thrive at the … has reached the tipping points for a range of environmental and social consequences to our … when it comes to our economic and political environment, the cards are stacked against …
We need a new economics that centres our dependence on the environment to understand the coming instability of climate breakdown.
… economics that centres our dependence on the environment to understand the coming … and in turn the real economy on the natural environment. As you may have seen, Bitcoin – … lockdowns, maybe sometimes assorted freak environmental issues: the drought in the US, …
Pollution caused by burning fossil fuels are already causing the premature deaths of 200,000 people a year - in the US alone, writes Pete Dolack. Add up the figures worldwide and it comes to many millions. And that's before we even count the catastrophic long term impacts of global warming. The US response: to loosen anti-pollution regulation and encourage increased oil, coal and gas production.
… - the two WHO studies estimate that polluted environments cause 1.7 million children age … Don't pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children's health , notes that most of humanity lives in environmentally stressed areas: "92% of the …
Our economies and our jobs depend on mass consumption, argues Oliver Williams. If we all consume less to save the planet, the economy will tank and millions will lose their jobs. The answer is not frugality, but reductions in population.
… population growth as a valid topic for environmental concern relies on the assumption … competition of second-hand good. Good for the environment, bad for the poor The author of … to Brooks, while recycling is good for the environment it is, in this instance, not so …
There's only one principle behind TTIP, CETA and other 'free trade' agreements, writes Conor J. Lynch. And no, it's not 'free trade' but 'corporate profit' - at the expense of consumers, taxpayers, environment, workers and democracy itself.
… - at the expense of consumers, taxpayers, environment, workers and democracy itself. … market, comes free trade. Creating a friendly environment for big business And with the rise … NAFTA, have created an increasingly friendly environment for multinational corporations …
The main concerns that drove the Brexit vote - mass immigration and declining job prospects - must be taken seriously, writes Colin Hines, in the UK and across Europe. We need a new, cooperative union: of decentralised regional economies, with public investment in 'green' infrastructure driving our transition to a sustainable, low carbon future.
… do so in a way that will also protect the environment, the critical issue rarely … the debate. Immigration does matter - for the environment too! On the question of … London. This will have severely adverse environmental effects in terms of increased …
The greatest myth of the consumer society is that modern lifestyles are 'normal' - and this can continue forever because we're clever little apes who can solve any problem, writes Paul Mobbs. That hubris, in the face of insurmountable ecological limits, will be our collective downfall.
… Beyond failure at COP21, environmentalism has its own shortcomings to … That's a critical question if you're an environmentalist - though it requires an … dangerous climate change, I believe that the environmental movement has its own policy …