by Andrew Simms | Dec 1, 2020 | General, Resilient response, Resources
Flying to attend a conference might swiftly be replaced by holding an event online. Many people have started to grow their own vegetables at homes, allotments and community gardens. Reactions to the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in China have led to emissions...
by Andrew Simms | Sep 21, 2020 | General, Resilient response, Resources
During lockdown many people have adapted to create new, different, ways of living that turned out to be less wasteful, more thoughtful and kinder on our environment. And, given that ecological decline creates conditions for pandemics, how especially in relatively...
by Andrew Simms | Sep 8, 2020 | General, Resilient response, Resources, Step Change
The first of the Rapid Transition Alliance’s ‘Lessons from Lockdown’ series, explores what we can learn from the first national lockdown about the way in which we can look after one another better. The way in which individuals, organisations and...
by Ann Pettifor | Jul 20, 2020 | General, Resources, The Green New Deal
Writing for the Guardian, Green New Deal group member Ann Pettifor suggests books that offer hope for the future and the Green New Deal: Everyday life has been upended by the pandemic, but the Arctic heatwave is a reminder that the climate crisis still poses an urgent...
by Andrew Simms | Jun 30, 2020 | General, Resilient response, Resources
What can be learned from the coronavirus pandemic for the challenge of rapid transition in the face of the climate emergency and how can we build fairer, more equal societies? For several months the Rapid Transition Alliance, co-founded by Green New Deal Group member...
by GND Admin | Feb 21, 2020 | Resources
Resources for Local Authorities By the beginning of 2020, 68 per cent of local authorities in the UK have declared a climate emergency – many are developing climate action plans, with a range of organisations offering support for local actors translating declarations...
