The Latest Breaking News from Jonathon Porritt

Famous names among 130 people defying Palestine Action ban ahead of crunch court hearing

High-profile figures have backed grassroots campaigners in defying the ban

Evening Standard · Apr 25

Greta Thunberg, Sally Rooney and Brian Eno defy Palestine Action ban in letter to judges

Exclusive: Scholars, writers and artists risk arrest with message of support for proscribed group before next week’s appeal hearing

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24

Dame Judi Dench pleads with council to reject bottling plant on woodland

North Yorkshire Council has received more than 1,000 objections to the scheme.

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Voices: We banned cigarette ads for the good of public health – fossil fuels must be next

COMMENT: Ahead of a Commons debate that could get oil companies banned from sponsoring museums and sporting events such as Formula One, Jonathon Porritt, a former environmental adviser to King Charles, says it’s a vital next step in breaking our reliance on fossil fuels

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025

Can King Charles show self-restraint and reshape British royalty for a new era?

Strong opinions on the climate crisis could put monarch at loggerheads with the Conservative government

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022

Will Charles III be as green a king as he was a prince?

New king will have to eschew grand statements on climate crisis but his role does not stop him talking to the PM in private

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022