Climate Crisis
Alyssa Battistoni – Picking Winners
COP26 and where climate politics is heading Read here
Month: November 2021
Climate Crisis
Lucy Maxwell – Taking the climate crisis to the courts
In recent years, individuals and communities have taken their governments and companies to court for climate inaction. And they’re having success. Lucy Maxwell is a human rights lawyer working on climate change litigation, and Senior […]
Economics
Stewart Lansley – Pundits say British politics is undergoing a post-neoliberal shift. They’re wrong
On the contrary, the new capitalist variant may look much like the old Stewart Lansley is a visiting fellow at the University of Bristol, a Council member of the Progressive Economy Forum and the author […]
Economics
Michael Hudson – Falling into Line: Turning Endless Deficits into a Power Base
“The Federal Reserve has been single handedly financing the stock market and the bond market. The government has been giving away monopoly privileges to increase profits, to help support stock and bond prices, and that’s […]
National Politics
The Organization for World Peace: Presidential Election Presents Divergent Paths for Chile’s Future
This is a closely contested race and the consequences are massive for the future of Chile Read here “La Marcha Más Grande de Chile” took place during the 2019 protest movement in Chile. | Photo: […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Governments should not ‘cool’ an economy or cut deficits when there are millions unemployed still
They have been waiting for years. Now they are back: the free market economists. Read here
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK: Cheap Wind and Solar Should Prompt ‘Rethink’ on Role of CCS
Oil and gas companies should be asking themselves whether they are investing in “the right kind of CCS”, its lead author said. Read here A carbon capture and storage facility launched by Canadian electric utility […]
Climate Crisis
Climate Home News: EU’s reformed agricultural policy fails its climate goals, say green groups
COP26 a la EU Lawmakers have approved a reform to the Common Agricultural Policy, which critics say fails to deliver on the bloc’s Green Deal and climate goals Read here Maize harvesting at a farm […]
Climate Crisis
Reynard Loki – The Big Industry That COP26 Failed to Tackle
Our broken and inhumane food system is a huge source of emissions, so why isn’t it a major part of the climate solution? Reynard Loki is a writing fellow at the Independent Media Institute, where […]
Climate Crisis
META – How the green recovery looks in Central and Eastern Europe
The EU Green Deal is really a Brown Deal.to protect corporate profits, the use of fossil fuels, and social inequality By Alberto Vela Cross-posted from META The first allocations of recovery funds are flowing to Central and […]