Carbon Trading: The Next Sub-Prime
Climate and Capitalism has long argued that carbon trading is a scam to boost profits without reducing emissions. Here’s confirmation from an unexpected source: the CEO of a major European energy company.
Blogging from the Green Left
In Britain there is a strong and well-organized ecosocialist wing inside the Green Party. And they have bloggers …
WSF 2009: Indigenous Activists Send SOS for the Amazon
“We are raising our voices as a wake-up call to the world, especially the rich countries that are hastening its destruction.” —Edmundo Omoré, Xavante indigenous community
Socialists Adopt 10 Point Action Plan to Stop Climate Change
Australia’s Socialist Alliance proposes a program for slashing greenhouse gas emissions. Atmospheric CO2 must fall below 325ppm.
Gaza: The Facts Are Insufficiently Impartial
The BBC’s refusal to broadcast a charity appeal for Gaza will prevent essential aid from reaching the victims of Israel’s assault
How Climate Change Threatens Food Security
Climate change is a contributory factor to the food price crisis, and its impact on agriculture and food security in developing countries is expected to get more serious.
World Social Forum, Brazil, Jan. 27-Feb. 1
The Ecosocialist International Network will meet in Belem, Brazil, on the day following the World Social Forum, which opens on Tuesday January 27. Here’s an overview of the WSF itself…
‘Next Generation’ Biofuels: Bursting the New ‘Green’ Bubble
The massive new demand for agrofuels is escalating deforestation and resulting in conversion of biodiverse and carbon-rich native forests and grasslands into biologically barren and carbon-poor industrial tree plantations and other crop monocultures.
Climate Change Threatens Food Security in Southern Africa
Erratic rainfall has already caused food shortages in southern Africa. Yields will fall in nine percent between now and 2045.
Defenders of the Land Take Action Across Canada
A new organization of grassroots activists who are in the forefront of the fight for Native rights was created at the Defenders of the Land Gathering
Production-Side Environmentalism: Can we produce less and consume more?
Introduction: In this important contribution to the ongoing debate over “individual” versus “social” solutions to global warming and ecological destruction, the editor of Synthesis/Regeneration directly and convincingly challenges the mainstream myth that the capitalist economy is based on “consumer sovereignty.
He poses a societal approach that is compatible with and expands on the ecosocialist perspective that Climate and Capitalism supports. We encourage readers to read it carefully and distribute it widely.
Mushkegowuk Council Bans Mining on Traditional Lands
“The government needs to recognize that First Nations have the legal and constitutional right to be consulted and now we demand that consent be part of the equation.”
Obama’s Energy Plan: New Policies, New Dangers
Obama’s victory marks a real turn in the energy and climate policy of the United States, one that will be carried out at the expense of American workers and the peoples of the world
Offsets Under Kyoto: A Dirty Deal for the South
The ‘Clean Development Mechanism’ is grossly ineffective and enormously unjust