Writings
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Labour’s Vision is Walking Blind Without this 6th Mission: Step forward, climate-adaptation
This is a big week for Britain’s new Labour Government: PM Starmer is hoping to win back some of the electorate he has so swiftly lost by relaunching the Government’s ruling five missions, by which they wish to be judged. Specifically, by introducing ‘measurable milestones’ which his government aims to achieve over the coming years. He hopes that doing so will give solidity to Labour’s vision for the future in a way that resonates with voters.
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Adaptation is here: Launching the Transformative Adaptation book | Accidental Gods
We’re teetering on the brink of ecosystem and cultural collapse. So how do we adapt and transform to the changing realities? Morgan Phillips and I joined Manda Scott to discuss and celebrate the launch of our new book, Transformative Adaptation – Another world is still just possible. Click here to listen.
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Adapt or die – the new climate challenge
You’ve maybe heard about the latest annual climate CoP jamboree, that’s been going on in Azerbaijan.
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No words: On Trump’s triumph
The U.S. general election result implies a need to pivot much more toward climate adaptation. Because it is plain that our civilisation has chosen not to address the root cause of the deep deep trouble that we are in.
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Transformative Adaptation: the path, in this ‘Trump won!?’ world
I write as Trump gives his victory speech. …This is a dire dire day for the living planet. Probably on balance literally the worst day ever.
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Why the Green Party admitting the limits of its power could aid the fight for climate justice
This article first appeared on Compass here. The July 4 general election results were nothing short of extraordinary for the Green Party. As someone who has been deeply involved in this movement for many years, I cannot express how overjoyed I am at the success we achieved. Yet, even amidst this celebration, we must confront a sobering truth: our remarkable victories still fall far short of granting us real power at Westminster. Despite our stunning success, the Green Party will not have enough time in this ‘critical decade’ to make everything okay, even if we maximise our gains in future elections. We might have made a significant impact had we…
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The true power of the Green Party is now: to admit our own powerlessness to ‘save the world’
This post first appeared on Green House here. What you can say when you win that you couldn’t say before Let’s start with the obvious and good: What a brilliant, unprecedented set of general election results for the Green Party. Having been in this game for a long time, I can’t tell you how overjoyed I am at the success that July 4 brought. (For instance, I cried uncontrollably, with a great release, when it really hit me, on July 5, while welcoming Adrian Ramsay MP (!) to the heart of his new constituency, along with a big gaggle of Greens, that here where I live in East Anglia, we…
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Labour’s Manifesto: an initial analysis of the presumptive next U.K. Government’s stance on…resilience…
I’ve had a quick read of Labour’s manifesto, so you don’t have to. It is immeasurably weaker than the Greens’ on climate, nature, etc. It is of course superior to the Conservatives’ actually climate-wrecking promises. But that is an incredibly low bar.
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The True Power of the Climate Movement Is Now to Admit Our Own Powerlessness
Six years ago, I gave a public lecture at Churchill College Cambridge, called This Civilisation is Finished. Many students were in the audience. It’s far and away the most viral climate talk I’ve ever given. What explains its success? I’m quite certain that the most significant factor is that I began the talk with the following words: “Your leaders have failed you. Your governments have failed you. Your parents surely love you, but they and their generation have failed you. Your teachers, despite the best of intentions, have failed you… and I too have failed you.”
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Both/and?: The Climate Majority Project and the Radical Flank
The climate situation has deteriorated very significantly, even since last year; it is so tragic and gut wrenching. The situation is ‘with’ me almost all the time, now…
