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Benjamin Bratton on solving the climate crisis with planetary-scale politics.
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Opinion: Are Any Politicians Actually Serious About Climate Change?
Aaron Bastani
We know that the Tories offer virtually nothing on climate change. But the grim truth is Britain’s centre-left parties are offering little more than a slight delay to inevitable calamity, writes Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: The IPCC Can’t Predict How We Fight Back
Sam Knights
The IPCC’s sixth report on the climate crisis makes for grim reading. But there’s one thing the report doesn’t model, and that’s the impact of organised resistance, writes Sam Knights.
Novara Live: The ‘Code Red’ Climate Crisis Report
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Opinion: It’s High Time Britain Fed Itself
Kai Heron
To mitigate the worst effects of climate breakdown, we need to learn to feed ourselves. But that won’t happen as long as two thirds of England's land is owned by less than 0.4% of the population, argues Kai Heron.
Opinion: I Can No Longer Bury My Head in the Sand About Climate Change
Moya Lothian-McLean
Many of us have been too scared – or too shielded – to open our eyes to the reality of climate change, writes Moya Lothian-Mclean. But with the UK now also experiencing its impact, we no longer have a choice.
Novara FM: NO ONE WAY WORKS: Political Organisation for the 21st Century
Rodrigo Nunes joins James Butler to throw light on left melancholia and the future of political organisation.
Opinion: Extinction Isn’t the Worst That Can Happen
Kai Heron
For many leftists concerned about the climate crisis living in the Global North, the choice seems clear: it’s socialism or extinction, communism or death. But the truth is that human extinction isn’t even the worst that can happen, argues Kai Heron.
Long Read: You’re On Your Own, Kids: How the Indian State Abandoned Its People to Covid-19
Aruna Chandrasekhar
India is in the grip of a horrific second wave – and prime minister Narendra Modi has blood on his hands. Whether it’s Covid-19 or the climate crisis, it's vital that solidarity remains with the Indian people and not with their government, writes Aruna Chandrasekhar from Mumbai.
Analysis: ‘America is Back’, Says Biden. What Does This Mean for the Rest of the World?
David Wearing
Today Joe Biden completes his first 100 days in the Oval Office. David Wearing takes a look at the president’s foreign policy so far, and argues that in terms of the threats posed by US power, the changes we're seeing are both meaningful and insufficient.
Downstream: Why It’s Eco-Socialism or Collapse
Climate change is better understood as climate systems breakdown, and it’s only through the lens of the latter that we can grasp the scale of the crisis ahead. On this episode of Downstream, Aaron Bastani is joined by Mat Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton to discuss their new book, Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the […]
Opinion: Don’t Trust the Rightwing Press – Their ‘Green Revolution’ is Just Eco-Nationalism
Sam Knights
Last week, the Daily Express broke with decades of denial and called for a “green revolution” to tackle the climate crisis. But the rightwing media's sudden interest in climate change isn't to be celebrated, argues Sam Knights - it's a terrifying indicator of things to come.
Opinion: 9 Books for Getting to Grips With the Climate Crisis
Gaya Sriskanthan, Chris Saltmarsh & Adrienne Buller
To accompany our ongoing Climate Focus, we asked some of Novara's friends to share their top reading recommendations for understanding the defining issues of the climate crisis.
Analysis: The Death of the Fossil Fuel Industry Could Be Disastrous for Workers. Now’s the Time to Nationalise It
Kate Aronoff
Fossil fuels may be on the way out, but there’s no reason to trust firms will wind down quickly enough, or in a way that protects workers. Kate Aronoff looks at how nationalising the sector could work in the US or UK - and argues ultimately it’s a good idea.
Opinion: We’ll Always Have Paris?
Adrienne Buller
Joe Biden’s victory marks the end of four years of US climate denial and isolationism. But rather than celebrating a return to the glossy theatrics of diplomacy, we need to make ever stronger demands for climate justice on a global scale, argues Adrienne Buller.
Opinion: Is It Time for the Left to Back Nuclear Energy?
Craig Gent
In recent years, much of the green left has quietly dropped its historic opposition to nuclear energy in favour of 'constructive ambiguity'. With the need to decarbonise more pressing than ever, Craig Gent asks if the left needs to get off the fence.
Analysis: Can Big Oil Be Trusted Now?
Joe Sandler Clarke
In recent months, BP, Shell, Eni, Total and Equinor have all committed to achieving ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050. Joe Sandler Clarke takes a look at what’s really going on behind these new green pledges.
Opinion: Can We Go Green Without Plundering the Global South?
Harpreet Kaur Paul
Is it possible to decarbonise the Global North's energy supply chains without yet more wealth and resource extraction from the Global South? Only by prioritising flourishing for all, argues human rights lawyer Harpreet Kaur Paul.