Farming Food
‘Gigantic’ power of meat industry blocking green alternatives, study finds
From The Guardian Analysis of EU and US shows livestock farmers receive about 1,000 times more public funding than plant-based…
Author: Rob Marsden
Europe Farming Food Sustainability
The European Commission proposes to scrap safeguards around new GMOs
The latest GM Watch newsletter Welcome to our latest Review, which focuses on the European Commission’s proposal to scrap safeguards…
Britain Climate Change Energy Fossil Fuels Geographical Just Transition
Flagship green energy project to be delayed by at least three years in blow to net-zero strategy
From iNews There could be a potential shortfall of four megatonnes of captured carbon a year, seriously denting the Government’s…
Carbon pricing Climate Change Energy Fossil Fuels Geographical Scotland
Rishi Sunak came to Scotland offering more North Sea drilling and carbon capture. We reject both
From The Guardian The PM clearly hasn’t grasped the opposition to his climate denial or the extent to which big…
Climate Change Europe Fossil Fuels Geographical Imperialism
Ukraine: war makes just energy transition more urgent
From People and Nature By Simon Pirani Even in the midst of war, there is a struggle for Ukraine’s energy…
Biodiversity Britain Farming Geographical Pollution Sustainability
Government rejected calls from its own experts to protect key nature sites
From Open Democracy Tory lack of seriousness on environmental issues is across the board. Natural England’s key recommendation for…
Britain Climate Change Geographical Pollution Sustainability Waste
Privatisation and climate change mean sewage in rivers and seas
Terry Conway writes for International Viewpoint The state of the water industry has been a matter of increasing concern in…
Britain Climate Change Geographical
Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory
From the BBC By Georgina Rannard, Erwan Rivault, Jana Tauschinski BBC climate reporter & data team A series of climate…
Climate Change Fossil Fuels Just Transition Sustainability
The Eco Collapse We Were Warned About Has Begun
From The Globetrotter The Eco Collapse We Were Warned About Has Begun ENVIRONMENT • July 30, 2023 • José Seoane In 2023, different…
Britain Climate Change Fossil Fuels Geographical Green New Deal Labour Party Trade Unions
As the planet burns – and the Tories are trounced in by-elections – Keir Starmer dumps his eco-pledges
From Ecosocialist Discussion The closer Starmer gets number 10, the more concessions he makes to the Tories. Yet, if the…