49 years ago, Westminster buried a report on Scotland’s abundant natural resources to suppress growing support for Scottish independence. Laura Webster discusses the consequences.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
Despite the immense gains made by Rojava's revolutionary project over the last eight years, it is lagging behind on ecological measures. To understand why, Matt Broomfield traces the delicate balance of geopolitical power in the region.
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.
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