Climate change

School climate strikers march to demand action on climate change

24 May 2019
Tens of thousands of school students across Britain have struck again to demand action to avert a climate catastrophe.

School climate strikers prepare for a global wave of action

21 May 2019
A huge climate strike was set to sweep across the world this week as part of the latest Fridays for Future school student walkouts.

Fight for Green New Deal—but don’t stop there

21 May 2019
Tomáš Tengely-Evans looks at a new series of demands making waves in the environmental movement

Can growth be good?

21 May 2019
Growth is central to capitalism, but the expansion of production can be organised to protect people and the planet if it is coupled with radical change, argues Simon Basketter

Thousands join Extinction Rebellion march as activists appear in court

14 May 2019
Thousands of climate change activists marched through central London last Sunday.

White House is drowning in a climate of denial

14 May 2019
Donald Trump is destroying the Earth. It’s another reason to join protests when the climate change denier comes to Britain next month, writes Sarah Bates

Extinction Rebellion activists organise across Britain

07 May 2019
Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists across Britain continued their campaigning last weekend.

New report calls for ‘transformative changes’ to halt mass extinction

06 May 2019
A landmark report released on Monday shows how over one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction, many within decades.

How do we build a climate movement that wins?

05 May 2019
The only chance of stopping catastrophic climate change is with a “revolutionary transformation of our politics”, according to campaigner Roger Hallam

Climate emergency declared - now it’s time for action

01 May 2019
Huge cheers erupted on Wednesday evening as news emerged that parliament had passed a motion declaring a climate emergency.

A climate of inaction by politicians over the planet

30 April 2019
After a week of protests during the “International Rebellion” for climate change, political leaders have agreed to talks with the Extinction Rebellion (XR) direct action group.

More protesters demand action on climate change after Extinction Rebellion blockades

30 April 2019
The Extinction Rebellion (XR) series of protests and occupations is changing the landscape of British politics.

Can the world go carbon free?

26 April 2019
How can we win Extinction Rebellion's key demands?

Where next for this new movement of climate rebellion?

23 April 2019
Activists from the Extinction Rebellion (XR) movement for climate justice are busy preparing for the next steps.

Turn up the heat on the system burning our planet

23 April 2019
Extinction Rebellion (XR) has been a stunning success. Its action has helped to expose the urgency of the threat posed by climate change—and insisted that tackling it cannot be postponed.