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.
Tag: climate change
Report: Labour Took Thousands of Pounds From a Massive Polluter
Simon Childs
Drax, which owns a power station described as the UK’s biggest single source of CO2, gave Labour £12,000 last year.
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.
Novara Live: Ambulance Worker’s Strike, Sunak’s Dirty Deal
Another day, another wave of strikes. UK Border Force, the Fire Brigades Union and ambulance workers are just some of the many strikes set to clash with Christmas. Plus Rishi Sunak u-turns on his pledge not to build onshore wind farms.
Feature: Students Are Occupying Schools and Universities in Protest at Climate Chaos
Clare Hymer & Sam Knights
It’s been four years since striking students forced the climate crisis onto the global agenda. Now, they’re trying a new strategy. Clare Hymer and Sam Knights report.
Analysis: People Want Action on Climate Change But Also Want Climate Protesters Locked Up
Ell Folan
Two-thirds of Britons fear climate breakdown. They also want to make it harder for activists to do something about it. Ell Folan unpicks some contradictory opinions.
Opinion: Is the European Research Group Losing Its Grip on the Tory Party?
Helen Belcher
The ERG, deemed the “most influential in recent political history”, has been a kingmaker within the Tory party. But is its reign now coming to an end?
Explainers: How Private Water Companies Are Killing Britain’s Rivers
Last year in Britain raw sewage was pumped into rivers and coasts 375,000 times. Not a SINGLE river in England has a clean bill of health. Aaron Bastani explains how private water companies are killing the country’s waterways – and why water bosses should face jail time.
Opinion: We Tried to Shut Down Drax Power Station. Spy Cops Stopped Us
Keir Milburn
Drax is cutting down ancient forests to fuel its North Yorkshire power station. Keir Milburn reflects on the climate camp that tried to shut it down - and the costs of the state's attempt to protect it.
Report: Protesters Call Out ‘Environmental Racism’ at New Statesman Event at Labour Conference
Simon Childs
Activists disrupted an event at Labour party conference sponsored by Drax, a company accused of polluting Black communities in the US. Simon Childs reports.
Opinion: Charles Isn’t the ‘Climate King’
Clare Hymer
Britain’s new king says he wants a “revolution” to tackle the climate crisis. But all he really wants is a veneer of respectability whilst he shores up his historic privilege, argues Clare Hymer.
Opinion: Cost of Living Campaigns Should Fight for a Green Transition
Kai Heron
Sky-rocketing energy bills and climate breakdown are two related crises. Here are six ideas to tackle them both.
Feature: ‘I’ll Take My Chances’: Londoners Risk Fines, Sewage and Drowning to Swim in Heatwaves
Clare Hymer
London has so few affordable outdoor swimming spots that in soaring temperatures, people are increasingly resorting to whatever water they can find. Clare Hymer reports.
Report: Prisoners Are Stuck in Cells Like ‘Ovens’ in the Summer
Sophie K Rosa
As temperatures rise, campaigners are calling for action over sweltering conditions in the UK's antiquated jails.
Analysis: Britain’s Workplaces Aren’t Ready for Extreme Heat
Polly Smythe
Questioning whether it’s too hot makes you “cowardly” and a “snowflake” according to one MP. But other countries have maximum working temperatures – is it time Britain followed suit?
Opinion: Is Animal Agriculture As Bad As Burning Fossil Fuels?
Aaron Bastani
The ‘right’ to eat as much meat as we want is incompatible with the right of future generations to a liveable planet. It’s time we had that conversation, argues Aaron Bastani.
Novara FM: A Simple Plan to Save the World
Mass rewilding, worldwide socialist planning and universal veganism? It won't be easy but it's our best shot at the good life, say the authors of Half-Earth Socialism.
Opinion: The Government Is Using the War in Ukraine to Abandon Its Climate Targets
Sam Knights
In response to the war in Ukraine, Boris Johnson has ordered more fossil fuel extraction in the North Sea. But weaning ourselves off Russian oil and gas shouldn’t mean drilling for fossil fuels at home, argues Sam Knights.