Green criminology cannot be defined simply because it is based on various conceptions and perspectives. Defining Green Criminology requires embracing a range of different conceptions not just on what green criminology is, but also on: what it seeks to achieve; what perspectives should (and should not) be included; and also contrasting perspectives on what it means to be ‘green’. Green Criminology is the analysis of environmental harms from a criminological perspective, or the application of criminological thought to environmental issues. To say that ‘Green Criminology’ is the application of criminology to ‘green’ issues is both an accurate answer and a slightly unhelpful one, presupposing, as it does, that both ‘criminology’ and ‘green’ are
