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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.

Image shows a man standing on top of a white van with the word 'police' printed on it in blue letters. The man is wearing black trousers and holding a red and blue sign that reads 'insulate britain' printed in white block capitals.

Report: This is How Britain Can Actually Prepare for Extreme Weather

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

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

James Meadway

While fuel protesters blame the government for their woes, writes James Meadway, BP and Shell made £40bn last year.

Children queue for a free meal during a feeding program by outreach group World Mission Community Care, at a slum area in the Baseco compound, metro Manila

Opinion: Western Food Imperialism is Starving the Rest of the World

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

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.

Novara FM: How We Normalised the Apocalypse

Can humanity turn back from the brink? Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat on breaking the spell of end-times nihilism.

Long Read: What Will It Take for the Climate Movement to Win?

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.

Opinion: Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities

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

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.

Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

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.

Novara Live: Is COP26 Set to End in Failure?

Negotiations in Glasgow are going down to the wire, yet few believe world leaders will get us anywhere near limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. Is COP26 heading for failure? We speak to Simon Lewis.

Opinion: Bogus ‘Nature Based Solutions’ Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

Kirtana Chandrasekaran

'Nature-based solutions’ to the climate crisis are the talk of the town at Cop26. But while they’re an intoxicating idea, they’re really a wolf in sheep’s clothing, argues Kirtana Chandrasekaran.

Analysis: Will Climate Change Itself Derail Plans to Reduce Emissions?

Nicholas Beuret

First problem: climate change itself is slowing down decarbonisation plans. Second problem: decarbonisation plans risk creating a hell of a lot of emissions. So where do we go from here?