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What a fair deal for ex-steelworkers would look like as the industry decarbonises

From The Conversation Plans to cut almost 3,000 jobs at the UK’s largest steelworks, Tata Steel in Port Talbot, south…

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Towards a Just Transition in North Africa and the Middle East

From Labour Hub Mike Phipps reviews Dismantling Green Colonialism: Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Region, edited by Hamza Hamouchene and Katie…

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We need to demand more than reversing Tory climate U-turns

From Labour Outlook We need to demand more than reversing Tory climate U-turns 23rd September 2023 ‘We need labour movement…

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Sunak’s set to backtrack on climate action, but we expect better from trade union leaders

From the Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group Sunak’s dangerous backtracking on policies for net zero, in a craven…

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Where next for ecosocialists after Labour Party conference?

Where next for ecosocialists after the Labour Party conference? – A discussion paper The election of Jeremy Corbyn to the…

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Degrowth: a remarkable renaissance

From Alan Thornett’s Ecosocialist Discussion website There has been an upsurge of interest in degrowth –a long-discussed strategic alternative to…

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How the UK could heat homes from old coal mines

From Geographical website The UK has made little progress decarbonising heating, but a significant source lies freely available under the feet of…

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Rosebank: MPs and peers urge Grant Shapps to block new oil field

From the BBC IMAGE SOURCE,JANE BARLOW By Ione Wells Political correspondent Grant Shapps is being urged in the “strongest possible…

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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…

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We need social change, not miracles

Simon Pirani writing in The Ecologist 24th July 2023 | Creative Commons 4.0 Wayne S. Grazio / Creative Commons 2.0 Review…