Give genes a chance to make agriculture more sustainable
Under the slogan Give Genes A Chance, young European scientists are campaigning for the admission of new genetic techniques in...
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- Sep 11
- 6 min
An environmentalism of hope
Mark Lynas, one of the driving forces behind RePlanet, tells the story of RePlanet, looking back at our history and looking ahead to a...
- Sep 5
- 8 min
Climate scientist James Hansen: ‘The opposition to nuclear power is truly insane’
The young climate activists who run our Dear Greenpeace campaign are not the first to point out that nuclear power should be accepted by...
- Aug 29
- 1 min
An open letter to Greenpeace
Dear Greenpeace, You may have seen the article in The Guardian today. Or maybe the Germans saw it in Die Welt: We’re the young folks who...
- Aug 29
- 3 min
18-year-old school striker launches legal action to defend nuclear power’s place in EU Taxonomy
Today, together with a team of young climate activists, RePlanet has launched a new campaign, Dear Greenpeace, asking one of the world's...
- Aug 16
- 7 min
How can we scale up precision fermentation?
Food innovators have unlocked the keys to make animal-free proteins and fats that are biologically identical to (and just as delicious...
- Aug 3
- 8 min
How I overcame my radical environmentalist nihilism
Plants and insects don’t have a problem when they’re on the verge of dying out. It’s us, people, who have a problem with this. Because we...
- Jul 26
- 3 min
One reactor – one national park
The construction of a nuclear power plant cannot be an end in itself. Activists make a case for stricter protection and restoration of...
- Jul 12
- 13 min
What we need is not so much a different way of life as a different technology
The market won’t solve the climate crisis. So let’s make sure governments step up to stimulate innovation for a more sustainable world....
- Jun 30
- 6 min
‘We can’t afford for everyone to live our lifestyles’
A close look at subtle (and not so subtle) examples of racism in energy and climate policy, by Todd Moss, founder of the Energy for...
- Jun 21
- 3 min
'History is not over'
If there is one thing worth taking away from the lectures of the great historian Timothy Snyder it is this: be very sceptical every time...
- Jun 14
- 4 min
What is the most dangerous nuclear power plant?
What is the world’s most dangerous nuclear power plant? Fukushima? Chernobyl? Zaporizhzhya? The answer is none of these. It is the one...
- Jun 8
- 13 min
To save nature, we need to redesign the world
Politicians have become too shy about their role in land planning. If they’re serious about protecting nature, they must adopt a radical...
- May 24
- 8 min
The pros and cons of seven positions on zero-carbon energy: A guide
Debates on energy policy can easily derail. To recognise and avoid caricatures, we need a better understanding of what the different...
- May 22
- 4 min
What are the most effective actions for the climate?
If we don’t change course, the lifestyle of every family will result in one climate death. We urgently need ways to prevent global...
- May 12
- 4 min
Study finds strong public support for advanced nuclear energy, especially amongst environmentalists
New study finds strong public support for advanced nuclear energy, especially amongst environmentalists
- May 11
- 5 min
Getting a taste of animal-free cheese: Our visit to Formo
How to experience the exciting world of precision fermentation up close? Hanno Kossmann and Martin Reich got a tour around the offices...
- Apr 26
- 6 min
We don’t need special legislation on new breeding technologies in the EU
The current burdensome approval procedure for new breeding technologies doesn’t make sense, argues Joost van Kasteren. If the European...
- Apr 19
- 8 min
Never do anything for the first time
Whatever technology comes along, it never enters the world without a message of doom. That was true for writing, for the steam train, for...
- Apr 14
- 3 min
Nobel laureates and leading scientists urge Chancellor Scholz to stop Germany’s nuclear exit
Experts warn that eliminating this major source of low-carbon power while reopening coal power plants endangers the global climate and...
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