Are readers of this blog watching 39 ways to Save the Planet on Radio 4? The risk of ecological breakdown could be kept at bay by these practical, technological products […]

Last week I launched an Appeal. I think I can see a way to mitigate the disaster likely to result from exceeding the ecosphere’s limits. Others have spelled this out […]

In 1973 Limits to Growth discussed the global threat of unfettered economic growth. How can economic activity be kept within what the ecosphere can deal with?. Technological innovations were assumed […]

In 1940 Britain faced a threat so serious that bitter enemies co-operated seamlessly in government for 5 years, and everyone was guaranteed a share in whatever was available in drastically […]

The 2020 Lecture sounds knowledgeable and reassuring, but I have a ”Why is the Emperor still not wearing any clothes?’ type question:: What’s new? I was jolted into climate activism […]

Radio 4, 2.15pm 24th December. Repeated 10pm 26th (available for 28 days, not sure when from). An excellent study of the clash between capitalist logic and Christian ideals. The case […]

I intend to join Rupert Read’s Climate Activists Network. But what does CAN hope to achieve that is not already Extinction Rebellion’s raison d’être? CAN is based explicitly on Green […]

Jonathon Porritt remains optimistic on ecological prospects, despite the evidence. Nevertheless I   recommend this video, by the Bristol Festival of Ideas, Kate Raworth’s excellent book Doughnut Economics falls the same […]

I have just watched Britain’s wildest Weather 2020  (Channel 4, 8.30 – 9.30.), showing a series of worst ever occurrences, all in Britain, during 2020, each  made much worse  by […]

Kate Rawoth’s 2020 RSA Lecture, is truly inspiring. What should be happening is happening. but such places are still in a minority. My admiration for Kate Raworth’s part in these […]