Capitalism kills: Imperialism, Capitalism and the Destruction of Humanity and Nature
A Marxist analysis of the fundamental contradictions between sustainability and the capitalist mode of production
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Category: Environment
Why Unite members should oppose Heathrow expansion
The environmental argument against a third runway at Heathrow is clear. Emissions from aviation already rose by thirty-two percent between 2013 and 2018. Currently they account for two percent of global carbon emissions and this amount is projected to triple by 2050 if no action is taken
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Greta Thunberg refuses to name the enemy in the room
THE ANNUAL GATHERING of the global business and political elite formally known as the World...
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Australia burns: who will douse the flames?
AS WILDFIRES rage across swathes of Australia tens of thousands of people have taken to the...
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COP25 in Madrid: why it failed and what we can learn
THE WORLD climate conference in Madrid was a complete failure. The final document is worse than...
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The global climate strike movement is asking the wrong people for change
On November 29, millions of young people again took to the streets. The date for the “global...
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Towards a green capitalism?
In September, delegates to Labour Party conference adopted what was been widely hailed as the most...
Read More Global Climate Strike: a millions-strong start
Worldwide, millions took to the streets on September 20, the first of the two planned climate general strikes.
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Overthrow Capitalism – Save the World
Green taxes and individual lifestyle changes shift the burden onto consumers, making workers and the poor pay for climate change, while subsidising big business which creates it. Foodbanks and poundshops do not provide green options. Make the polluters pay, not their involuntary consumers.
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Huge Turnout for Leeds Climate Protest
The march was led by school students, followed by young and older people. At its biggest march was around 8-10,000 people. We filled the whole of Briggate whilst waiting to set off on to the Headrow.
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Liverpool Rises Against Climate Catastrophe
Surrounded by lollipop placards brandishing “system change not climate change!” slogans, we joined the forefront of the march lapping the city centre retail quarters, passing out leaflets along the way. Quotes such as “it’s my future” stood out to me in the fervor of the marching protesters, taking action simultaneously with other cities across the world in a stand against climate change, capitalism and corporate ecocide.
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Brazil’s Days of Fire
With the onset of the dry season in the Amazon region, an inferno of forest fires has hit the Brazilian states of Rondônia, Pará, Mato Grosso and Amazonas. Satellite images show rainforest the size of one and a half football pitches being consumed every minute.This is a disaster not only for the inhabitants of the Amazon region itself but for everyone on the planet.
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