The Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales argues that capitalism is ecologically unsustainable and that Venezuela’s green policies should be applauded. by Derek Wall “One car each? Our planet won’t stand that – that...
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Politicians and Scientists at the IPCC
by Ian Angus Information emerging from last week’s meeting of IPCC Working Group II tends to confirm my argument in The IPCC and the Conservatism of Consensus. This time, representatives of several governments opposed to doing anything about...
IPCC Releases Report on Climate Change Impact
Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change today issued a Summary for Policy Makers based on its forthcoming report, Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. It’s been widely reported that Russia, China and...
The IPCC and the Conservatism of Consensus
By Ian Angus Climate change deniers frequently argue that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change represents extreme voices with a vested interested in overstating the problem of global warming. A recent National Post editorial said the IPCC...
Contraction and Convergence: An Exchange
We published Roy Wilkes’ article Is ‘Contraction and Convergence’ the Answer to Climate Change? on March 30. Here’s a reply from Aubrey Meyer, the original developer of the Contraction and Convergence model, and a response from Roy...
Joel Kovel Speaks in Toronto
TORONTO, MARCH 4, 2007: Joel Kovel, author of The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World? and co-author of “The Ecosocialist Manifesto,” spoke in Toronto last night. A recording of Joel Kovel’s talk is posted online...
IPCC's Latest Conclusions on Climate Change Impact Start to Leak Out
by Richard Ingham Climate change will inflict steadily rising costs that could become astronomical if greenhouse gas emissions rise unabated and countries delay preparations for the likely impacts, UN experts will say next week. Their vast report...
Marx’s Concept of Social Metabolism and Ecosocialist Responses to Climate Change
by Daniel Tanuro A speech presented at the “Ecosocialism or Barbarism” conference in London, December 2, 2006. Daniel Tanuro is the ecological correspondent of La Gauche, the newspaper of the Belgian Socialist Workers Party. Video of this talk and...
How High Will the Waters Rise? Part Two
by Ian Angus The IPCC’s estimates are not the worst case scenario. Far from it. In a previous article, I noted that attempts to compare the IPCC’s forecast of rising ocean levels with those offered by Al Gore in The Inconvenient Truth involved...
The Sheep Albedo Effect
Don’t let those IPCC charlatans fool you. Now we know what really causes global warming. (Even climate scientists celebrate April 1.) Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to...