Union solidarity in a warming world
From the IPS Journal 02.08.2022 | Christy Hoffman As heatwave after heatwave sweeps across Europe and beyond, unions are stepping up their…
‘Soon the world will be unrecognisable’: is it still possible to prevent total climate meltdown?
An alarming article by Robin McKie in The Guardian… Record high temperatures and extreme weather events are being recorded around…
How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable
From The Nation. There was nothing inevitable about the Lyme epidemic. Then humans disrupted the environment and fueled an era…
Global heating scorches ‘Cool Britannia’
Our friend Pritam Singh writes in The Tribune, India. Global heating caused by the use of fossil fuels creates a…
Local government, climate policy and public engagement
Red Green Labour supporter Richard Hatcher writes on local government, climate policy and public engagement. On 28 June the WMCA…
TUC Report: 42,000 jobs can be created making UK schools safer, greener and more energy efficient
A useful report from the TUC. Issue date 07 Jul 2022 Funding already allocated covers just 3% of retrofits needed…
High court ruling deems government’s net zero climate strategy ‘unlawful’
From Left Foot Forward A ‘breakthrough moment’ for climate delay and inaction, means the government will have to revise its…
Doctors for Extinction Rebellion break glass at JP Morgan’s in ’emergency’ heatwave protest
Via the Morning Star, a report of XR Medics taking targeted direct action in response to the heatwave. Also see…
Scathing climate report published as the planet burns
This timely article by Alan Thornett was first published on his Ecosocialist Discussion blog. Tory carbon reduction record shredded The…
SERA executive accused of attempting to rig Labour affiliate’s internal elections
We previously covered the politics of the ongoing issues within SERA. This article on Labour List gives further background including…