This series of three short articles by Brian Davey has appeared on the FEASTA website. FEASTA is the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability, based in Ireland. Brian’s argument fits very well with the Liberation Psychology perspective, and indeed the … Continue reading →| Liberation Psychology
The Deep Adaptation Occasional Paper released in July 2018 has been downloaded over a million times and inspired a range of reactions, from full time climate activism to criticism of its analysis and influence. A recent article in the New York Times style section made some claims about the Deep Adaptation paper and movement which Professor Jem Bendell responds to below.| Initiative for Leadership and Sustainability
On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) published its long-awaited Advisory Opinion 32/25 (AO-32/25). The Opinion responds to a 2023 request from Colombia and Chile, asking the IACtHR to clarify the scope of States’ obligations to address the climate emergency under international human rights law. While the decision marks a significant step toward recognizing the climate crisis as a human rights issue, this blog post aims to shed light on a critical omission in th...| Verfassungsblog
Why we need a more realistic and strategic approach to government spending In January 2024, Sir Keir Starmer called for a decade of national renewal. Few people would deny […]| 99%
Since I founded Streetsblog Denver, the city’s media landscape has shifted, at least somewhat, to question automobile dominance and the general lack of good alternatives. Hell, one-time A-Line agitator Kyle Clark is now a hero of the movement.| Streetsblog Denver
During 2021 & 2022, but not as yet planned for this year, one Saturday in the first half of November, a ‘Climate Emergency’ rally has been held in Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa, with speakers and banners on the bandstand. Matt Western, the local Labour MP, who likes to show off his green credentials, is … Continue reading "Year Zero"| Warwick Vegan
What's happened in the world since humans harnessed the power of fossil fuels looks a lot like an explosion.| Collapse Musings
A man living with hand tremors for 30 years received an ultrasonic beam treatment at Delray Medical center in Florida, and is cured with what Dr. Lloyd Zucker calls his “magic trick." There are 79 centers in the country where this procedure is done and fully covered by Medicare.| Spirit of Change Magazine
2023 saw record high temperatures and record low sea ice extent. It's clear that climate change is accelerating.| Collapse Musings
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Giovanni Strona, University of Helsinki Climate change is one of the main drivers of species loss globally. We know more plants and animals will die as heatwaves, bushfires, droughts and other natural disasters worsen. But to date, science has vastly underestimated the true toll climate change and habitatContinue reading "Children born today will see literally thousands of animals disappear in their lifetime, as global food webs collapse"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
A few weeks ago, seven political philosophers at my department, who regularly meet to discuss issues related to sustainable futures, met to discuss Hannah Ritchie’s book Not the End of the World. That book quickly appeared on the bestseller’s lists. For everyone who read her book, or is perhaps thinking about reading her book, here’s what we thought about it (which, regular readers of this blog will notice, is an example of Team Philosophy which we discussed here a while ago.)| Crooked Timber
If Minnesota puts its transportation system on a path to net zero, other states will have a model to follow in addressing the highest emitting sector.| usa.streetsblog.org
We tend to look at politics through the lens of a battle between parties – in particular, given our system, as a battle between the Conservatives (who usually win) and […]| 99%
Lindsay Mackie introduces New Weather’s new pamphlet, Unprepared, co-authored with David Boyle and Andrew Simms, which argues that an age The post Unprepared – why disaster planning needs to go local appeared first on New Weather Institute.| New Weather Institute
In the week of the Olympics opening ceremony, new research from the New Weather Institute reveals the most climate-polluting worldwide| New Weather Institute
This piece of original research by Mark Brewer MEng shows how the 120-year myth about HS2's carbon payback is exactly that. The post “An analysis of carbon emissions following modal shift on to HS2 services” appeared first on Greens4HS2.| Greens4HS2
How the far-right may lose the battle, but still hope to win the war As many centre-right politicians and commentators have warned us, what used to be the Conservative Party […]| 99%
The big and only story yesterday was the end-of-days feel that blanketed the city all day. Plus, someone has to defend Sarah Meyer!| Streetsblog New York City
The Chancellor is due to announce his Spring Statement on March 6. Here is an open letter to the Editors of our major newspapers and broadcast media setting out a […]| 99%
If the only way to stop climate change is to burn more fossil fuels in the short run, then we're already doomed.| Collapse Musings
Climate Change is rapidly accelerating and will lead to the collapse of civilization in the lifetimes of most people alive today. Here's why.| Collapse Musings
Everything is connected, and everything is changing By Kate Marvel on December 30, 2019A state of emergency was declared on November 11, 2019 and residents in the Sydney area were warned of “…| The Spiral Turns