Why the climate crisis and the global rise of fascism are inextricable. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 15th June 2023 Round the cycle turns. As millions are driven from their homes by climate disasters, the extreme right exploits their misery to extend its reach. As the extreme right gains power, climate programmes are […]
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Fossil fuel companies walk away from the lands they have devastated, often without paying a penny to restore them. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 1st June 2023 When you’re in a hole, keep digging. This is the strategy of opencast miners across the world: our past debts and future liabilities can one day […]
Should we blow up pipelines? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th April 2023 There’s a fundamental principle that should apply to every conflict. Don’t urge others to do what you are not prepared to do yourself. How many wars would be fought if the presidents or prime ministers who declared them were obliged […]
This government runs on dirty money. That’s why it’s torching the planet. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 29th March 2023 Money for the criminals, prison for the heroes: this, in brief, is the government’s climate policy. If something is damaging to the public interest, it’s likely to be rewarded and subsidised. If it’s […]
Claims that cattle ranching sequesters carbon and restores ecosystems have been used in highly effective marketing campaigns by the livestock industry. Just one problem: they’re greenwash. By George Monbiot. This is an extract from my book Regenesis: feeding the world without devouring the planet. I’ve been prompted to publish it here by a new phase […]
Here’s how it happened before – a mass extinction caused by fossil fuel burning. It will happen again unless we step back from the precipice. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 3rd November 2022 Budleigh Salterton, on the south coast of Devon, sits above the most frightening cliffs on Earth. They are not particularly […]
Livestock farming is responsible for more greenhouse gas pollution than all the world’s transport. Yet governments won’t touch it. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian November 9th 2022 There are just two actions needed to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown: leave fossil fuels in the ground and stop farming animals. But, thanks to the power […]
Powerful governments have no intention of preventing climate breakdown. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th November 2022 The chances of any one person being born were calculated by the life coach Dr Ali Binazir. He multiplied the probability of your parents meeting, mating and conceiving by the chances of a particular sperm and […]