The UK needs a right to food
From Open Democracy The UK needs a ‘right to food’. This is how it could work in practice As prices…
COP27 was a spectacular failure – boycotting future COP conferences , however, would only compound the problem
From Ecosocialist Discussion (This article complements my article that assessed the first week of COP27 which can be found at https://www.ecosocialistdiscussion.com/2022/11/15/after-the-first-week-in-sharm-el-sheikh-cop27-is-at-the-brink/ )…
Interview: Sir Partha Dasgupta on finding a natural remedy to the destruction of nature
From IEMA.net This article summarises the arguments for balance input campaigns on climate heating, degradation of the earth’s resources, and…
The Fertiliser Trap
From The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy GRAIN The rising cost of farming’s addiction to chemical fertilisers Used under…
Oil companies, dictators and greenwashers captured COP27. Hope lies in movements outside the talks.
This assessment of COP27 was published by Truthout on Friday, and the agreement struck yesterday doesn’t change the main points. Headlines yesterday welcomed the…
After the first week in Sharm El-Sheikh – COP27 is at the brink
From Alan Thornett’s Ecoscocialist Discussion. It is clear – half-way through the UN COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh in…
Fuelling the cost of living crisis
From Corporate Europe Observatory How the fossil fuel industry turned the Ukraine war into an opportunity for extra profits and…
COP27: Demand climate reparations this Saturday 12th
From Tipping Point COP27 has kicked off in Egypt, and thanks to the tireless efforts of campaigners and Global South…
Significance of Lula’s victory for the world
From The Tribune of India In contrast to the isolationist foreign policy of the Bolsonaro regime, Lula stands out as…
‘Soon the world will be unrecognisable’: is it still possible to prevent total climate meltdown?
From The Guardian– a powerful review of Bill McGuire’s, Hothouse Earth: Blistering heatwaves are just the start. We must accept how…