Environment
Greenwashing: fast fashion can never be sustainable!
H&M's 'Conscious' range is a distraction from the irreversible damage fast fashion is doing to the planet.
From mines to oil wells, Brexit is a environmental disaster
New environmental regulation prioritises the economy.
In the tunnels and the trees: HS2 moves to evict Euston protesters
A High Court judge has granted a possession order to evict anti-HS2 campaigners from Euston tunnel.
Biden, the Climate Crisis and the Paris Agreement
Capitalism and climate change.
Planet in flames: Capitalism’s climate crisis
2020 set new records for global heating. Is there an alternative?
Capitalism and the new mass extinction
Species extinction and the destruction of nature.
Imperialism, capitalism and the destruction of humanity and nature
A Marxist analysis of the fundamental contradictions between sustainability and the capitalist mode of production.
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
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 Economic Forum met at the Alpine ski resort of Davos from 21 to 24 January. Among the 3,000 attendees networking with ‘key players’ from politics, NGOs and academia, were 119 billionaires worth $500 billion between them. An Oxfam report, timed […]
Australia burns: who will douse the flames?
AS WILDFIRES rage across swathes of Australia tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in every major city to demand the resignation of the government and action on the climate emergency. For weeks global media has been awash with apocalyptic images of flaming skies, refugees, incinerated forests and the charcoaled remains of […]
