Opinion: Flat SUV Tyres and Soupy Van Goghs: 2022 Was a Vintage Year for Climate Protest
by Clare Hymer
The government's insatiable protest crackdown has forced climate activists to get creative this year, writes Clare Hymer.
Tag: climate crisis
Opinion: What’s the Point of Mobilising Around COP?
by Tatiana Garavito & Nathan Thanki
Time and again, host countries have used COPs to greenwash their environmental records while restricting civil society participation. This doesn’t mean they're not still worth organising around, argue Tatiana Garavito and Nathan Thanki.
Long Read: The Missing Guests at COP27? Drug Barons
by Clemmie James
As long as organised crime controls the world’s carbon sinks, forums like COP27 have the wrong people in the room, writes Clemmie James.
Opinion: Climate Activists Are Back. But Where’s The Movement?
by Sam Knights
The 'radical flank' of the climate movement isn’t functioning as such. That’s because right now, there’s not much of a movement to flank, argues Sam Knights.
Analysis: The Tories’ Attack on Nature is Radicalising Birdwatchers
by Clare Hymer
Are we going to see AK47-wielding RSPB paramilitaries? Perhaps not, but that doesn’t mean conservationists aren’t getting serious.
Report: Protesters Call Out ‘Environmental Racism’ at New Statesman Event at Labour Conference
by 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.
Report: Labour Conference Will Be Rife With Corporate Greenwashing
by Simon Childs
Labour is letting big polluters use its conference for corporate "greenwashing", while party activists have been blocked from putting forward green motions. Simon Childs reports.
Opinion: Charles Isn’t the ‘Climate King’
by 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.
Analysis: Could Nuclear Actually Solve the Energy Crisis?
by Ell Folan
Liz Truss wants to turbocharge nuclear power. As well as its environmental implications, asks Ell Folan, could it even solve our energy crisis?
Opinion: Cost of Living Campaigns Should Fight for a Green Transition
by Kai Heron
Sky-rocketing energy bills and climate breakdown are two related crises. Here are six ideas to tackle them both.
International: Colombia’s Brand New President Wants to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
by Nathan Thanki
Colombia just swore in a left leadership that has vowed to ban new fossil fuel projects, end fracking, transition to renewables and return power to the people.
Feature: ‘I’ll Take My Chances’: Londoners Risk Fines, Sewage and Drowning to Swim in Heatwaves
by 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: This is How Britain Can Actually Prepare for Extreme Weather
by Diyora Shadijanova
Sliding passively into a fiery hell is fun, but there are some very obvious measures Britain could try first to combat extreme weather. Diyora Shadijanova reports.
Opinion: Private Jet Use Shows Why We Must Abolish Billionaires
by Ell Folan
After an Instagram post by Kylie Jenner showing off her private jet caused a massive backlash, here's what we should do about the super-rich trashing our planet.
Analysis: Taxes Aren’t Driving Sky-High Fuel Prices, Profiteering Bosses Are
by James Meadway
While fuel protesters blame the government for their woes, writes James Meadway, BP and Shell made £40bn last year.
Opinion: Western Food Imperialism is Starving the Rest of the World
by Ella Thorold
The world produces more than enough food for everyone. The problem is that our food systems are rigged by the west, writes Ella Thorold.
Opinion: The Government Is Using the War in Ukraine to Abandon Its Climate Targets
by 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.
NovaraFM: How We Normalised the Apocalypse
Can humanity turn back from the brink? Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat on breaking the spell of end-times nihilism.