A practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather

Tearing up planning and using protest laws to criminalise local people – this isn’t how to build the broad consent needed, says the Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Decolonizing Environmentalism – Kanaris Theatre, Manchester Museum, Wed 27 May 2026 - Decolonising Environmentalism: A Conversation with Prakash Kashwan Join us for an evening with Prakash Kashwan, au...

🗳️ ONE WEEK TO GO | As votes are counted across the UK today, how will the emerging voter shifts away from the political mainstream reshape the path towards climate justice? Join our panel next Thurs...

Thirza Amina Asanga-Rae is on course to become a Green councillor in Greater Manchester after four years campaigning in Moss Side

Some folk suggest ‘having fun’ in the face of global doom hurtling can be an act of rebellion, and while this is not actually true it can be fun

At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutions

The British Academy has announced a new cohort of Innovation Fellowships that will bring cutting‑edge social science and humanities (SHAPE) research expertise to the core of government policy making.

Women are more likely to experience energy poverty in most European Union countries, especially in low-income and single-parent households, according to a study using household budget and living condi...

By Amy Westervelt Like a lot of other folks who came of age in the 90s, I'm having Iraq War flashbacks at the moment. The U.S. and Israel's illegal war in Iran is also bringing to mind a nearly 100-y...

Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined

Governments need to raise alarm about the environmental impact of war — and also use data on impacts as a motivation for more rapid peace-making.

Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against it

Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

Critics say Reform leader’s patronising rhetoric is part of worrying trend. He says scrutiny is a two way street.

Exclusive: Nigel Farage understood to have known of grievance against byelection candidate, whose lawyer described it as resolved ‘minor workplace matter’ of miscommunication

On 26 February, a parliamentary by-election will be held in Gorton and Denton and Reform UK has put up the far-right provocateur Matt Goodwin as...

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Matt Goodwin was once a serious academic, who sought to understand the drivers of far-right extremism and warn about its dangers. He has since morphed...

Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check

By Charlotte Weatherill, University of Manchester Where you start any story matters. Especially when describing how a problem came to be, your starting point establishes what has caused it, and the…

It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Distributive, recognition, and procedural dimensions of justice in environmental justice frameworks are common starting points for justice-oriented research and practice. Additional dimensions of j...

A Scottish charity wants to reintroduce state-subsidised diners for all—potentially a big ask in the current political climate.

As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...

Just Climate Futures - Integrating Social Inclusion Into the Net Zero Transition; This book takes a deep dive into the ways families and communities are, or could be, impacted by transition to Net Zer...

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