Ecosocialist Notebook

Book Announcement: ‘Facing the Anthropocene’

"Bridging the gap between Earth System science and ecological Marxism, Ian Angus examines not only the latest scientific findings about the causes and consequences of the Anthropocene, but also the social and economic trends that underlie the crisis...

Climate Change

Greenhouse Gas Escalation, Illustrated

We don't need models or computer projections. As these graphics show, we already face a planetary emergency, and it is getting more serious every day.

Food and Farming

Cowspiracy: stampeding in the wrong direction

By focusing on veganism to the exclusion of all else, Cowspiracy implies that anyone who eats meat isn't a ‘proper’ environmentalist. This is deeply offensive and elitist, and it harms the movement we need to build.

Climate Justice

Ground zero of climate change

The coastal and island nations of the Asia-Pacific have contributed the least to global climate change, but suffer the most from climate breakdown and disaster capitalism

Video

Film: Scotland’s Landscape of Fear

Liam Young examines the causes of environmental damage in Scotland and the impact communities can have when they take control of their own resources.

Book Review

Why capitalism is addicted to oil and coal

'Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming.' A brilliant Marxist critique of capitalism and the origins of the fossil fuel economy

Movement Building

Ian Angus: COP21, the climate crisis, and ecosocialism

Interview with Climate & Capitalism editor: The environmental question is the most important problem that we face in the 21st century: If we don't recognize its centrality, our politics will be irrelevant.

Film Review

Naomi Klein’s: Capitalism versus Climate

In 'This Changes Everything,' Naomi Klein shows that industry interests are opposed to those of ordinary people, a point climate activists have had trouble communicating and been reluctant to embrace

Video

Climate change: It’s going to take a revolution

A new video by Suhail Ilyas: The growing strength of the climate movement around the world gives us great hope, but only a revolution can save the world for future generations.