George Monbiot / THE GUARDIAN

It’s obscene that the super-rich can criminalise protest, while they burn the world’s resources and remain untouched by the law Don’t they have children? Don’t they have grandchildren? Don’t rich…

Can you see it yet? The Earth systems horizon – the point at which our planetary systems tip into a new equilibrium, hostile to most lifeforms? I think we can. The sudden acceleration of…

Round the cycle turns. As millions are driven from their homes by climate disasters, the extreme right exploits their misery to extend its reach. As the extreme right gains power, climate programmes…

While we remain transfixed by a handful of needy egotists in Westminster and the crises they manufacture, across the Channel a revolution is happening. It’s a quiet, sober, thoughtful revolution, but…

No issue is more important, and none so shrouded in myth and wishful thinking. The way we feed ourselves is the key determinant of whether we survive this century, as no other sector is as damaging…

Across the UK, fossil fuel companies’ broken promises have left scarred and polluted landscapes, and no one held accountable. When you’re in a hole, keep digging. This is the strategy of opencast…

There’s a fundamental principle that should apply to every conflict. Don’t urge others to do what you are not prepared to do yourself. How many wars would be fought if the presidents or prime…

Our insatiable appetite for meat is destroying the planet. But the alternative is looking (and tasting) better by the day