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The launch of the Green New Deal Bill

After over 10 years of development the Green New Deal Group have launched the full version of a Green New Deal Bill. The launch coincides with the global...

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The most efficient way to decarbonise may not be what many think

The most outstanding successes of decarbonisation policy in China, India, Brazil and Europe have come from targeted investment policies, including...

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The need and opportunity for green recovery & why we need ecological interest rates

If the Chancellor can get his carbon sums right, he can help save the economy and the climate together – the CEE Bill and an ecological interest rate...

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The new, old way forward

The village emergency committee sounds like a possible subject for J. K. Rowling’s next novel of English rural life and is easy to mock. I felt my eyes...

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The polluter elite and the challenge of rapid transition

The window of opportunity to prevent irreversible climate breakdown and mass species extinction is closing. Accelerating the transition requires directly...

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The power of storytelling in building a better future

In July 2021, Extinction Rebellion’s first global short story competition for all ages was launched. The Solarpunk Storytelling Showcase called on people...

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The Thriving Places Index – A positive way to measure human flourishing

Sometimes the daily deluge of email yields an unexpected pearl – perhaps because it offers hope, communicates clearly or is just a darn good idea. A few...

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Thoughts on a diverse past and a kind future

Jules Pretty from Hope Tales on how our human past was more diverse and kinder than we thought

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Time to mobilise like we mean it

Excerpt from A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency by Seth Klein Lessons from the Second World War have guided our pandemic response....