The world has less than a decade to reach 'net zero' emissions - and even then warming could continue
Carbon Budget Shrinking
Reading Matters
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November 2023
Six important new books. Ultra-processed food. Climate History. Sanitation crisis. Nuclear cleanup. Venezuela’s communes. Basic Income.
Global Heating
The warmest September on record, by a large margin
Unprecedented temperatures mean 2023 is on track to be the warmest year since records began
Agriculture
Could small farmers feed the world?
The claim that small farms produce 70% of all food is a myth ... but in a different social order they might produce more than that
Metabolic Rifts
More on the Insect Apocalypse
New research shows insect decline poses major threat to important tropical crops
Disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop losses over 30 years
Disaster events increase in frequency, intensity and complexity, and impacts worsen worldwide
Greenwashed Agriculture
How not to feed a hungry planet
India's fertilizer-intensive 'Green Revolution' is a warning, not a blueprint
Social Murder
Above 1.5°C, heat and humidity can be deadly for billions
New research shows human tolerance for global heating is lower than previously thought
Ecosocialist Debate
Is degrowth against workers’ interests?
Critics say working people will never support degrowth. They don't understand workers or degrowth.
Biodiversity Crisis
Worldwide, 41% of amphibians are threatened with extinction
Climate change, disease and habitat destruction are major factors in population decline
Read!
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, October 2023
New books for reds and greens. Cuba’s degrowth; Viruses; Bluefin tuna; Small farm solutions; Capitalism and slavery and poverty
Greenwash
Carbon offsets don’t work, and that’s not news
It's been clear from the beginning that the market for 'emissions offsets' is based on lies.
Capitalism Fouls Things Up
Waterborne poison from metal mines affects over 23 million people
Huge areas contaminated by lead, zinc, copper, arsenic and other toxic wastes
Debate
Degrowth and ecosocialism – a reply
The critical issue is not today's elections, but preparing for tomorrow's mass movements
A World In Crisis
The Earth System has passed six of nine planetary boundaries
Dwindling resilience brings the planet ever closer to catastrophic tipping points
Debate
Would degrowth socialism mean forced austerity?
Socialism means qualitatively better lives, not bigger piles of the same stuff capitalism makes
Deadly Plans
Planet Wreckers: Just 20 countries risk locking in global climate chaos
To prevent catastrophe, these countries must stop new extraction projects now
WMO Bulletin
Record heatwaves are worsening air quality, harming human health
Climate change and air pollution cannot be treated separately
Post-growth action needed
‘There is nothing green about economic growth in high-income countries’
Lancet study finds 'green growth' policies fall far short of what's needed to prevent dangerous change
Reading Matters
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, September 2023
Water, farming, nuclear tests, copper mining, new biology, and sugar. Six books to help understand and change the world