Long Read: What Will It Take for the Climate Movement to Win?
by Nicholas Beuret
Everything we’re doing to tackle the climate crisis is failing. In order to make real progress, we need to build blockades, argues Nicholas Beuret.
Tag: climate change
Opinion: Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities
by Charlie Hertzog Young
Accessible solutions to car-free cities are out there. We just need to care enough about disabled people to implement them, writes Charlie Hertzog Young.
Opinion: Putin’s War is Bad News for the Climate
by Paul Rogers
Russia’s attack on Ukraine will likely provoke major upheavals in the global economy - and pro-carbon lobbies have spied an opportunity. Paul Rogers explains.
Opinion: Cold Homes Kill 10,000 People a Year. Why Isn’t Retrofitting Higher on the Agenda?
by Alex D King
Insulate Britain’s tactics might be divisive, but they’re right about one thing, writes Alex D King: retrofitting should be one of the climate movement’s central demands.
Interview: Could This Be the Green Party’s Second MP?
by Aaron Bastani
The Greens have quietly tripled their councillors since 2018. With new co-leader Carla Denyer eyeing a second seat in Westminster, Aaron Bastani went to Bristol to discover how she plans to overturn a thumping Labour majority.
Ash Wednesday: Why Do Rich People in Cities Drive Gas Guzzling SUVs?
SUVs are polluting, tacky, and more likely to result in a fatal collision than any other kind of car. So why do rich people like them so much? Ash Sarkar goes to Kensington and Chelsea – home to more SUVs than any other part of the country – to find out whether posh people can […]
Analysis: Cambo Has Been Halted – But Britain’s Love Affair With Oil and Gas Isn’t Over
by Tessa Khan
Last week Shell pulled out of the Cambo North Sea oil field. With the project now officially halted, Tessa Khan explains how much work remains to end the UK state’s addiction to oil and gas.
Novara Docs: Is Britain Leading on Climate Change?
Since the days of Margaret Thatcher, Britain has claimed to be a ‘climate leader’. But when we look at the country’s record both past and present, this really couldn’t be further from the truth.
Downstream: How the Mainstream Media Enabled Climate Denial
Aaron Bastani speaks to George Monbiot about COP26, which countries are climate change leaders and how the mainstream media enabled a culture of climate denial when it mattered most.
Opinion: Why I Was Wrong to Write Off Extinction Rebellion in 2018
by Chris Saltmarsh
In 2018, Chris Saltmarsh penned a controversial column for Novara Media explaining why he wouldn’t be joining Extinction Rebellion. Three years later he reconsiders his view in light of progress made inside the organisation.
Planet B: Planet B: Jayati Ghosh on Escaping the Debt Trap
Fighting climate breakdown means facing up to the imperial hierarchies of debt, as development economist Jayati Ghosh explains.
Opinion: How to Solve the Cost of Living Crisis? Pay Rises, Now!
by James Meadway
With inflation in the UK hitting a ten-year high, a significant squeeze on living standards lies ahead, writes James Meadway. The most obvious way to stop this is to pay workers more.
Opinion: The West Botched Cop26, Then Blamed China
by Aaron Bastani
During Cop26 alone, the EU backed new oil and gas projects worth €13 bn. While Western commentators blame India and China for the conference failure, the West is the real climate culprit, argues Aaron Bastani.
Planet B: Planet B: Everything Must Change – Debt
In the final episode, we ask why climate reparations could be crucial to securing a global Green New Deal.
Report: How Europe’s Migrant Crisis Reached the Canary Islands
by Eoghan Gilmartin & Tommy Greene
As the world watches the volcanic eruption and tourists return, the Canary Islands have become the latest frontier of Europe’s war on migrants. Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin report.
Planet B: Asad Rehman on the Making of the Climate Refugee
What will happen to the billions of people displaced by climate breakdown? A global Green New Deal must have an answer.
Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable
by Ella Glover
Refuse workers in Glasgow went on strike during Cop26 to demand better pay and working conditions, shining a light on the vital role they play in the fight to protect our environment - and they're ready to strike again.
Planet B: Harsha Walia on Border Violence and Eco-Fascism
National policies won't solve a global problem like climate change, says migrant justice activist Harsha Walia.