Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory: The deadly climate gamble
Dirty Energy bets on unproven ‘carbon removals’ to keep fossil fuels flowing Read Here
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Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: Degrowth, Deep adaptation and MMT – Part 3
This is an outstanding series well worth following Part 3: Provide pathways for people into jobs that offer less hours, creative opportunities, social status, individual advancement, and material security in a low energy world – […]
Climate Crisis
Balkan Green Energy News: Wind turbine giant Siemens Gamesa to lay off 10% of workforce
While hundreds of billions of euros in windfall profits are being given by EU government to gas companies, renewable energy appears to be making little progress. We see where the priority of the EU political […]
Economics
Thomas Palley – Sabotaging Germany, blaming Russia: another view of the Nord Stream pipeline attack
There seems to be no limits to the propaganda war being waged by Western mainstream media. Thomas Palley is an American economist who has served as the chief economist for the United States-China Economic and […]
Climate Crisis
Ayesha Tandon – ‘Top 1%’ of emitters caused almost a quarter of global emissions since 1990
Just 1% of the world’s population was responsible for almost a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions over 1990-2019, new research finds Ayesha Tandon holds an MSci in Natural Sciences, specialising in Climate Science, from The […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Trickle down economics
Just when we all thought that “Trickle Down” economics had been laid to rest by consensus an unelected band of zombies takes over the British government and hey presto: Trickle Down economics is back. Michael […]
EU politics
Teodora Yovcheva, Fernando Casal Bértoa – What to expect from Bulgaria’s latest parliamentary election
The EU does not care about democracy or justice in Bulgaria, just cheap labour for Western Europe. So do not expect anything new. Cross-posted from LSE EUROPP 2020 Bulgarian protests next to the Party House, […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Europe is Being Subjugated to US Power
The economic crisis in Britian, the war in Ukraine, and the disorder in the Eurozone are all intimately connected. Wolfgang Streeck is the Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies […]
Climate Crisis
Bill McGuire – Whether You’re a Climate ‘Doomer’ or ‘Appeaser’ It’s Best to Prepare for the Worst
While more extreme threats are unlikely to be realised, sticking to the precautionary principle is just plain common sense Bill McGuire is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at UCL, and a co-director of the […]
Economics
Balkan Green Energy News: Slovenia earmarks EUR 5 billion to ease energy crisis in 2023
“No one will be left without a supplier, much less without supply.” The prices of electricity and natural gas are no longer linked to production costs and also warned of financial speculation in the futures […]