Greta Thunberg, motives and being strategic
Caroline Whyte reflects on some of the criticism of Greta Thunberg's campaign.
Brexit as a surrealist movie – a comparison with Luis Bunuel’s film “Exterminating Angel”
Brian Davey finds striking parallels between the dinner party guests in Bunuel's film and the British upper class.
Commentary on the UK Committee on Climate Change Report
Patrick Noble criticises the idea that climate change can be addressed primarily through technology and increased efficiency, without any need to make profound changes to our lives.
Greta Thunberg, PR and the “Climate Emergency”
Brian Davey argues that Greta Thunberg's campaign is being manipulated by big businesses and large environmental NGOs to engineer a massive policy coup for a section of the élite that is not only doomed to failure, but will exacerbate the climate crisis.
Understanding where our bread is really buttered
"There is already vast understanding and insight into nature-friendly farming" writes Martin Peck, who goes on to argue that carbon capture is best done through photosynthesis.
Extinction Rebellion, Green New Deal, Labour and sustainability……. and Cap and Share
"What we must try to promise is not rising incomes but security," writes Brian Davey. "That's a fundamental point and I don't find it in the proposals for a Green New Deal, which is all about creating 'well paid jobs'. Since the consumption of our society is a major part of the problem, we have to wrestle with how we reduce our consumption."
