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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'



Victor Anderson

The Human Planet: ​How We Created the Anthropocene

This excellent book sets out how human history has entered a new period: the Anthropocene, in which humans are a key factor shaping the planet. This is not just a new period in human history, but a new period in the Earth’s history.



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Climate Jobs in Poland

As part of our 2019 project with the Green European Foundation, Green House has worked with partners in Poland - Fundacja Strefa Zieleni and the Institute for Sustainable Development - on estimates of climate jobs in Poland.



John Foster

Will Big Business Destroy Our Planet?

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



Ann Pfeiffer

Why Women will Save the Planet

The book is a collection of submissions by 32 women (including Lyla Mehta, a member of Green House’s Advisory Group) and 1 man who presumably, have all been asked for their thoughts on why women will save the planet. However, in my view that's not always the question their submissions have answered



Anne Chapman

Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing

This book examines the role of housing in the contemporary economy – one that it characterises as ‘residential capitalism’. How we got here is explained by historical accounts of land ownership, economic thought relating to land, UK housing supply and tenure, and mortgage finance.



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Climate Jobs Regional Reports

We have produced summary reports showing the results of our climate jobs modelling for each 'NUTS' area, down to level 3, area in the UK.



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Evidence to Committee on Climate Change for Building a zero-carbon economy

This document contains the evidence provided by Green House to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in relation to building a zero-carbon economy.



Jonathan Essex

Unlocking the Job Potential of Zero Carbon

This report outlines the methodology used and results of our climate jobs modelling work in the UK, Ireland and Hungary carried out in 2018. It is published by the Green European Foundation, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.



Anne Chapman

Community Energy in the UK

This review of community energy in the UK concludes that the things needs is committed people, financial viability of small scale renewable energy, legal structures, assistance and stability



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The Future We Want: Shaping Environmental Politics

Green House co-hosted this event with the Environmental Politics group of the Political Studies Association (PSA).