Big Ideas project features in The Ecologist
17 Mar 2017External link
It's not enough to oppose all the bad things. We also have to build our own vision of the future, and map out how to get there.
30 Big Ideas to change the world
14 Feb 2017839 kB PDF file
Over a period of 4 years Friends of the Earth investigated 10 big research areas, from the future of cities to innovation to the role of gender equality.
Sharing cities: a case for truly smart and sustainable cities
02 Nov 2015External link
McLaren and Agyeman go beyond the faddish, commercial sharing economy to means of sharing that are communal, encouraging trust and collaboration.
Campaigning for change: lessons from history
05 Jun 20155.81 MB PDF file
Historians and campaigners explore the history of campaigning – and what lessons may be drawn for fighting modern-day causes.
The Empathy Effect
Roman Krznaric01 Mar 2015898 kB PDF fileDirect download
How empathy drives common values, social justice and environmental action
Heathrow - a litany of broken promises
12 Feb 2015201 kB PDF file
Heathrow Terminal 5 and Runway 3 - this briefing offers a chronological summary of broken promises over the expansion of Heathrow Airport between 1993 and 2015.
The four footprints technical briefing
02 Feb 2015492 kB PDF file
The Four Footprints: frequently asked questions for policy makers.
A greener, healthier, cheaper, safer world
01 Jan 2015
Using the Global Calculator to put us on a pathway to curb dangerous levels of climate change.
Focusing businesses on doing good
Mike Childs31 Dec 2014719 kB PDF file
How might we refocus business on environmental and human wellbeing?
An environmental and socially just agenda for housing
09 Oct 20141.13 MB PDF file
We need a completely different approach to housing. Housing policy is neither providing affordable quality homes, nor protecting ecosystem services.
No dominion over nature
05 Mar 2014730 kB PDF file
Why treating ecosystems like machines will lead to boom and bust in food supply.
Radical agenda for cities
19 Jan 2014429 kB PDF file
How will successful cities cope with the environmental challenges of the 21st century?
A plan for clean British energy
14 Sep 20122.24 MB PDF file
Powering the UK with renewables – and without nuclear energy.
The health impacts of cold homes and fuel poverty
Marmot Review Team01 May 2011650 kB PDF fileDirect download
Making the case for aligning the environmental and health benefits of reducing fuel poverty and improving the thermal efficiency of UK housing stock.
The impact of abolishing National Indicator 186
11 Feb 201145 kB PDF file
In 2010 the government abolished the National Performance Framework (NPF). We examine the impact on the ability of local authorities to cut carbon emissions.