A Marxist response to “A New Green Deal,” published by the UK-based New Economics Foundation in July. Sean Thompson is active in Green Left, an ecosocialist, anti-capitalist current within the Green Party of England and Wales Share:Click...
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Canadian academics call for carbon tax
Belief in the free market fairy is alive and well in Canada’s universities Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link...
Keeping Our Cool
Andrew Weaver. KEEPING OUR COOL: CANADA IN A WARMING WORLD. Viking Canada, Toronto, 2008. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to...
Climate Change — The Case For Public Ownership
Only when we have control of the gears, pedals and steering wheels of the economy will we have any real chance to steer away from the brink of a climate catastrophe Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit...
Canadian election won't slow tar sands growth
No matter which party wins the Canadian election, the tar sands will continue to expand for decades, and so will emissions Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter...
Six Arguments Against Carbon Trading
In Canada, all five mainstream political parties are promoting some form of “cap and trade” system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their plans differ in timing and scope — but the real problem is that carbon trading won’t do the job, and...
Cuba at UN: "The very existence of the human species is at risk"
Speech by José Ramón Machado Ventura, First Vice-President of Cuba’s Council of State and Ministers, to the general debate of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, September 24, 2008 Share:Click to share on...
Emissions rising much faster than IPCC forecasts
“We should be worried, really worried” Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new...
Australian Socialists Propose Climate Action Plan
Australia’s Socialist Alliance urges a 10-Point Plan to to cut atmospheric CO2 Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a...
Michael Löwy on Ecosocialism and the Fight to Stop Climate Change
Michael Löwy, Research Director in Sociology at the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) in Paris, is a member of the coordinating committee of the Ecosocialist International Network. He was interviewed by Foad Rad for the Swedish journal...