Climate Crisis
Gareth Bryant: Carbon Markets in a Climate-Changing Capitalism
As the climate crisis deepens, fault lines between different possible political-economic pathways are widening. Read here
Environment
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment – Cruise Ships Poisoning City Air with Sulphur as much as Cars – New Data Reveals
Cruise ships are choking Europe’s port cities with the biggest cruise company, Carnival Corporation, emitting 10 times more sulphur oxides (SOx) than all of Europe’s 260 million cars, new research shows. Royal Caribbean Cruises, the […]
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy: The objectives of the Green New Deal
The objectives of the Green New Deal shall be: To create a net zero carbon economy To protect against habitat and biodiversity loss To ensure every building in the UK is as energy efficient as […]
Environment
Transport & Environment – Carmakers are Recalling Dirty Diesels in Germany, but Europe Will Have to Wait Two More Years – EU Data
Germany is once again employing a national solution for its problems, exporting them to poorer EU nations – in this case polluting diesel cars made by the Volkswagen Corporation. Transport & Environment’s mission is to […]
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine: Saving Ourselves – Harder Than You Think, Better Than You Think
Common Weal Director Robin McAlpine says a future where we successfully tackle the climate emergency can also be one of healthier and happier citizens, but only if we are genuinely willing to embrace change Robin […]
Environment
Reuters: Los Angeles County sues Bayer’s Monsanto over PCB contamination
Los Angeles County sued Monsanto Co on Thursday, seeking to force the unit of Germany’s Bayer AG to help pay for reducing PCB contamination in dozens of bodies of water. Thus the series of lawsuits […]
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK – Denial and Dampening Ambition: Where do Europe’s Right-Wing Populist Parties Stand on Climate Change?
Meet the fraternity of climate science deniers By Chloe Farand Cross-posted from DeSmog UK With the European elections around the corner, populists and right-wing parties are gathering momentum and teaming-up into a pan-European alliance. The alliance […]
Environment
RT: Bayer, Dow, L’Oreal using potentially harmful chemicals illegally – investigation
More than 650 companies are breaking European chemical safety laws, according to an investigation from German environmental group BUND. As a result, potentially harmful chemicals can be found in food, cosmetics, and toys. Read here
Climate Crisis
Oliver Taherzadeh, Benedict Probst – Five reasons ‘green growth’ won’t save the planet
Khakimullin Aleksandr / shutterstock Oliver Taherzadeh, University of Cambridge and Benedict Probst, University of Cambridge Green growth has emerged as the dominant narrative for tackling contemporary environmental problems. Its supporters, including the likes of the […]
Corruption
Environmental Working Group: Jury Slams Bayer-Monsanto in Latest Roundup Cancer Trial
This is the difference between corrupt EU and German politicians and objective juries. Despite repeated warnings, which were suppressed, apparently also with illegal means (see this) Roundup has gotten literally away with murder – and […]