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Climate crisis
The planet is burning – and capitalism is holding the hose
Military spending outstrips investment in renewables, EV technology is hobbled by corporate ego and the infrastructure for a green future sits unbuilt. This isn’t market failure – it’s capitalism working exactly as designed, says Brian Green in the first in a series of articles on global warming.
We need a socialist future to fix the planet
The Ecosocialism Conference on 30 May 2026 adopted a necessarily radical approach to the burning issue of the climate crisis. Here, Paris Wilder explains the background to the conference and its socialist outlook.
What does the climate emergency look like to a tube driver?
The Ecosocialism Conference 2026 saw climate activists and campaigners gather in London for a day of political discussion, debate and strategy about how to build a future where all people can be provided for in a sustainable way. Conference co-organiser Will McMahon reports.
Drill, comrade, drill – the workers’ case for North Sea oil and gas
Climate change demands urgent action – but not all proposed solutions hold up to scrutiny. From consumer guilt-tripping to supply-side kneejerk reactions, our response is riddled with well-meaning but counterproductive thinking, says Fred Bayer.
Frustration with fossil fuel cop-out in Brazil creates space for alternative strategy
More than 50 nations have come together to build a new climate forum as an alternative to the COPs that are dominated by the fossil fuel superpowers.
Climate change is not a future threat, it is Europe’s present reality
A new report highlights the impacts of climate change on people and biodiversity across the world’s fastest-warming continent.