Climate change
School strikers keep up defiant protests to demand climate action
21 June 2019Cries of “No more fossil fuels” echoed through Whitehall in London on Friday as hundreds of teenagers marched for climate justice.
Ground Heathrow expansion plan to save the planet
18 June 2019Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson famously said he would “lie down in front of those bulldozers and stop the construction” of Heathrow airport’s third runway. He should get ready for action.
Activists block roads to kick off Edinburgh week of climate action
18 June 2019Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists blocked traffic in Edinburgh on Monday, causing disruption to businesses. Five activists glued themselves to the road.
School strikers hit streets once again
18 June 2019School student strikers were preparing for their fifth strike for the climate on Friday of this week. They remain determined in the face of threats from school bosses.
Stopping climate chaos - an activist’s guide to changing the world
18 June 2019A new handbook by Extinction Rebellion reveals the terrifying future we could face as a result of climate chaos—but it also offers ideas and hope to transform society, says Sarah Bates
Don’t wait for Labour—take on the Tories
11 June 2019US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s promise to “push back” against Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister exposed the US state’s attitude to democracy.
Extinction Rebellion activists plan a camp for the climate
11 June 2019Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists in Scotland are getting ready to set up camp to demand politicians urgently act on climate chaos.
‘We should strike to save the planet,’ say trade unionists
11 June 2019After the inspiring school student strikes over climate catastrophe, activists in workplaces are fighting to get action off the ground this September. Sadie Robinson spoke to some of them
Protesters in London say, ‘We won’t let Donald Trump wreck our planet’
04 June 2019Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on Tuesday to protest against Donald Trump’s state visit.
LETTERS - State wants to take revenge against Extinction Rebellion
04 June 2019The police are pushing to charge over 1,100 people who were arrested on the Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) International Rebellion in London in April.
Reports from the international climate movement
28 May 2019Organisers say strikes took place in over 130 countries.
Six reasons to march against Trump
27 May 2019The world’s most infamous racist, sexist climate denier is heading to Britain next month. Alistair Farrow looks at the impact of US president Donald Trump’s nasty policies in the US—and explains why you should join protests against him
School climate strikers march to demand action on climate change
24 May 2019Tens 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 2019A 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 2019Tomáš Tengely-Evans looks at a new series of demands making waves in the environmental movement
Can growth be good?
21 May 2019Growth 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 2019Thousands of climate change activists marched through central London last Sunday.
White House is drowning in a climate of denial
14 May 2019Donald 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 2019Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists across Britain continued their campaigning last weekend.
New report calls for ‘transformative changes’ to halt mass extinction
06 May 2019A landmark report released on Monday shows how over one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction, many within decades.
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