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COP26: Still not green enough?

COP26: Still not green enough?

A run-down of the Glasgow summit
We tried the McPlant, so you don’t have to

We tried the McPlant, so you don’t have to

Have you ever look at McDonalds and thought, why have they not put out a vegan alternative? The McPlant is why
“It’s a Fair COP” – Considerations on the COP26 Summit

“It’s a Fair COP” – Considerations on the COP26 Summit

Max Earnshaw discusses ‘climate anxiety’ and investigates whether politicians attending Cop26 are doing good on their promises to make a genuine effort to improve the climate crisis situation
A Fertile Future: In conversation with The Kindling Trust

A Fertile Future: In conversation with The Kindling Trust

A conversation with The Kindling Trust, a Manchester based organisation that seeks to subvert our food system for the good of people and the planet.
Manchester Festival of Climate Action

Manchester Festival of Climate Action

From Mitigation, to Adaption, Finance to Collaboration – what’s on at the Manchester Festival of Climate Action?
How to deal with eco-anxiety

How to deal with eco-anxiety

A guide for coping with eco-anxiety and reconnecting with nature
Covid and climate change: A worrying trend

Covid and climate change: A worrying trend

Georgie Selwood explores the ways in which climate change could impact our relationship with disease.
Opinion: Is David Attenborough’s documentary spreading a dangerous message?

Opinion: Is David Attenborough’s documentary spreading a dangerous message?

Martha Houston discusses the dangerous ideas about population control that could be encouraged from David Attenborough’s recent documentary
Colonialism and climate change: how renewables may continue this toxic legacy

Colonialism and climate change: how renewables may continue this toxic legacy

Ava Innes discusses the problem with trying to find sustainable solutions without examining the colonial legacy that underpins our current environmental crisis.
Manchester: tackling climate change head on

Manchester: tackling climate change head on

Luke Edwards discusses how Manchester is leading the fight against climate change, implementing city-wide changes to reduce carbon emissions
Can musicians tour sustainably?

Can musicians tour sustainably?

Jemma Harris discusses how the music industry can help make touring more sustainable
The myth of the good old days: why the world is better than it seems

The myth of the good old days: why the world is better than it seems

The state of the world nowadays has been given a lot of bad press, says Susannah Eley
Believing in Bernie is believing in the planet

Believing in Bernie is believing in the planet

Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal is the only viable plan for the planet in this year’s Presidential election, argues Tallulah Brennan
Education and AI: tackling climate change

Education and AI: tackling climate change

How AI and education can be used to stunt the further development of humankind’s greatest adversary: climate change
Do peer-to-peer shopping sites perpetuate the Fast Fashion industry?

Do peer-to-peer shopping sites perpetuate the Fast Fashion industry?

Olivia Stringer asks whether online platforms for selling second hand clothes are encouraging a wear-once mindset
Climate change announced as the theme for Manchester Science Festival 2020

Climate change announced as the theme for Manchester Science Festival 2020

The festival will showcase a range of art commissions, immersive and participatory experiences, outdoor events and live debates in aid of the 2020 Year of Climate Action
Capitalism, global inequality and the climate crisis

Capitalism, global inequality and the climate crisis

Capitalism and the climate crisis are inexplicably linked, and to save our planet we must adopt a more sustainable system, writes Luisa Bax
Opinion: false promises and empty slogans show sport’s attitude to the environment

Opinion: false promises and empty slogans show sport’s attitude to the environment

Tom Reynolds delves into the environmental problems synonymous with sport’s greatest competitions
Government housing proposals not green enough say Greater Manchester Authorities

Government housing proposals not green enough say Greater Manchester Authorities

The governments proposed building regulations will not allow local authorities to set higher standards of energy efficiency beyond the mandated level
Storm Ciara and climate change in football

Storm Ciara and climate change in football

Will Stonier views the impacts that climate change will have on sporting events