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We need ‘extreme’ environmentalism

18th May 2024

Environmental activists are dubbed by right-wing media as ‘extreme’ – as governments fail the planet, we should encourage this ‘extreme’ activism The risks associated with climate change are undeniable. According to the UN’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ report from 2023 emissions need to be cut by almost half before 2030.  The UK Government has promised to ...


 My year as Environment Editor

22nd April 2024

A year’s research has taught me that we should all be environmentalists Last August, I had a regular level of concern for the environment. Headlines of global warming and rising sea levels worried me, and I knew climate change was a major problem, but I would never have considered myself an environmentalist. Retrospectively, I was ...


Starmer’s ULEZ U-turn further demonstrates his conservative instincts

7th September 2023

Labour risks becoming indistinguishable from the governing ideology unless it commits to bolder climate policies Sir Keir Starmer has u-turned on Labour’s commitment to introduce ULEZ zones across the country, following the party’s failure to win the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election. This loss was pinned on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who is ...


Climatarian: the new ‘nature friendly’ diet

3rd December 2021

Taylor Prentice discusses the benefits of a diet that is tailored towards tackling climate change. After COP26 and the climate crisis being on our minds more than ever, you may be thinking about ways, on a personal level, to reduce your carbon footprint or generally make pro-environmental changes to your lifestyle.  Lifesum, the leading global ...