Tag: climate change

Amazon in Flames

As the Amazon burns, its time to join the dots between right-wing populism and the climate crisis. With Oscar Guardiola Rivera, Professor in law at Birkbeck and author of “What if Latin America Ruled the World?” and Daniel Willis, from Global Justice Now.
Do We Really Need to Quit Beef to Save the Planet?

Goldsmiths College has banned the sale of beef on campus starting this September as part of broader efforts to be carbon neutral by 2025. But do we really need to stop eating meat to combat climate change?
Tackling the Climate Crisis Means Transforming British Foreign Relations
Britain’s modern relations with the fossil fuel producers of the Middle East are key in sustaining our neoliberal economic model and militaristic foreign policy. Combating the climate crisis will force us to untangle these relationships - and the effects will be transformative, argues David Wearing.
This Must Be the ‘Green Moment’ – So Why is Caroline Lucas Rehabilitating the Failed Politics of the Establishment?
Last weekend Caroline Lucas proposed cabinet of ‘national unity’ to stop a no deal Brexit - comprised entirely of remain-voting white women. Aaron Bastani argues that by aligning themselves with remain-centrists over socialists, the Greens are providing credibility to the political establishment at a time when eco-socialism has never been more necessary.
To Tackle Climate Breakdown, We Need to Build a Post-Work Society
From stagnating wages and exploitative working conditions to rising temperatures and extreme weather events, both our working lives and our climate are in crisis. A shorter working week could offer solutions to both, argues Emilie Tricarico.
Climate Campaigners Take on the Hostile Environment

On July 30th Reclaim The Power activists marched through the City of London and occupied a power station site as part of an ongoing week of action linking up climate justice and migrants’ rights campaigns.

Power Beyond Borders: Climate Activists Target the Hostile Environment
Inside the climate camp where people within the environmental justice movement are learning to work together with activists on the frontline of fighting for migrants’ rights.
Climate Leviathan
James Butler is joined by Geoff Mann, co-author of Climate Leviathan, to discuss the political consequences of climate change.
From Afforestation to Animals – It’s Time to Talk About Agricultural Reform
We should all welcome the level of traction proposals like the green new deal are gaining, but taking emissions targets seriously means getting real about land reform and animal politics, argue Kay Miller and Louis Goddard.
In Pictures: Thousands of Children Skipped School for Another Youth Climate Strike
Photostory: Trexit wasn't the only good thing to happen yesterday. Tens of thousands of Young people took to the streets to demand action on climate breakdown.
Climate Emergency! Now What?

Last week the House of Commons made history by becoming the first parliament in the world to declare a ‘climate emergency’. But what can we do about it? Clare Hymer argues that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is the way forward.
Decarbonise by 2050? – Not Good Enough

A new Committee on Climate Change (CCC) stating that we can decarbonise by 2050 is welcome news, but it doesn’t go nearly far enough argues Aaron Bastani.

Generation Left?
James Butler is joined by Keir Milburn to discuss his new book ‘Generation Left’.
The Rebel Alliance: Extinction Rebellion and a Green New Deal

Extinction Rebellion and AOC’s Green New Deal have made global headlines. Can their aims be aligned to prevent climate catastrophe? Guest host Aaron Bastani will be joined by journalist and environmentalist George Monbiot and economist Ann Pettifor.
If Notre Dame is a Tragedy, Then What is the Future We Are Creating?
This week the news has been dominated by two stories: the Notre Dame fire, and Extinction Rebellion’s ongoing protest at government inaction on climate change. Aaron Bastani argues the media response to these events prompts important questions around what it is that constitutes a tragedy.
Generation Climate: Why Young Labour Must Support Every Youth Strike
Young Labour must seize the opportunity to tap into their vast but largely inactive membership, galvanising a new generation of climate activists and bridging the gap between traditional environmentalism and the labour movement in the process, write Chris Saltmarsh and Troy Hawkins.
Red Plenty? Labour for a Green New Deal
Aaron Bastani is joined by Clare Hymer and Chris Saltmarsh to discuss the recent launch of 'Labour for a Green New Deal'. Could a Labour government allow Britain to transition from fossil fuels?
Youth Strike 4 Climate: ‘We are challenging the systemic exclusion of young people from climate dialogue’
As thousands of children walk out of school to protest climate crisis, we spoke to a 15-year-old organiser about how the strike came about, how it has been coordinated and why it's important.