Climate Change

Support Starmer’s climate change proposals

The Oxford Momentum/Labour Left group discussed and supported Keir Starmer’s Green New Deal proposals that he introduced at last year’s…

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More than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are worthless

From The Guardian Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating Patrick Greenfield…

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Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns

From The Guardian António Guterres calls for urgent action as climate-driven rise brings ‘torrent of trouble’ to almost a billion…

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Urgent Government action is needed to fund home retrofit – a call from the West Midlands

A long article by Richard Hatcher. Why we need a public campaign now for urgent Government action to fund home…

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The Britishvolt gigafactory collapse

From Ecosocialist Discussion The recent collapse of Britishvolt’s £3.8 billion lithium-ion electric car (EV) battery gigigafactory in Blyth in Northumberland…

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What the hell is going on in Germany?

An article from Ecohustler Mad world – German police sent in by The Green Party detain Greta Thunberg whilst protecting extreme new…

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8 billion people – the defining issue of the 21st century

In this article from his Ecosocialist Discussion website, Alan Thornett tackles the controversial question of population and argues that the…

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Labour for a Green New Deal’s new campaign – Public Power Now!

Sean Thompson reports. Since Labour’s Annual Conference last September, Labour for a Green New Deal (LGND) has been rather quiet,…

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‘Gaslighting’ Europe on fossil fuels

From Social Europe FAYE HOLDER 22nd December 2022 Documents from the International Gas Union have revealed the strategy of disinformation…

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Climate change: old news and a new start in 2023

Happy New Year! This is a useful summary of where we are at as we enter 2023. From Dan Smith’s…