Capitalism

The false narrative that population growth is a key driver of ecological crisis accuses and puts the onus on people in the global south.

Nine new vaccine billionaires have a combined net wealth of $19.3 billion - enough to fully vaccinate all people in low-income countries.

George Monbiot is appearing tonight at an event co-hosted by The Ecologist on consumerism and ecological crisis. Tickets still available.

There are hundreds of journalists publishing tens of thousands of articles attempting to hold power to account, attempting to educate the public about climate breakdown.

To reform farming, we have to look at the bigger picture.

Efficient resource consumption can save 22.8 billion tonnes of carbon and help avoid climate breakdown.

Black Friday could easily refer to today’s carbon footprint driven by the spree of overconsumption, fuelled by advertising.

Plant-based milk lovers from all over the world took to Twitter to “cancel” the Swedish brand, which struck the deal with Blackstone in July. 

'If the world’s leading companies exercised leadership on climate change they could have a transformative effect on global efforts to reduce emissions.'

Lloyd’s of London is the only major European insurer which has not committed to stop providing coverage for any fossil fuel projects.

An interview with George Monbiot and audio of his talk at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London.

A review of Andreas Malm's Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century.

A parable to offer a more rounded perspective on the fragility of contemporary society, the workings of ecological crisis and their interactions.

The environmental campaigner and journalist argues we need to abandon capitalism as we recover from coronavirus and establish a new economy of private sufficiency and public luxury.

How should nation states respond to coronavirus and mitigate the crisis of capital?

'Buoyed by our present solidarity, let us look to Ireland’s own historical fights to protect the environment and each other.'

'Now is the time to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy.'

Blue Planet Live presenter argues 'this emerging infectious disease came as a result of our incessant need for extraction of resources.'

The mining industry has abused the pandemic to turn a profit and advance their interests, putting land and water protectors at greater risk of harm.

World's most unique animals in danger of being made extinct by "unprecedented levels of human pressure" from industrial activity such as agricultural expansion.

What world do we want to see beyond Covid-19?

Capitalism isn't working. We need a Universal Basic Income as we come out of the coronavirus lockdown into the economic - and the climate - crisis.

'We want our future back: a future where humans are nature, and where nature is resplendent.'

Coronavirus demands that we work together to save lives - so does climate breakdown.