Why the window of opportunity for social democracy is closing
As the environment becomes increasingly unstable, gradual reforms to blunt capitalism’s roughest edges will become less and less feasible.
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Two of the three hottest ever temperatures on Earth were recorded this year
California’s Death Valley has broken the all-time world air temperature record with 54.44°C.
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PPE is an environmental disaster – is there an alternative?
The emissions generated by the UK’s Personal Protective Equipment supply are equivalent to 850,000 transatlantic flights.
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First Thoughts: A warning from Canada, mask wars, and the loss of Ruskin College
It should be concerning to us all that during the recent heatwave deaths in British Columbia have risen to three…
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Why the left cannot afford to be optimistic about climate change
However fast we decarbonise our economies, adaptation to environmental decline will be essential.
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The truth about climate change that no politician will tell the public
Reducing carbon emissions is not about jobs and growth and it will not be cost-free.
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Joe Biden’s infrastructure deal fails to match the climate threat
The US president can prioritise bipartisan cooperation or the climate crisis but not both.
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New Statesman emissions tracker: the G7’s decarbonisation deficit
How net zero commitments risk obscuring continued financial support for fossil fuels.
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