Blistering heat harms human health, has dangerous social and economic consequences
Climate in Crisis
'Golden Spike'
Scientists choose site to mark the start of the Anthropocene
Tiny Crawford Lake, near Toronto, holds a detailed record of radical global change
Ecosocialist Debate
The ‘eco’ in ecosocialism must mean climate, or we are lost
Jonathan Neale argues for serious changes in ecosocialist activity and policies
Heat crisis
Why are so many climate records breaking at once?
El Nino's impact on oceans is combining with greenhouse gas emissions to drive up global temperatures
Ecosocialist Debate
Saito, Marx and the Anthropocene: A Critique
Did Marx in his last years reject historical materialism and his previous analysis of capitalist development?
Metabolic rift
Monocrop farming doubles flood areas in South American plains
Water cycle disrupted as massive soy and corn plantations replace small farms and native vegetation
Reading that matters
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2023
Wildfires, deadly heat, climate strategy, sensing the world, anti-science, mining resistance. Six important new books for reds and greens
In memoriam
Hugo Blanco, peasant leader and ecosocialist, 1934-2023
Continue his legacy of indigenous solidarity, ecosocialism and focused revolutionary struggle!
Ecosocialist Debate
Critical comments on Kohei Saito’s view of ‘degrowth communism’
Schwartzman: It is essential to distinguish good growth from bad growth
Ecosocialist Debate
Degrowth communism: Marx’s last breakthrough
Kohei Saito argues that Marx saw reduced ecological footprint as vital for building socialism
Book Review
Ecomodernist reforms or revolutionary ecosocialism?
Despite its title, 'Climate Change as Class War' fails to confront the reality of capitalist ecocide
Read!
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, June 2023
From peasant farms to world history to cities in crisis, six important new books for greens and reds
Climate Crisis
Latest data reveals ‘unprecedented’ increase in global warming
Update to IPCC report shows record jump in emissions and temperatures
Biodiversity Crisis
Industrial farming has killed billions of birds
Scientists: Saving birds requires rapid transformative change, especially agricultural reform
PFAS
Coverup: Industry hid dangers of ‘forever chemicals’
Secret documents show 3M and Dupont suppressed knowledge of PFAS toxicity
Research
The ‘net zero’ hoax: Chevron’s fraudulent climate plan exposed
Most 'offsets' are worthless; 90% of emissions aren't included.
Book Review
Ecological ruin or ecological revolution?
'Capitalism in the Anthropocene' provides essential knowledge and insight for today's ecosocialist movements
WMO REPORT
Global heat will hit new records in next five years
WMO says global temperature will surge 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2027
Global warming and overfishing
Has the ocean heat bomb been ignited?
For the first time, sea surface temperatures that have always receded from annual peaks are staying high
Book Review
Capital’s long war to dispossess the poor
Capitalism's wealth and power rests on centuries of expropriation, colonialism and slavery