abstract:The Hon. Sir Jonathon Espie Porritt, 2nd Baronet, CBE (born 6 July 1950), is a British environmentalist and writer, perhaps best known for his championing of Green issues and his advocacy of the Green Party of England and Wales.
Gordon Brown's greenadviserJonathon PorrittandScienceMuseumdirectorChrisRapley have also spokenof the environmentalimportance of tacklingpopulationgrowth.
The study, carried out by JonathonPorritt, former head of the Sustainable Development Commission, said the government had scrapped a planned rise in aviation tax, failed to create a green investment bank with immediate borrowing powers and had watered down schemes promoting small-scale renewable electricity.