The UK government joined those of Wales and Scotland in announcing a climate emergency yesterday. I could suggest that’s better late than never, but however
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The Institute for Public Policy Research launches its Environmental Justice Commission – to call for a Green New Deal
Caroline Lucas, Ed Miliband and Laura Sandys have written this in the Guardian this morning: On Tuesday, the Institute for Public Policy Research launches its
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Why not nuclear? The answer in one chart
This is from the IMF: Why not nuclear? Because it makes no economic sense: that’s why not. And that’s before the uncertainty of decommissioning costs are,
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This is going to wind up the Brexiteers
Yes, this is The Michel Barnier that Brexiteers all love already, writing for Project Syndicate….. That should go down a storm with the climate change
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US banks: financing climate extinction
The FT has noted this morning just how out of line US banks are on fossil fuel investment when compared with other banks and the
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The case for an investment led economy
I have written a fair few NGO reports in my time; some of them on economic policy. I have some idea just how hard this
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Tax to Save The Environment – and the risk that we will face a massive climate catastrophe appearing extraordinarily high
I am bemused by the reaction to my suggestion that we might tax to save the environment. I think the need to tackle climate change
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Tax to Save The Environment: a Carbon Usage Tax
I believe that taxes can assist the transformation to the economy and society that we need if we are to avoid catastrophic environmental change. That
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Taxes to Save the Environment – a progressive air travel tax
I believe that we need Tax to Save The Environment (TASTE). I have offered two already. One is VAT on food products made from cattle,
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