
Tag: fossil fuels


Opinion: The Government Is Using the War in Ukraine to Abandon Its Climate Targets
by Sam Knights

Opinion: Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities
by Charlie Hertzog Young

Opinion: ‘Decolonisation’ Was Never All Culture War
by Kojo Koram
It’s often claimed that the ‘decolonisation’ debate is just about starting a pointless culture war, and has little to do with real world concerns. This isn’t true, argues Kojo Koram - just look at the roots of the energy crisis.

Analysis: Cambo Has Been Halted – But Britain’s Love Affair With Oil and Gas Isn’t Over
by Tessa Khan

Downstream: 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.

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 […]

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 […]

Analysis: The Death of the Fossil Fuel Industry Could Be Disastrous for Workers. Now’s the Time to Nationalise It
by 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.

Analysis: This Week’s Oil Price Slump Signals Economic Dangers Ahead
by James Meadway

TyskySour: Petro-Geddon (w/ James Meadway)
As the price of oil plummets what do ‘negative prices’ really mean? And what do they tell us about what next for the global economy? Also, how high is Britain’s real coronavirus death toll? Economist James Meadway joins Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.

GE2019: Green Tories? Don’t Believe the Hype
by Adrienne Buller

5 Reasons We Should Abolish Oxbridge
by Angus Satow

5 Reasons I’m Not Joining the ‘Extinction Rebellion’
by Chris Saltmarsh

A Ban on Fracking Is Common Sense. Here’s Why
by Aaron Bastani

Want to Save the Climate Justice Movement? Join a Union
by Chris Saltmarsh

Fossil Fuel Companies Need You to Like Them – That’s Why They’re in Your Community
by Mat Hope
