Polluting privatised water companies have been hollowed out by dividend stripping and reckless borrowing. But there is a way out
Climate Change
MMT strips way the veil of neo-liberal ideology that mainstream macroeconomists use to restrict government spending. We learn that these constraints are purely voluntary and have no intrinsic status. This …
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Deep-sea mining will mean vast destruction we can’t predict – to produce minerals we don’t need, according to the CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation
With Europe facing a summer of heatwaves, sceptics and deniers are ramping up their dangerous disinformation
There appears to be confusion among those interested in Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) as to what the implications for a green transition that will fasttrack the transition to renewable energy will require by way of government. I regularly see statements that government deficits will have to be ‘massive’ for extended periods because the private (for…
Amid the accounts of climate breakdown recently, the story of energy workers “climate quitting” as a form of dissent to the complicity of their employers in the climate crisis has emerged.
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We can no longer prevent the extinction of many species – but will this provide the wake-up call we need?
The UAE, reliant on producing and exporting heavily polluting fuels, is likely to oppose the transformative measures required to incentivise nations to move away from new oil and gas production
Governments across the country are targeting climate activists with draconian anti-protest laws, at a time when climate protest is desperately needed.
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The Government is expecting taxpayers to pay through their fuel bills for the transition to zero use of fossil fuels but has given no indication of the extra cost