Climate change

Locust devastation in East Africa is linked to climate change

25 April 2020
Some 40 percent of the 160 million people in the region are already undernourished

Oil prices becoming ‘negative’ is a sign of more financial chaos to come

21 April 2020
On Monday night the price of West Texas Intermediate oil, used as a benchmark in oil pricing, plunged by over 300 percent to almost minus $40 dollars a barrel.

Climate protester told to travel 400 miles to court during lockdown

27 March 2020
The state is calling on Extinction Rebellion members to travel across Britain during the coronavirus pandemic

Reports round-up - climate strike, Ferry and Tube action and more

17 March 2020
School climate strikers walked out on Friday last week in Sheffield.

It’s right to be this afraid

17 March 2020
Coronavirus, climate catastrophe and nuclear war make us feel existential dread about the future of the world. But there is an emergency brake says Simon Basketter

Misery after Brazil landslides

10 March 2020

Reports round up: Deal agreed at Harrods

10 March 2020
Security guards and CCTV operators at Harrods department store in west London have accepted a deal over pay and working conditions.

Final week to win massive strike vote in Royal Mail

10 March 2020
Royal Mail workers are campaigning hard to win a national strike ballot by the biggest majority possible.

Greta Thunberg says new laws won’t tackle climate crisis

09 March 2020
Greta Thunberg has blasted the latest plan by the European Union (EU) commission to tackle carbon emissions as “empty words”.

Climate round-up: Activists follow school strike with forum to prepare for more action

03 March 2020
Around 140 climate activists gathered to debate how to take the fight for ecological justice forward in Bristol on Saturday.

Tens of thousands march with Greta Thunberg in Bristol

28 February 2020
School climate strikers poured on to the streets and demanded urgent action

Activists celebrate ruling against Heathrow third runway—but prepare to fight on

28 February 2020
Activists were celebrating on Thursday after plans against Heathrow Airport expansion were blocked in a dramatic court ruling

Flooding victims say ‘help came too late’

23 February 2020
Climate catastrophe is here—and it’s causing storms and other forms of extreme weather

Thousands join XR march demanding action on climate emergency

22 February 2020
Over 5,000 people joined an Extinction Rebellion march in London on Saturday, and it led to discussions on tactics

Come out and join the fightback

18 February 2020
Faced with a vicious Tory government, we need to step up the fightback outside parliament urgently.

Weather - a novel written for an era of climate grief and anxiety

18 February 2020
Weather follows the story of an ordinary person coming to terms with climate catastrophe. It’s engaging, but not very hopeful, says Sophie Squire