Britain’s Workplaces Aren’t Ready for Extreme Heat
Polly Smythe
And workers shouldn’t put up with it.
Tag: climate change
Is Animal Agriculture As Bad As Burning Fossil Fuels?
Aaron Bastani
Pretty much, yes.
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.
The Government Is Using the War in Ukraine to Abandon Its Climate Targets
Sam Knights
Fossil fuels aren’t better if they’re British.
What Will It Take for the Climate Movement to Win?
Nicholas Beuret
Blockades get the goods—and history proves it.
Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities
Charlie Hertzog Young
We want liveable cities, too.
Putin’s War is Bad News for the Climate
Paul Rogers
The Russia-Ukraine crisis could threaten global decarbonisation efforts.
Cold Homes Kill 10,000 People a Year. Why Isn’t Retrofitting Higher on the Agenda?
Alex D King
Insulate Britain is bang on the money.
Could This Be the Green Party’s Second MP?
Aaron Bastani
The new co-leader wants to be ready for when ‘something snaps’.
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 […]
Cambo Has Been Halted – But Britain’s Love Affair With Oil and Gas Isn’t Over
Tessa Khan
This is huge progress - but there's a lot more to be done.
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.
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.
Why I Was Wrong to Write Off Extinction Rebellion in 2018
Chris Saltmarsh
XR’s internal frictions have largely propelled it forward.
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.
How to Solve the Cost of Living Crisis? Pay Rises, Now!
James Meadway
Leave interest rates out of it.
The West Botched Cop26, Then Blamed China
Aaron Bastani
The EU spent €13bn on new oil and gas projects during Cop26 alone.
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.