Return of the dinosaurs
From Alan Thornett’s Ecosocialist Discussion website. As the planet burns, and Britain faces a massive cost of living crisis, Jurassic…
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…
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.…
‘We can’t afford this anymore’: Extinction Rebellion takes action inside Parliament to demand a Citizens’ Assembly
Well done to Extinction Rebellion for taking action last week in Parliament. Highlighting the need both to force the government…
Grain Inflation: Starve the Poor, Feed the Rich
An interesting article by Ann Pettifor. The war and inflation – who is winning? In a world of financialised globalisation,…
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…
Tunnel vision
A piece on the Silvertown Tunnel by our friend Simon Pirani, first published in The Ecologist. For further analysis also…
Top Economists Hail Chilean Constitution as ‘New Global Standard’ on Climate, Inequality
Via Common Dreams. “The world has much to learn from the exemplary process of the convention and the visionary product…
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…
Carbon emissions from French wildfires hit record
Via the Daily Maverick. An aerial view of firemen fighting a forest fire in Saint Magne, in the Gironde region…