Climate change

Labour faces two ways on climate action, but Starmer rejects radical measures

Starmer has already insisted Labour will not nationalise any of the “big six” energy companies.

Climate activists are right to block roads

The Tories and right wing media have launched huge attacks on the climate action group, Insulate Britain. But Sophie Squire argues that in the face of government inaction and repression it’s right for protests to be disruptive

Letters—Unions should boost climate fight, not back nuclear power

​​​​​​​I believe the NEU union was wrong to support the GMB’s motion on climate change at this years TUC congress.

A ‘just transition’ to climate jobs is essential

A “just transition” for ­workers is a phrase that was initially coined by trade unions and taken up by environmental activists and NGOs alike.

Letters—Universal Credit cuts will push food banks to the edge

14 September 2021
The reduction in Universal Credit (UC) by £20 a week will force 1.2 million people to skip meals according to a survey conducted by YouGov.

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Build protests and strikes for upcoming Cop26 talks

12 September 2021
Cop26 will take place in November to discuss the climate crisis. Sophie Squire speaks to activists who say big and militant mobilisations are the way forward

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More die as US state fails those hit by storm

07 September 2021
Far from helping, President Biden is creating conditions that will lead to more disasters, says Sophie Squire

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Hundreds on XR march demand an end to climate destruction

04 September 2021
 'We’ve been explicit about the need to rebel against the system, and that it is an emergency,' said one protester

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XR protesters slam Tory ‘greenwashing’ as rebellion continues

01 September 2021
Extinction Rebellion (XR) protested outside parliament on Wednesday as the group continued its second week of action.

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Hurricane Katrina—class, race and climate change

31 August 2021
As flash flooding and tornadoes hit the north-east United States, Sophie Squire looks at the lessons from Hurricane Katrina in 2005

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The climate crisis fuels hurricanes

30 August 2021
Hurricane Ida has ­spread panic across the US Gulf Coast as 150 mile an hour winds and torrential rains lashed the state of Louisiana.

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