The law of unintended consequences is usually assumed to mean the best will in the world can still cause terrible harm. But the need to understand the causes of climate change is forcing societies to address other risks from industrial production, argues NATALIE BENNETT.
How do we stop the next Dieselgate? With Sustainable Development Goals and environmental standards Natalie Bennett | 14th November 2017 Comment Corporations Climate Change Emissions Bonn …
Agroecological science must be at the centre of the Agriculture Bill.
The government must embrace fungi Natalie Bennett | 17th July 2020 News Biodiversity Agriculture Bill Fungi wild_mushrooms.jpg Agroecological science must be at the centre of the Agriculture Bill. …
Agroecology, plant-based diets and scathing critiques of REDD+ have reached the mainstream at this year’s climate talks, argues NATALIE BENNETT
Radical views of how to care for the land, and let it care for us, break through at COP Natalie Bennett | 22nd November 2017 Comment COP23 Climate Change Green Party 3998292280_907b4eb7a8_z.jpg …
To reduce the pressure on the world's productive land and to help assure long-term food security, writes Herbert Girardet, city people are well advised to revive urban or peri-urban agriculture. While large cities will always have to import some food, local food growing is a key component of sustainable urban living.
Making cities sustainable with urban agriculture Herbert Girardet | 3rd December 2014 Ethical Living Food Farming Cities Sustainability herbie-china-city-farming-cut.jpg To reduce the pressure on the …
James Lovelock will be for ever known for his Gaia theory - a huge contribution to how we as humans understand and relate to the biosphere.
The loss of Lovelock Herbert Girardet | 2nd August 2022 | Comment Earth System Science General Systems Theory Biosphere Gaia Economics Editor’s Picks james_lovelock_in_2005.jpg James Lovelock will be …
'Science cannot be left in the hands of those who champion the multinational seed and agrochemical companies.'
Corporations do not own 'science' and 'innovation' Natalie Bennett | 15th June 2020 News Lords Science Systems GMO Agriculture Food And Farming Science & Systems house_of_lords_chamber.png 'Science …
How to make farming 'climate friendly' was one of the hot topics at COP22 in Marrakesh, writes Natalie Bennett, with two contrasting models on show: 'climate smart' agriculture, with its reliance on industrial farming systems; and agroecology, which works with nature to build fertile, high-carbon, moisture-retaining soils, and sustain employment for millions of skilled land workers.
Agroecology versus 'climate smart' - our next big challenge from COP22 Natalie Bennett | 30th November 2016 Comment Agroecology Climate Chantge COP22 farm-cuba-cut.jpg How to make farming 'climate …
Will food regulations be thrown on the Brexit bonfire?
Genetically modified crops Natalie Bennett | 4th February 2020 News GMOs Food And Farming Brexit Thought Leaders farming-climate-change-3449647_1280.jpg Will food regulations be thrown on the Brexit …
How pre-industrial societies and cultures mesh together with their host environments.
Towards an Indigenous economics Herbert Girardet | 1st May 2023 | Comment Editor’s Picks Megamorphosis Indigenous Peoples Sustainability Food And Farming 4222262089_0f3030694d_k.jpg How …
The former co-leader of the Green party, NATALIE BENNETT is in Bonn where she tells of the story of two cities: the politicians on one side performing seemingly endless negotiations and the scientists and NGOs on the other calling for urgent action.
A message for the planet: beware the urgency gap Natalie Bennett | 10th November 2017 Comment Bonn COP23 Climate Change Green Party Climate Science 405678.jpg The former co-leader of the Green party, …
At ReTuna in Sweden everything sold is recycled or reused or has been organically or sustainably produced. NATALIE BENNETT reports on the benifits of a more circular economy and what we can learn from the world's first recycling mall.
Rethinking retail space and manufacturing practice: a local, circular economy Natalie Bennett | 15th December 2017 Comment Reuse Circular Economy Recycle Consumerism Retuna At ReTuna in Sweden …
Now is the time to be bold, and to envisage a holistic, green recovery linking human wellbeing with the health of ecosystems.
Reframing economics Herbert Girardet | 27th April 2021 | Comment Economics Editor’s Picks Resurgence & Ecologist Club Of Rome Jackson Bigasaki, caretaker at the permaculture demonstration garden in …
Can we initiate a global green recovery, embedding economics within sound ecological parameters?
A manifesto for the Coronacene Herbert Girardet | 21st May 2020 News Covid-19 Coronavirus Economics Thought Leaders Regenerative Farming Circular Economy Cities screenshot_2020-05-20_at_15.20.14.png …
We must urgently move from Petropolis and dependence on fossil fuels to Ecopolis supported by regenerative economies.
The metabolism of modern cities Herbert Girardet | 13th February 2023 | Comment Economics Megamorphosis Circular Economy Biosphere Technosphere Editor’s Picks 51673619924_920c64dcf4_o.jpg We must …
Innovation must mean real ecological transformation and not just new ways for companies to extract value through mining and externalise waste.
We need ecological innovation Natalie Bennett | 2nd March 2021 | Comment Dasgupta Review Economics Editor’s Picks Wakelyns Innovation must mean real ecological transformation and not just new ways …
The threat posed to nature and society by the massive expansion of industrial, fossil fuel economies was discussed by a generation of authors 60 years ago. What can they teach us today?
Leverage points: a 60 year legacy Herbert Girardet | 26th September 2022 | Comment Economics Megamorphosis Editor’s Picks World Future Council Club Of Rome dana-379x251-custom.png The threat posed to …
Covid-19 exposes the inherent fragility of our globally interconnected economic systems and the inequalities that they perpetuate.
Is nature taking revenge? Herbert Girardet | 15th April 2020 News Coronavirus Covid-19 Nature Economics Growth screenshot_2020-03-24_at_14.07.02.png Covid-19 exposes the inherent fragility of our …
Soil is a neglected and vital issue. Can the House of Lords protect the UK soils where the House of Commons has so far failed?
Soil on troubled waters Natalie Bennett | 26th October 2021 | Comment Soil Food And Farming House Of Lords Green Party COP26 Editor’s Picks Climate Breakdown soilhands.jpg Soil is a neglected and …
Fighting global warming will take meaningful change - not business as usual.
'Business as life' Natalie Bennett | 19th December 2018 Comment Climate Change COP24 Global Warming Katowice 43112316224_7d89e82c60_o.jpg Fighting global warming will take meaningful change - not …
Amsterdam's Micropia museum has much to offer budding microbiologists - but is lacking a critical awareness of the commercial destruction and misuse of microscopic life. NATALIE BENNETT reports
Micropia: high entertainment value that lacks critical thinking Natalie Bennett | 8th August 2018 Comment Amsterdam Museum Microorganisms mikroorganismen_in_micropia.jpg Amsterdam's Micropia museum …
How do we recalibrate our economies towards restorative ecologies?
The case for a smaller future Herbert Girardet | 17th February 2023 | Comment World Future Council Small Is The Future The Ecologist Club Of Rome EF Schumacher Small Is Beautiful Economics Editor’s …