Social and Environmental Justice

By Rich Pancost, TheBristolMayor.com

But if climate action is a question of social justice, then those marginalised groups must be part of the movement.  They must set the agenda of that movement. 

School Climate Strikes: Why Adults no Longer Have the Right to Object to their Children Taking Radical Action

By Rupert Read, The Conversation

A worldwide wave of school climate strikes, begun by the remarkable Greta Thunberg, has reached the UK. Some critics claim these activist-pupils are simply playing truant, but I disagree. Speaking as both a climate campaigner and an academic philosopher, I believe school walkouts are morally and politically justifiable.

The FT Editorial Board Has a Problem with Those who Pretend to Solve Climate Change. Who Might they Have in Mind?

By Jeremy Leggett, Jeremy Leggett blog

“The depressing reality about climate change is that we could solve the problem, at manageable cost, but are failing to do so.” So the Financial Times Editorial Board concluded on 26th December.

Native Shrubs and Why They’re Essential for Carbon Sequestration

By Adrian Ayres Fisher, Ecological Gardening

Wherever there is a lawn, a tree and possibly a small garden, or even a tiny strip along the foundations of a building, there should be a native shrub or two, or possibly more.

The White Man Stole the Weather

By Mary Robinson, Maeve Higgins, Mothers of Invention

Mary and Maeve are talking about money, money. Fighting climate change might be a moral necessity but women are learning to hit vested interests where it hurts the most, in the pocket.

COP24 or COP-OUT-24? When Nations Don’t Play Well with Others

By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion

The Paris Accord was truly historic in its having gotten 195 nations to agree to it. In this day and age getting any agreement between nations on a matter as politically sensitive as climate change ranks as a minor miracle. Getting everyone of the nations to live up to the agreement is quite another matter.

World’s Richest Must Radically Change Lifestyles to Prevent Global Catastrophe

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

We speak with Kevin Anderson, professor in climate change leadership at Uppsala University’s Centre for Environment and Development Studies, and 15-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg about the drastic action needed to fight climate change and the impact of President Trump on climate change activism.

War of Words

By Kate Yoder, Grist

Coming from a pacifist background, and obsessed with linguistics, I’ve grown uneasy with the way war shapes our words. The thought struck me earlier this year: By pitting one group against another, do war metaphors undermine our ability to address the complex problem of climate change, the biggest global crisis we face?

Blue Carbon: An Effective Climate Mitigation and Drawdown Tool?

By Alia Armistead, Climate Code Red

Blue carbon is increasingly being championed by organisations and governments as a tool for climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as addressing multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What is blue carbon, how much potential does it actually have, and how could we use it?

The Climate Defender’s Calendar: The Twelve-Year Plan

By Kathleen Dean Moore, Riverwalking

Okay, folks, the people at the IPCC tell us that the world has twelve years to cut carbon emissions in half. Sounds like you and I need a plan. So, here’s a Climate Warrior’s Calendar.