Not War Alone
Tom Stevenson writes on the global food crisis in the London Review of Books. Egypt’s Ministry of Supply is headed…
The left needs to take climate action
This online Climate Justice course from Momentum will be of interest to many of our readers. Momentum Climate Justice The…
Two enemies, one fight: climate disaster and frightful energy bill
Another piece from People and Nature. Two clouds darken the sky. A close-up one: gas and electricity bills have shot…
The ‘energy security’ strategy that promises more oil and gas
From People and Nature. In this guest post, PETER SOMERVILLE examines the UK government’s “energy security strategy” The UK government’s…
South Asia’s Heatwave Is Only the Beginning
From Tribune magazine, by Chris Saltmarsh of Labour For A Green New Deal. The record heatwave hitting India and Pakistan…
Nuclear Subs and Rolls Royce’s Silver Bullet
Politicians everywhere seem to boundlessly attracted to hubristic grand projects, from the Pompidou Centre to HS2, and Boris Johnson seems…
We created the ‘Pandemicene’
Via Portside This study suggests that the alarming pace at which new or reemergent viruses have caused outbreaks in recent…
Who cares about climate change?
An article in the British Medical Journal by its former editor-in-chief and a supporter of Extinction Rebellion. The text is…
New Report Details Fracking’s ‘Widespread and Severe Harm’ to Health and Climate
From Common Dreams. “From a public health perspective and a climate perspective, stopping fracking is imperative.” BRETT WILKINS April 28,…
Doughnut Economics- five years on.
Alan Thornett reviews Kate Raworth’s 2017 book Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist. This article first appeared…