Just Transition

Court challenge to “Net Zero” project that is not net zero

From People and Nature The misnamed Net Zero Teesside (NZT) – a proposed gas-fired power station with carbon capture, that…

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South Africa’s new environment minister must focus on people, not profits from fossil fuels

From The Conversation There are huge profits to be made in exploiting South Africa’s natural resources, but these come at a…

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A record sentence for a Zoom call, arrests for those holding signs outside. This is a blight on British democracy.

From George Monbiot A record sentence for a Zoom call, arrests for those holding signs outside. This is a blight…

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Post-election battlegrounds for climate and social justice

From People and Nature On 4 July, the climate-trashing Tory government will be replaced, as good as certainly by Keir…

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Why green energy is not enough – a perspective from the Global South

From Labour Hub There’s nothing progressive about ‘going green’ if it replicates the traditional models of exploitation in poorer countries. Mike…

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Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine

From The Guardian Michael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time…

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‘Capitalism is anti-us’: ex-GKN workers champion ecological transition

From People and Nature On 9 July 2021, Melrose Industries announced the closure of its GKN Driveline (formerly FIAT)…

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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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COP28: Trashing the UN is easy, but where is the alternative?

From Alan Thornett’s Ecosocialist Discussion blog Despite being held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – the sixth…