There is no need for a moderate flank of Insulate Britain, says Sarah Lunnon, former Green Councillor for Gloucestershire County, as the looming effects of the climate crisis are far from moderate.
What can local councils do to support young people through the pandemic? Hannah Clare, Green Councillor for Brunswick and Adelaide, outlines how her local council has provided this suppor...
The world doesn’t succeed or fail in one negotiation, says Dustin Benton. Instead of asking whether the summit was successful, we must instead interrogate the speed and the quality of our...
Co-leader Cllr Carla Denyer and Cllr Lily Fitzgibbon review the city’s progress on climate action, a reflection that conjures ‘a mixture of pride and frustration’ for the pair.
Green peer Natalie Bennett reflects on the Lords’ discussion of Policing Bill amendments, questioning the Government’s decision to attack peaceful protestors rather than protecting women ...
Joseph Eastoe considers the tests GreensCAN set for the summit, finding that, in most cases, it failed to introduce meaningful change. We should be wary, he notes, in believing that event...
It is optimistic, but unlikely, that COP26 will truly limit global warming to 1.8 degrees, says Green peer Jenny Jones. The result could be that rising sea levels render Sizewell C a ‘tox...
The summit was billed as the COP where the issue of climate finance would finally be resolved. In reality, Finance and Economy spokesperson MEP Molly Scott Cato writes, it was a ‘private ...
Green bridges hold the potential to address habitat fragmentation, enhance our post-industrial landscapes, and illustrate a step-change in our collective relationship with the natural wor...
Isabella Goldstein, Campaign Manager at the Zero Carbon Campaign explains why stronger policy commitments on carbon pricing are essential – with the mechanism already endorsed by global l...
Bringing together 25,000 people, COP26 is facilitating new conversations, alliances, and information. John Kidder, a Candian delegate of the Global Greens, reflects on the potential the s...
Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, reflects on COP26’s Gender day. Despite being on the front line of the climate crisis, women are outnumbered within t...
Will the summit translate into meaningful mitigation of the climate crisis? According to Chris Nash, it doesn’t look like it. Whilst ‘capitalists play at being eco-activists’, he outlines...
The problem of plastic usage and production, Helen White says, is ever-growing. Instead of pursuing 'eco-friendly' plastics, we should be searching for an alternative with the goal of mov...
Green World Editorial Board's Francesca Gater accompanies activists on a 'toxic tour' of COP26, discovering that 'net-zero' may not be all that it seems. Reflecting on the actions of the ...
Green Party member of the House of Lords, Jenny Jones, reflects on the Liberation Movement launch, underpinning the connection between environmental and social justice.
Psephologist and Hertfordshire Green, Alan Borgars, reflects on the council by-elections that have taken place in England and Wales throughout October.
Green Peer Natalie Bennett reflects on the progress made during the first three days of the summit. Although major steps have been taken, she says, the world still needs to see a system-w...
Chris Nash examines the Autumn Budget, which he finds to be one of ‘catching up’, not ‘levelling up’. We must open the ‘green dispatch box’, he says, which would ‘unleash the energies of ...
Julia Thorley, member of the Kettering Green Party, recently spent time reaching out to new members of her local party. Reflecting on the experience, she considers the value of investing ...
