Andrew Simms argues that in order to meet the challenges posed by the ‘triple crunch’ of the credict crunch, climate change andrising energy prices, a green new deal is required. This would involve massive efforts to increase renewable energy, conserve what’s left, and find more fuel-efficient ways to get around and grow food, to give us security, meet our needs and, very possibly, give us better quality of life

We should design a system in which we worship the invisible heart of society rather the invisible hand of the market economy, says Andrew Simms

Time is running out to stop irreversible climate change. New Economic Foundation policy director Andrew Simms explains why we must act now – and where to begin.

A new development model is needed in countries like Britain and the US, just as much as in the majority world, says Andrew Simms. We have to demonstrate that good lives do not have to cost the earth.

Unchecked by effective regulation, chain stores such as Tesco resemble nature’s hungry breeds, suffocating diversity.

The Stern review on the economics of climate change is a