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John Whitelegg

John Whitelegg is professor at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York. He is also a Green Party councillor on Lancaster City Council, managing director of Eco-Logica Ltd, and editor of the journal World Transport Policy and Practice.

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Capitalism, the environment, and sustainable development: replies to Jonathon Porritt

A new book by the pioneering green campaigner Jonathon Porritt, “Capitalism As If the World Matters”, calls on environmentalists to create a politics of sustainability that accepts the reality of capitalism. Environmental thinkers and activists from a variety of perspectives respond.

The global transport challenge

The world’s transport system wastes lives, health, and money – and is choking the planet. Citizens need to take control, says John Whitelegg