Feature: The Biggest ‘Renewable’ Power Plant in the UK Burns Wood Processed in Poor, Black Communities in the US
by Simon Childs
Protesters disrupted the AGM of Britain’s largest CO2 emitter, accusing it of ‘environmental racism’.
Tag: greenwashing
Analysis: The SNP Have Joined Forces With The Tories To Create ‘Green’ Scottish Tax Havens
by Jonathon Shafi
The establishment of two new deregulated ‘freeports’ in Scotland is a rare example of agreement between Holyrood and Westminster – at the expense of workers’ rights.
Report: The Tories Are Ripping Off Green Party Branding For Their Election Leaflets
by Zac Larkham
Tory MPs across the country have been accused of ‘greenwashing’ after distributing campaign materials that appear to use the Green party style guide and messaging. Zac Larkham 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.
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: Bogus ‘Nature Based Solutions’ Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
by 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: Can Big Oil Be Trusted Now?
by 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.
Fossil Fuel Companies Need You to Like Them – That’s Why They’re in Your Community
by Mat Hope
Big oil companies are targeting local events for sponsorship deals to buy their way into communities in which they have vested interests. We can’t let the fossil fuel industry get away with greenwashing its image, argues Mat Hope.