What next for the environmental movement? While the stakes could not be higher, are green groups in the doldrums; virtually invisible, largely ineffective and mostly ignored by both government and the electorate? Can we move from the defensive to the offensive? Protesting is relatively easy. Building political pressure for a new type of economic order is much harder.
Tonight’s panel to discuss where next for the environmental movement are John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace UK, Fiona Ward, who leads the Transition Network’s REconomy Project, Charles Secrett, former head of Friends of the Earth, Juliet Davenport, CEO and founder of Good Energy, and chaired by Jonathon Porritt, founder-director of Forum for the Future.