Tipping point
Issue 328 • September/October 2021
In our September/October issue we look at Net Zero and question whether this has become the catchphrase for politicians and businesses worldwide wanting to demonstrate their commitment to solving the climate crisis. As the UK prepares to host COP26 we ask if this goal is greenwash or our only hope of keeping global temperatures to under 1.5°C.
In the Ecologist section Tim Saunders looks at global CO2 targets ahead of COP26; Magid Magid introduces the Union of Justice – a European, independent, people-of-colour-led organisation dedicated to racial justice and climate justice; and Julia Travers reports from the US on a campaign to create more tree cover – for everyone.
Keynotes features a rare interview between conservationist and environmentalist, Mya-Rose Craig and Jane Goodall. In Wisdom & Wellbeing Venerable Thich Thanh Huan explains how caging birds causes bad karma and in Arts Bay Garnett speaks to Livia Firth, a sustainability consultant who is turning the red carpet green.
We hope you enjoy our selection of free articles from this issue of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine.
Highlights
- The Road to Glasgow: Tim Saunders
- A Seat at the Table: Magid Magid
- Generation Connection: Mya-Rose Craig
- Emissions Test: Catherine Early
- Calling for Compassion: Thích Thanh Huân
- Turning the Red Carpet Green: Bay Garnett
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Contents
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Welcome
The Race to Zero • Marianne Brown
On the road to Net Zero
Frontline
Getting Word Out • Liz Jensen
A new campaign from Writers Rebel
Our Love Must Save the World • Ben Okri
The force of love is what stands between us and extinction
Destination: Destruction • Talia Woodin
A new film tracks how habitats are being threatened by HS2
News from the Grassroots • Marianne Brown
A round up of environmental news
Resurgence Community news • Marianne Brown
Resources for schools, Sustainability First programme, and more
Ecologist
The Road to Glasgow • Tim Saunders
An interview with Stanley Johnson ahead of COP26
Leading by Example • Simon Anholt
Governments should be judged on collaboration, not competitiveness
Tree Equity • Julia Travers
Report from the US on a campaign to create more tree cover
A Seat at the Table • Magid Magid
A new movement is empowering people on the frontline of the climate crisis
A Clear-cut Problem • Sylvain Mercadier
Craftspeople are on the frontline against large companies in France
Pine Martens - Flying the Flag for Woodland • Jenny MacPherson & Hilary Macmillan
Extolling the virtues of the pine marten
Reason to Stay • Norah Barnes
The Isle of Eigg is thriving thanks to community ownership
Keynotes
Generation Connect • Mya-Rose Craig
Youth leader Mya-Rose Craig compares notes with Dame Jane Goodall
Undercurrents
Emissions Test • Catherine Early
Looking at the pros and cons of net zero
Business as Usual • Ann Pettifor
Net zero is the pathway to oblivion
Shifting Power • Marianne Brooker
Change cannot just come from the top down
Finding a Solution - Naturally • Marianne Brown
Exploring some nature-based solutions to achieving net zero
Wisdom and Wellbeing
Calling for Compassion • Venerable Thích Thanh Huân
Campaigning to save songbirds in Vietnam
Patron Saint of Ecology • Emma Green
Celebrating the birthday of St Francis
Books in Running Brooks • Kathryn Aalto
Tips on engaging inner and outer landscapes
A Walk on the Wild Side • Satish Kumar
Finding connection on Dartmoor
The Arts
Turning the Red Carpet Green • Bay Garnett
An interview with sustainability consultant Livia Firth
Material World • Marianne Brown
Looking ahead to a new exhibition by Lubaina Himid
A Growing Trend • Anna Souter
More art institutions are bringing trees to the city
Climate Talks • Alison Scott
Exploring a new poetry anthology ahead of COP26
Regulars
Letters to the Editors - Letters to the Editor
A selection of letters to our Editor
Reviews
Up Close and Personal • Kate Blincoe
Review of The Eternal Season: Ghosts of Summers Past, Present and Future, and Gifts of Gravity and Light: A Nature Almanac for the 21st Century
The Crossroads of Wonder and Despair • Natasha Rivett-Carnac
Review of Why Rebel
Eye of the Storm • Alice Bell
Review of Floodlines
Rebuilding Connection • Nat Dyer
Review of The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe
Rational Thinking • Holly Rose
Review of How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human
Remembering Who You Are • Peter Reason
Review of Learning to Lead Together: An Ecological and Community Approach
The Ethical Choice • Edward Davey
Review of How to Love Animals in a Human-Shaped World
