Sustainability

Five reasons why agriculture should be central to our ecosocialist vision

From Rupture magazine Jess Spear 1. Industrialised agriculture is undermining our life support systems. Wildlife populations are collapsing and many…

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COP 28- what is at stake?

Alan Thornett writes: COP28 (along with planet Earth) is faced with “an absolutely gobsmackingly bananas increase in the global temperature”…

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Could small farmers feed the world?

From Climate & Capitalism The claim that small farms produce 70% of all food is a myth … but in…

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Government debunked a 15-minute city conspiracy theory… then endorsed it

From Open Democracy Levelling up department’s own guidance contradicts comments by transport secretary Mark Harper at Tory conference Ruby Lott-Lavigna…

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Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find

From The Guardian First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged…

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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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Degrowthers Gain Support as Planet Cooks. Can They Ally With Green New Dealers?

From Truth Out– a contribution to the ongoing debate around growth Degrowth and its opponents recognize the necessity of mass…

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Here’s why the accounts of water companies are deceptive and need investigating

From Left Foot Forward By Prem Sikka Parliamentary committees need to investigate water company accounting, especially as they are continuing…

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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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RARE EARTH MINING: SACRIFICING THE ENVIRONMENT TO SAVE THE PLANET?

From Foreign Policy in Focus A rare earth elements project in Sweden is frozen because of non-compliance with environmental standards.…