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Recognising the power of young activists
Climate Change,Society,Politics,Intergenerational Justice,Young People
August 13, 2020
My principal reason for writing Hope in Hell was the new-found sense of purpose that the Schools Strike movement and the XR protests had given me in the first half of 2019.
Do you want the good news? Or the bad?
July 31, 2020
Six months into the pandemic, it’s anybody’s guess whether: 1. Governments are effectively using their massive recovery programmes to address the Climate and Biodiversity Emergencies; 2. Businesses are effectively using their voice (and backing words with actions) to encourage governments to seize…
The least we should expect of business is to call out the failure of the system
July 23, 2020
For the past 25 years of my life, I’ve been an uncompromising advocate of the benefits of NGOs working with business rather than working against business, in order to accelerate the transition to a genuinely sustainable economy. I still am, but not in the same way, and absolutely not on the same…
In My Opinion: Reasons To Be Hopeful
July 16, 2020
First published on Change Incorporated, 9th July 2020 | Leading environmentalist, Jonathon Porritt, believes there are genuine reasons to be hopeful about our ability to tackle climate change. Here he summarises his views, set out in more depth in his new book Hope in Hell. On June 20th this year,…
Build Back Fairer – and Healthier
June 25, 2020
First published by Forum tor the Future, 25th June 2020 | In the fifth of our Corporate Leadership in the Time of Corona series, Jonathon Porritt explores how intricately linked climate change and public health are, and the crucial need for business to play its part in ensuring we strengthen…
We must not miss this glorious chance to address the climate and biodiversity crises
June 24, 2020
First published by The Guardian, 24th June 2020 | Trillions of dollars will be invested by governments in reviving their economies over the next two or three years. If those dollars are well-spent, ensuring just, low-carbon, nature-restoring prosperity, we have a real chance of avoiding runaway…