It’s time for climate populism
As politics turns against net zero, we need to mobilise a genuine mass movement against ecological catastrophe.
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Can Labour’s GB Energy deliver green socialism?
In America, the climate transition has yet to benefit workers.
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The curse of climate brain
Global warming is not only destroying our environment; it is altering the way we think and act – for the…
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At Cop28, the UK must be honest about UAE’s human rights record
Climate breakdown and rights abuses are intrinsically linked.
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Labour is an ultra-low ambition zone
The politics of “carbon guilt” will never resonate with working people.
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Why climate despair is a luxury
Those facing flood and fire can’t afford to lose hope. Neither should we.
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Can the Amazon rainforest be saved from environmental destruction?
Tree planting may be fashionable but stopping deforestation should be the true measure of success.
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Climate finance: Who pays to close the inequality gap?
The UN’s annual climate finance target of $100bn is not nearly enough to help poorer countries cope with the consequences…
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Could the rich stop climate change?
The clean energy transition will not come cheap, but billionaires could do much more to finance this change.
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Generation Greta: the school strike that went global
The youth movement Fridays for Future has grown into an international force for change. Here, seven activists share their views…
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Utopia in the age of climate crisis
Half-Earth Socialism proposes democratic planning to navigate environmental catastrophe, but leaves vital questions unanswered.
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Why the UN Security Council can’t keep ignoring climate-driven conflict
Drought and famine further jeopardise peace in fragile regions. The UN needs to recognise this threat before Cop27.
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Will our “war on nature” ever end?
Fifty years after the Stockholm environment conference, research shows protecting nature is vital to save human lives and livelihoods.
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(Not) Made in Dagenham: Why electric vehicles aren’t rolling out of Ford’s iconic factory
UK-based car companies are struggling with the electric revolution.
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India peers over climate change precipice
India’s worst heatwave in 122 years has set landfills alight and ruined crops. It should prompt all countries to speed…
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Climate can’t cope with rush for oil in the face of Russian aggression
War in Ukraine is prompting rich nations to look for new oil supplies when they should be committing to ending…
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“Climate change will be the biggest human rights violation ever”: the lawyer making fossil fuel companies quake
Roger Cox explains why corporations need to take climate action or expect to face bankruptcy via the courts.
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Why a commitment to justice is not an optional extra in tackling the climate crisis
If rich countries and elites do not recognise and compensate for their historic emissions, their poorer counterparts may justifiably refuse…
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Leader: A failure of climate justice
The West’s broken promises to developing countries have hindered global action on climate change.
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In an age of “blah, blah, blah”, what should climate activism look like?
In calling for wide-reaching climate justice, protesters risk fuelling division – but their inclusiveness is inspirational.
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