New tricks: biodiversity offsetting and mining
19 Feb 2019
Biodiversity offsetting allows damage to nature in one area to be offset through conservation work in another but we show this is harming people and nature in Madagascar and elsewhere.
Transforming public transport
Lynn Sloman and Lisa Hopkinson, Transport for Quality of life15 Feb 2019
Free bus travel should be offered in the UK to the under 30's as a stepping stone to free bus travel for all.
Planning for less car use
Lisa Hopkinson and Lynn Sloman, Transport for Quality of Life03 Feb 2019
Urban sprawl needs to be stopped. We need a diverse mix of new developments in existing urban areas with high quality public transport, cycling and walking.
More than electric cars
Lisa Hopkinson and Lynn Sloman, Transport for Quality of Life01 Feb 2019
Even a very rapid switch to electric cars will not reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough. In addition, traffic levels need to be reduced by at least 20%.
The future of heating
Mike Childs01 Aug 2018
The UK should use renewable energy to heat homes and businesses. It should do that through electric heating backed up by renewably-produced hydrogen.
Why women will save the planet
01 Mar 2018External link
The International Women’s Day book that states there is no solution to climate change without women’s empowerment.
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.
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.
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.
Citizen Participation and Popular Education in the City
Dr Eurig Scandrett01 Sep 2013External link
How citizen participation in cities can contribute to wellbeing within environmental limits.
Tomorrow's world
30 Sep 1997External link
A paperback book about human consumption and environmental limits, written by Friends of the Earth.
Working Future? Jobs and the environment
01 Nov 1994External link
A book published by Friends of the Earth in 1994.
Off the treadmill
30 Sep 1991External link
A book published by Friends of the Earth in 1991 about a way forward for farmers and the countryside.
Reviving the city
28 Feb 1991External link
A book published by Friends of the Earth in 1991 about a pathway towards sustainable urban development.