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.
Tag: climate justice
Planet B: Esther Stanford-Xosei on the Case for Climate Reparations
We can't transition into a green future unless we reckon with our past, argues reparationist Esther Stanford-Xosei.
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.
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.
Analysis: Cop26: Climate Justice Visions From the Global South
by Connor Woodman
As vaccine apartheid and the UK’s borders stop many from accessing Cop26, five thinkers and organisers from the Global South counter-pose their struggles for climate justice to the vacuous summit in Glasgow.
Downstream: Climate Change Is Violent, That’s Why We Need Sabotage. Aaron Bastani Meets Andreas Malm
From food scarcity to extreme weather, climate change will affect the lives of billions of people around the world. But at what point are its future horrors unacceptable? And how should that shape climate politics now? Aaron Bastani speaks to author Andreas Malm about the limits of today’s activism and what is to be done […]
Opinion: Who Should Pay Up for Climate Carnage?
by Harpreet Kaur Paul
Unprecedented storms and floods are ripping across the Global South. Many at COP26 are calling for rich countries to pay for the damage, writes Harpreet Kaur Paul.
Long Read: Whatever Happened to the UK Youth Climate Strikes?
by Clare Hymer
Two years ago, young people across the UK walked out of school in the first of a wave of 'climate strikes'. But despite its rapid and extraordinary growth, the youth strike movement's future was in jeopardy even prior to the pandemic. Clare Hymer reports.
Analysis: What Does It Take to Win Climate Justice?
by Nathan Thanki
2020 may have been a tough year, but it also saw major victories for environmental justice movements around the world. Nathan Thanki spoke to campaigners in Ireland, South Africa, the Philippines and Ecuador about how to fight - and how to win.
Long Read: Arctic Turbulence: Why Indigenous Communities Are Fighting Wind Farms
by S Reid-Collins
Construction is continuing on the Øyfjellet Wind Park, which is set to become Norway's largest onshore wind farm. But the site runs right through the Jillen-Njaarke reindeer herding district, leading the Indigenous South Saami people to enter a battle for existence.
The Burner: The Burner Episode #219: Steer Calmer With Keir Starmer
Can Keir Starmer's opposition strategy enable a pro-social lifting of the lockdown measures? Plus, a look into New Zealand's response to the lockdown.
Labour Conference Belongs to Members, so Why Are Police Allowed to Shut Activists Out?
by Chris Saltmarsh
Police have attempted to ban activists from Labour Party conference again this year, despite being sued for doing so in 2017. Chris Saltmarsh was targeted for his climate activism and argues the system must change to stop cops being able to veto party members.
Climate Strike: ‘I Don’t Want to Have Acid Rain Because I Hate Dying’
by Francesca Mills
We asked protesters, from six to 60 plus, why they were striking for the planet.
Climate Campaigners Take on the Hostile Environment
On July 30th Reclaim The Power activists marched through the City of London and occupied a power station site as part of an ongoing week of action linking up climate justice and migrants’ rights campaigns.
Power Beyond Borders: Climate Activists Target the Hostile Environment
by Charlotte England
Inside the climate camp where people within the environmental justice movement are learning to work together with activists on the frontline of fighting for migrants’ rights.
In Pictures: Thousands of Children Skipped School for Another Youth Climate Strike
by Patrycja Borecka, Charlotte England
Photostory: Trexit wasn't the only good thing to happen yesterday. Tens of thousands of Young people took to the streets to demand action on climate breakdown.
Explainers: Climate Emergency! Now What?
Last week the House of Commons made history by becoming the first parliament in the world to declare a ‘climate emergency’. But what can we do about it? Clare Hymer argues that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is the way forward.
Live: Extinction Rebellion: Arresting Climate Change?
After 96 arrests in 2 weeks #ExtinctionRebellion have got climate change in the headlines. But can this movement last? Founder Roger Hallam and Novara Media’s Clare Hymer join us to discuss.