Climate Crisis
Bill McKibben: What happens if you greenwash greenwash?
It’s hard to go lower than net zero…. Read here
Month: January 2022
Corruption
Chris Dillow – How to Commit Fraud
Explaining the success of Boris Johnson and Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Read Here
Climate Crisis
Andrew Stirling – Is the naming of ‘climate change’ a dangerous self-defeat?
This is the first in a series of four blog posts on the climate by STEPS co-director Andy Stirling, under the heading: ‘Controlling a stable planetary climate – or caring for a complex changing Earth?’ […]
Climate Crisis
Bloomberg – German Natural Gas Import Terminal Delayed by Market Volatility
That means a setback for Germany, which has been trying to reduce its reliance on Russian gas. Read here Photo: Martian-2008 licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
Climate Crisis
Reuters: EU court rejects cities’ bid to curb car emissions
Again the European Court of Justice usurps the right of local governments to protect the health of their citizens. All in the service of corporate profits. Interesting is the fact that Germany keeps its name […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment: Shipping carbon price loophole lets millions of tonnes of CO2 off the hook
The EU’s “Brown Deal” makes it possible Read Here
Economics
Chris Dillow: Against work
Why is work considered so important – and do we need so much of it? Read Here
Economics
Branko Milanović – Deaths vs. the economy: an unexpected reversal
The pandemic has thrown up so many important questions. Here’s another. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the […]
Climate Crisis
Steve Keen – My dummy spit over The Guardian and Don’t Look Up: climate change & 50 years of media degeneration
Just a few opportunistic comments: We began our boycott of the Guardian over two years ago for similar reasons (about the same time David Graeber decided to stop writing for the Guardian). Steve is an […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – ASSA 2022: the heterodox
If you are interested in economics this is an overview of what many economists are saying concerning today’s pressing issues, this time from the more radical wing To read the first part of this article […]