Fossil Fuels

Climate campaigner ejected from Labour event sponsored by Drax power plant firm

Well done to the climate campaigners at Labour Party Conference for highlighting the problems of Drax and using biomass to…

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‘Regenesis – Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet’ by George Monbiot

Alan Thornett reviews George Monbiot’s latest book. This excellent book is a no-holds-barred – and often provocative – critique of…

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Single use plastics to be banned in Wales – but trouble lies ahead

By Sean Thompson On 20 September, the Welsh Government introduced the snappily titled Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill…

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Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable

From the Guardian environment section. Loss will contribute a minimum rise of 27cm regardless of what climate action is taken,…

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How to stop cities and companies causing planetary harm

From Nature Researchers must help to define science-based targets for water, nutrients, carbon emissions and more to avoid cascading effects…

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If Sadiq Khan really is a green mayor, he should stop the Silvertown tunnel

A Guardian comment piece on the Silvertown Tunnel. He risks ruining his legacy for a project that will bring more…

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The floods devastating Pakistan are more than a natural disaster

From Jacobin. AMMAR ALI JAN Monsoon rains and melting glaciers have driven tens of millions of Pakistanis from their homes.…

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Why UK energy bills are soaring to record highs- and how to cut them

From Carbon Brief. A global energy crisis has been building for nearly a year, after the post-Covid rebound crashed headlong into Russia’s invasion…

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Tunnel vision

A piece on the Silvertown Tunnel by our friend Simon Pirani, first published in The Ecologist. For further analysis also…

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Inside the Democrats’ climate deal with the devil

A more negative assessment of Biden’s climate package, from Open Democracy. The new climate package furthers the US’ most profligate…