The declared aim of the environmental movement is to protect the natural world. The undeclared aim of professional environmentalists is to maintain industrialised civilisation so we get paid. It turns out you can’t have both. “Click. Hi there! Hope I’m not disturbing you? I am a professional environmentalist. …

I was one of the people who told you changing your light bulbs or buying organic couscous would save the world. I was wrong and I knew I was wrong at the time. …