Environment “Global problems must be tackled through global collaboration”: Ai Weiwei on his New Statesman cover The artist explains the thinking behind his original work, and how art can help in the fight against climate change. By Ai Weiwei
What we lost: writers on the climate crisis As the planet heats, our natural world is rapidly changing. Seven leading names recall a loss in their lifetime. By Ai Weiwei, Thomas Keneally, Richard Flanagan, Ahdaf Soueif, Orhan Pamuk, Annie Proulx and Tessa Hadley
Ai Weiwei on climate loss: Leaving Beijing was not just a political choice – I was a climate refugee In the 1970s Beijing was like other cities in China. There were no private cars, and bicycles formed a… By Ai Weiwei
China’s Paid Trolls: Meet the 50-Cent Party The Chinese government hires people to distort or deflect conversations on the web. Ai Weiwei persuades an “online commentator”… By Ai Weiwei