John Foster

John Foster

Honorary teaching fellow in the Politics, Philosophy and Religion department at Lancaster University. He has been an environmentalist for forty years. John is a director and co-chair of Green House

John Foster

Extinction, rebellion and Extinction Rebellion

John Foster's extended review of 'This Civilisation is Finished', 'Truth and its consequences' and 'Common Sense for the 21st Century' and concludes rapid action is imperative



John Foster

​Facing up to Climate Reality; Honesty, Disaster and Hope

Our latest book, takes as its starting point the fact that the climate crisis is going to get much worse whatever we now do. The book explores what this means and how we might be able to confront escalating climate chaos while not giving up hope.



John Foster

The Uninhabitable Earth, A Story of the Future

John Foster's review of 'The Uninhabitable Earth'



John Foster

Will Big Business Destroy Our Planet?

John Foster's review of 'Will Big Business Destroy Our Planet?' by Peter Dauvergne



John Foster

‘Official! – climate change is real’. Now: what is to be done?

Climate danger is no longer just one interpretation of the evidence, but what the evidence now decisively demonstrates how things really are. the UK Green Party should actively pursue necessary political changes to climate catastrophe, without waiting for majorities to be convinced by its campaigns



John Foster

Towards Deep Hope: Climate Tragedy, Realism and Policy

What can climate change tells us about the place of humans in the world and what being realistic about our climate future entails? Escaping popular wicked-problem framing of issues, but building awareness into policy thinking can mean hope for reaching transformative change while remaining realistic