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Rupert Read
Rupert Read is a professor of philosophy at the University of East Anglia. He is a former chair of Green House think tank, and a former Green Party of England and Wales councillor, spokesperson, European parliamentary candidate and national parliamentary candidate. Until recently Rupert was a political strategist and national spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion UK. He is a frequent guest on a range of national UK television and radio programs including Politics Live and Question Time, and has written articles for The Guardian and The Ecologist.
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Fact Checking
Phoenix, dodo or butterfly? Three futures for East Anglia
Ending the beginning?: ‘The end we start from’ brings the climate fightback alive
Businesses need to admit they can’t go green without help
Business’ true power in the face of the climate emergency is: to admit its true powerlessness
The Slow-Motion Equivalent of a Nuclear War?
Why Scotland must get real on climate crisis
To prevent climate catastrophe, abandon the idea we can limit overheating to 1.5C
The waters where we make our stand: On Avatar, Avatar 2, and activism
Earth vs. Futurism
Do You Want to Know the Truth?
Climate change activism is no longer enough – it’s time to become ‘doists‘
The failed ideology of Davos
Stop saying ‘Climate emergency!’? (Until, collectively, we mean it?)
Rupert Read's Court Statement
An opinion piece written for The Guardian.
My speech at the Extinction Rebellion protests in London, September 2021.