Climate Crisis
Nate Hagens – The Great Simplification
This 32 minute animation – in 4 Acts – describes the backdrop for The Great Simplification – an economic/cultural transition beginning in the not-too-distant future.
Environment
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Wolfgang Knorr – Let us move on from ‘net zero’
A plead for a renewed ‘zero emissions’ commitment Wolfgang Knorr is a Senior Research Scientist for Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science at Lund University On Earth Day of April 2021, James Dyke, Bob Watson and […]
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Aljazeera: Proposed EU legislation feared to pose threat to biodiversity
Critics warn the proposed law justifies environmental destruction by putting a price on natural resources and claiming substitutability. Read Here Photo: Mike’s Birds licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
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BBC: Climate change: Ukraine war prompts fossil fuel ‘gold rush’
Capitalism never wastes a good crisis. The world is witnessing a “gold rush” for new fossil fuel projects, according to a new report by leading climate change researchers. Read Here Photo: Genghiskhanviet |Permission=public domain
Aviation
Energy Monitor: Should the UK restrict flying?
The UK’s aviation sector has failed to get a grip on its soaring emissions. With the government’s Jet Zero strategy around the corner, demand reduction policies may now be necessary. Read here
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Michael Roberts – Food, famine and war
The capitalist economy appears to be as incapable of managing the current food crisis as it was at managing the Covid and climate crises. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and […]
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Our Fish – Scientific Advice: No improvement for collapsed fish stocks – time for a reboot in the Baltic Sea
Responding to today’s publication of annual scientific advice for 2023 fishing limits in the Baltic Sea by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), a group of non-governmental organisations said that the […]
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Friends of the Earth: Climate crisis is the symptom, Overconsumption is the disease
This explains thecurrent situation well and the need for dewgrowth Read Here
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Ian Sinclair: We need to talk about the politics of climate experts
There is a left and right to environmentalism – and indeed a right and wrong: those who think infinite growth can continue under ‘green capitalism’ and those that face up to the truth of degrowth […]
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DeSmog UK – How Car and Airline Advertising ‘Misleads’ the Public and Threatens Climate Action
Major car and airline companies are using adverts that greenwash their business while continuing to push highly polluting products that put the world’s climate goals at risk By Rachel Sherrington Lead Researcher and Reporter at […]