The Many Dimensions of Energy
Gareth Wyn Jones, Emeritus Professor at Bangor University, formerly Director, Centre for Arid Zone Studies and Chief Scientist, Countryside Council for Wales, argues that humanity's over-use of energy as such, rather than simply its reliance on fossil fuels, drives global warming and much else.
Changing the world with four MPs?
Discussion Event with Rupert Read and John Foster chaired by Christina Coleman. Event is open to public and will take place at Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount St, Manchester M2 5NS, on Saturday 7th September at 3pm.
The true power of the Green Party is now: to admit our own powerlessness to ‘save the world’
How to parlay four MPs into a genuinely transformative response to the climate and ecological emergency? A prominent Green thinker offers a challenging proposal.
Invitation to Reflect post General Election
Green House Think Tank is currently compiling feedback on the ways that Greens approached the 2024 General Election in the context of our current ecological and social predicament.
How to Hide an Empire
Peter Sims reviews Daniel Immerwahr's book, 'How to Hide an Empire'. A tour of US imperialism, how it happened, how it shapes our world today, and implications for how we respond to our global predicament (particularly the threat of climate change).
Climate Emergency: Economics, Politics, Honesty
This Framing Paper by Jonathan Essex on behalf of Green House Think Tank outlines areas of focus for our forthcoming project. Green House is grappling with what this all means in practice and welcomes contributions and collaboration.
Presentation: Why do green jobs plan need a different politics and economics?
Jonathan Essex speaks at the Greener Jobs Alliance AGM about why green jobs plans need different politics and economics.
Review of 'Why Climate Breakdown Matters' Book
Green House Core Group member John Foster reviews Rupert Read's new book for Cambridge University Press.
Geopolitics of Degrowth Interviews
Can a European Union that is the first to renounce economic growth still be a global player? This project initiates a conversation between critics of economic growth and progressive thinkers on foreign and security policy. Green House think tank collaborated as a partner to this project led by the Green
A Green Vision for English Devolution
Whilst recognising the limitations of the current system of English devolution, should the Green Party also take the opportunity to propose a radical alternative vision for devolution?
Embedding sustainability in the economics curriculum
Green House Core Group member Andrew Mearman has co-written a new version of a chapter in the Handbook for Economics Lecturers, created by the Economics Network.
Event: The Geopolitics of Degrowth
Join us in London or online on 17th Oct 2023 for another informative debate in our ongoing exploration of the geopolitics of a post-growth Europe!
