Australian anti-fracking activist calls for 'movement of movements' around concrete demands in November 29 People’s Climate Marches
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Harry Magdoff on the environment capitalism makes
Before the word 'ecosocialism' existed, the co-editor of Monthly Review was discussing ecosocialist ideas.
In Paris, just say ‘no’ to COP21
Climate negotiations resume soon in Paris. John Foran argues that the best outcome of COP21 may be no agreement at all.
Anthropocene heat, part 2: Four degrees of devastation
If greenhouse gas emissions aren't stopped soon, unprecedented and deadly heat waves will become the new normal in most of the world.
When did the Anthropocene begin, and why does it matter?
"Socialists cannot ignore a change of this magnitude, or treat it as just one aspect of our program. In our time, understanding and responding to the Anthropocene must be at the top of the socialist agenda."
Naomi Klein: Capitalism and the Climate
Video: The author of 'This Changes Everything' speaking at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney, Australia, September 5, 2015
Greenhouse gas emission promises don’t even come close
Under the latest greenhouse gas emission targets, it will be impossible to keep warming under 2°. The worst offenders include Australia, Canada, Japan, and Russia.
Anthropocene heat, part 1: The new (deadly) normal
A temperature increase of less than one degree has already disrupted the global climate system, and this is only the beginning. Will the Anthropocene bring a totally new climate regime?
Ecosocialist bookshelf, September 2015
Six new books for greens and lefts: Gender equality and sustainable development; Diet of austerity; Disaster profiteers; Climate change and poverty; Ecological economics for Anthropocene; The 1% and the rest of us
‘Buen vivir’ and the dilemmas of the Latin American left
Atilio Boron: "What has emerged in Latin American politics is more than a debate over development, growth or the environment; it is a profound controversy over the course of civilization itself."