Analysis: Goodbye to Just Stop Oil. Or Is It?
Richard Hames
Just Stop Oil has announced it’s hung up the hi-vis. Richard Hames looks back at three years of road-blocking and soup-throwing and ahead to what’s coming next.
Tag: climate
Opinion: Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation?
Adam Ramsay
The Science Museum is facing fresh scrutiny over its sponsorship by Adani Green Energy, part of coal giant Adani Group, after fraud charges were brought against the company’s directors. Ignore the denials, writes Adam Ramsay - this is pure, unadulterated greenwashing.
Report: Climate Prisoners Are Exposing the Dire State of Prison Healthcare
Clare Hymer
Just Stop Oil supporters spoke to Novara Media about their medical neglect in prison, which in one case had potentially life-threatening consequences.
Downstream: Massive Attack Founder on Palestine, Riots and the Greenest Music Festival Ever
Moya Lothian-McLean talks to Robert Del Naja ahead of the Act 1.5 Climate Action Accelerator, a day festival which promises to be the greenest live music event of it’s size ever staged.
Analysis: Just Stop Oil Has Declared Victory. What Now?
Richard Hames
Keir Starmer’s Labour government has said it won’t issue any new oil and gas licences. That doesn’t mean Just Stop Oil’s job is done, writes Richard Hames.
Novara FM: The Right Is Getting Real on Climate. Can We?
It's time to turn our collective exhaustion into another form of climate politics, says Ajay Singh Chaudhary.
Report: Palestine and Climate Activists Are Joining Forces at UK University Encampments
Clare Hymer
Students from climate and Palestine campaigns are working together to highlight universities’ links to arms and fossil fuel companies and share lessons in how to hold occupations. Clare Hymer reports.
Feature: Meet the ‘Robin Hood’ Group Linking Poverty and Climate Breakdown
Douglas Rogers
This Is Rigged hit the news by defacing a bust of Queen Victoria. But beyond the stunts, the group is leading a change in the climate movement. Douglas Rogers reports.
Report: School Students Walk Out of Shadow Minister’s Assembly Over Labour’s Position on Palestine
Clare Hymer
Around 300 sixth form students in east London boycotted an assembly with Wes Streeting last week over Labour’s support for Israel, while young people in Bristol skipped school for the UK’s first ever ‘school strike for Palestine’. Clare Hymer reports.
Report: Just Stop Oil Blocks Bus Transporting Asylum Seekers to Bibby Stockholm
Clare Hymer & Richard Hames
Activists blocked a bridge in order to stop the forced return of migrants to the barge.
Report: Not ‘Fair’ to Block Massive New Oil Field, Says Labour Decarbonisation Lead
Simon Childs
Labour politicians have been cosying up to oil and gas 'partners' at conference by promising their party would provide big business the 'stability' it needs. Simon Childs reports.
Feature: Meet the Climate Activists Who Moved Cross-Country to Build a New Civilisation
Clare Hymer
A group of former Extinction Rebellion activists have relocated to Hull to organise a society that’s ready for climate breakdown. Clare Hymer reports.
Report: Activists Wipe Out Land Rover Fleet By Drilling Holes in Tyres
Clare Hymer
Activists have destroyed the tyres of around 60 SUVs at a Jaguar dealership in Exeter after a Land Rover crashed into an outdoor tea party, leaving two children dead.
Novara FM: Eat Sleep Protest Repeat
What's it going to take to save the planet? Clare Hymer gets strategic with activists from XR, Just Stop Oil and Ende Gelände.
Feature: Extinction Rebellion Has a Whole New Strategy. Will It Work?
Clare Hymer
On New Year’s Eve, Extinction Rebellion hit pause on its tactic of public disruption. But as it prepares for its most ambitious mobilisation yet, will the gamble pay off?
Opinion: Flat SUV Tyres and Soupy Van Goghs: 2022 Was a Vintage Year for Climate Protest
Clare Hymer
The government's insatiable protest crackdown has forced climate activists to get creative this year, writes Clare Hymer.
Report: Campaigners Say Germany’s €49 Public Transport Ticket Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Jack McGovan
From 2023, public transport in Germany could cost €1.60 a day. But campaigners say to really cushion the poorest from economic turmoil, the government needs to bring back the cheapest pricing possible.
Report: Police Commissioner Says Journalists Are ‘Part of the Problem’ After Arrest of Just Stop Oil Reporters
Moya Lothian-McLean
After Hertfordshire police detained journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests this week, the force’s commissioner has suggested the media should ‘reflect’ on giving activists ‘publicity’.