Climate change
Fossil fuel firms paid climate change denier Wei-Hock Soon
24 February 2015A prominent climate change denier was exposed last week as having received around £800,000 from the fossil fuel industry.
Time to act and put planet before profit
17 February 2015New research underlines the risk of climate disaster unless there is radical change—adding extra urgency to next month’s Time To Act protest.
Climate campaigners slam cops for putting price on protest
10 February 2015Cops in London are demanding climate change protesters fork out thousands of pounds for private security on a march next month.
Profit drive makes low oil prices a problem
16 December 2014Oil prices have dropped by almost 50 percent this year to $60 a barrel.
World leaders take us closer to climate disaster in Lima
16 December 2014World leaders met for United Nations (UN) talks in Lima, Peru, last week—and took us closer to climate disaster.
World leaders trade hot air as a new economic crisis looms
18 November 2014World leaders shook hands a lot last week, with the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) conference in Beijing, China.
This Changes Everything: Workers have the power to stop climate change
11 November 2014Martin Empson reviews Naomi Klein’s book, and argues that only getting rid of capitalism can stop climate change
No to nuclear nonsense
04 November 2014Leaked photos have revealed a decaying nuclear waste dump at Sellafield in Cumbria.
Scientists issue urgent warning over climate change
04 November 2014A United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report last Sunday warned of “severe, pervasive and irreversible” effects of global warming.
Global protests against climate change see massive mobilisations
23 September 2014Hundreds of thousands of people marched for action against climate change last Sunday in a global day of protest that wildly exceeded organisers’ expectations.
50,000 march in London on day of global protests to tackle climate change
21 September 2014Tens of thousands of people marched across Britain today, Sunday, as part of a global day of protests against climate change.
Worldwide protests set to meet climate summit
16 September 2014Worldwide protests against climate change were set to take place this Sunday two days before a summit in the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York.
Reports round-up
19 August 2014Unite Against Fascism; Food Standards Agency workers; Scottish shipyard closure; People's Assembly national meeting; Campaign Against Climate Change
Tipping points - Are we too late to save the climate?
12 August 2014There are alarming signs that global warming may have passed ‘tipping points’ of no return. This is a cause for urgent action, not despair, writes Dave Sewell
Climate campaign says, Time to act
03 June 2014Members of the Campaign against Climate Change (CCC) met in central London last Saturday for its annual general meeting.
Obama’s new emissions plan is a trick that will let the planet burn
03 June 2014US president Barack Obama announced major new regulations on pollution on Monday of this week.
Global warming is tipping us into catastrophe
13 May 2014New studies suggest the West Antarctic ice sheet is now doomed to collapse, which will raise sea levels by at least 4 metres
Film review: That's Noah answer to climate catastrophe
08 April 2014Noah is an epic fable of despair in the face of environmental disaster that takes liberties with more than just its Biblical sources, says Camilla Royle
New climate report calls for drastic action
01 April 2014Climate change is already having an impact and unless we do something to stop it the worst is yet to come, scientists have warned.
Floods haven’t gone, but job cuts continue at the Environment Agency
04 March 2014Fresh flood warnings were issued for the whole South West coast of England this week. Most of the Somerset Levels have remained underwater for yet another month. Many homes are still flooded.
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