Feature: What’s It Like to Love a Political Prisoner?
Clare Hymer
Just Stop Oil’s jailed activists were willing to pay the price for their actions. But what does their imprisonment mean for their partners? Clare Hymer reports.
Tag: climate change
Opinion: Heathrow’s Third Runway Would Make Regional Inequality Even Worse
Adam Ramsay
Forget the climate change impacts. Expanding Heathrow is a bad idea, even on the chancellor’s own terms: the economy. Adam Ramsay explains.
Opinion: Home Insurance Will Not Save the USA
Moira Birss
Hurricane Helene, which left North Carolinian entire towns underwater last month, exemplifies the rot at the heart of America’s home insurance industry, writes Moira Birss. It needs rebuilding from the ground up.
Opinion: Labour’s Plans to Capture Carbon Are Designed for Fossil Fuel Giants, Not the Climate
Edward Donnelly
With its promises to ‘reignite’ Britain’s industrial heartlands, the government’s £22bn carbon capture scheme will do exactly that: burn through large amounts of natural gas and public funds under the guise of climate action, writes Edward Donnelly.
Interview: It’s Tempting for Working Class People to Become Reactionary
At Massive Attack’s Climate Action Accelerator we spoke to Mick Lynch about the far right, music, the climate and Labour.
Opinion: The ‘Whole Truth Five’ Refused to Be Silenced – And They’re Heroes for It
Steven Methven
A judge tried to stop five Just Stop Oil activists from using the climate crisis in their defence. As the chilling effect of their convictions takes hold, we’ll only become more silenced, writes Steven Methven.
Opinion: Nimbys Are Good, Actually
Nicholas Beuret
Opposition to the government's pro-business agenda is being cast as small-minded Nimbyism. Behind the claims is a battle for a democratic development plan that works for people, not profit, argues Nicholas Beuret.
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.
Long Read: An Oil Baron Wants to Build Over a Local Park for His ‘Green’ Energy Project
Rivkah Brown
Sir Ian Wood plans to “greenwash” his oil billions with a new “energy transition zone”. The plan involves concreting over a third of the local park. Rivkah Brown 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.
Long Read: The Weird Story of the Climate Hoaxers Who Planted Fake ‘Top Secret’ Government Documents Around London
Ash Sarkar
Novara Media tracked down the middle-aged advertising creative behind an elaborate hoax to trick journalists into reporting on fake documents which suggested Rishi Sunak's national security advisor was sounding the alarm on climate change.
Feature: Climate Camp is Back – And It’s Trying Something New
Douglas Rogers
Historically, ‘climate camps’ have faced one common drawback: a persistent divide between ‘activists’ and ‘everyday people’. Climate Camp Scotland is out to change that.
Analysis: Britain Already Has Its Own Climate Refugees
Nicholas Beuret
Along England’s coast, people are being forced to move because of climate breakdown.
Opinion: Losing Your Mind Is a Proportionate Response to the Climate Crisis
Charlie Hertzog Young
Those who buckle in the face of climate collapse are entirely in tune with reality, writes Charlie Hertzog Young.
Feature: Is Extinction Rebellion Still ‘Beyond Politics’?
Diyora Shadijanova
Extinction Rebellion once claimed it’s “not a socialist movement”, and is “beyond politics”. But by aligning itself more and more closely with the left, is this really still the case? Diyora Shadijanova investigates.
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?
Feature: How Conspiracy Theorists Made Air Pollution the Latest Front in the Culture War
Diyora Shadijanova
The far-right and climate deniers have latched on to opposition to plans to reduce traffic. Diyora Shadijanova reports.