Don’t look to the general election for an answer to climate breakdown
The record of Conservatives and Labour on the climate ranges from dangerous to inadequate. What is needed is a new democratic alliance.
Writings
Ecologism or barbarism
16 theses on the failing academic system and the form of its coming transformation.
Extinction Rebellion’s future is far less radical than its past
Now that the alarm has successfully been raised, Extinction Rebellion should help unite people in positive action.
Look back in pride and anger: Five years on from the launch of XR
Great change is coming. The only question is: will it finally be inspired and initiated by us?
Everyone and everywhere is now on the climate frontline
Until yo have experienced a climate disaster, it us difficult to really comprehend, even for climate activists.
Radical longtermism and the seduction of endless growth
What do we, in 2023, ‘owe’ to future generations of humans? And what about future plants, animals and ecosystems?
The planet is too important to be left to activists
Increasing numbers of people are convinced human civilisation is teetering on the brink, but our political leaders aren’t levelling with us about how dire the outlook is.
Why Scotland must get real on climate crisis
If meaningful action to address climate and ecological breakdown is ever going to happen, the story of our lives has to change.
Paris is dead and the climate debate has moved on
Things are not OK and never will be again during our lifetime. We need to take this truth and turn it into motivation, ammunition and energy.
UEA humanities cuts reflect inability of academia to confront climate crisis
Academia is ill-suited to contributing to the epochal question of our time: our wilful destruction of our collective life-support system.
What is the Climate Majority Project?
The system change we need to avert climate catastrophe will take a mass climate movement — not just activists, but pretty much everyone.
How to end our addiction to oil and gas
Using all means available to us as citizens, individuals, investors, workers, and voters we must call for an end to the fossil fuel era.