Green Left meeting on population April 22nd
I have been unable to maintain my usual pattern of website activity for the past seven or eight weeks because I suffered a small stroke.
Degrowth ¬ facing up to harsh reality
This article is based on the introduction I gave on degrowth at a meeting of the West Midlands Climate Coalition on October 10th. It was
8 billion people – the defining issue of the 21st century
8 billion people – the defining issue of the 21st century Thursday December 15th last year (2022) was the day that the human population of
Documents from a discussion on the implications of rising population figures conducted in Socialist Resistance during 2012 and 2013
This text the first of 12 reproduced below from the debate on population that arose following the publication of Too Many People? by Ian Angus
Don’t denounce electric vehicles!
Alan Thornett responds to an article entitled Deconstructing Electric Vehicles from Socialist Project in Canada posted on the Red Green Labour site on November 5th
Exponential growth on a finite planet
This article is written up from the rough notes I submitted as background for my introduction at the ACRs Critical University on the environmental crisis
A Radical Departure – the Dasgupta Review
Alan Thornett reviews ‘The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review’ published by the UK Treasury in February 2021.[i] The (600-page) –‘The Economics of Biodiversity: The
Population and contraception: the William Godwin, Thomas Malthus, and Francis Place debate
William Godwin: A Political Life by Richard Gough Thomas, published by Pluto Press in 2019 reviewed by Alan Thornett. This biography is well written and informative. It
The Next Mass Extinction
The Sixth Extinction – an Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert published in 2014 by Bloomsbury at £17.99, reviewed by Alan Thornett. Elizabeth Kolbert is an
A reply to Alan Thornett’s review of “Too Many People?”
A reply to Alan Thornett’s review of “Too Many People?” by Ian Angus and Simon Butler. We were pleased to learn that Alan Thornett, whose