We're on a collision course with the planet. But with public support, that can change | Larry Elliott

Smart, activist states could prove as effective at handling the biodiversity crisis as they have at tackling the pandemicLet’s be honest: few government-commissioned reports make a real difference. Often ministers call on an expert to look into a contentious issue in the hope of kicking it into the long grass, and when a weighty tome duly arrives with uncomfortable recommendations, it is quietly ignored.It is easy to see how the review into the economics of biodiversity by the Cambridge Un