A new age of climate migration
In Nomad Century, Gaia Vince argues we must prepare now for environmental migration on an unprecedented scale.
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New Thinking.
The vast majority of scientists agree that human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases, are now the main driving force behind climate change, which is raising global temperatures and affecting weather patterns. Here you can find the New Statesman’s expert coverage on climate change as well as our analysis on activism, climate justice and the overall crisis.
In Nomad Century, Gaia Vince argues we must prepare now for environmental migration on an unprecedented scale.
ByAdam McKay, Mary Robinson, Vanessa Nakate and others share their solutions.
ByRishi Sunak is missing an opportunity to show he means business on the climate.
ByThe Cop26 president will still negotiate on the government’s behalf, despite the gap between its policies and promises on climate.
ByThe Public Accounts Committee has called for a new approach to tackling poor air quality.
ByPolicymakers need to keep their eye on the goal of decarbonising energy systems.
ByEmissions must fall 3.4 per cent year-on-year by to keep global warming to a “safe” level.
ByLiz Truss’s vow to kick-start fracking in the UK could imperil the Conservatives’ chances at the next election.
ByThe influential essayist and moss scientist on what nature can teach us about survival.
ByThe UK has a special responsibility to lead on the climate crisis. But it prefers to deny, delay and distract.
ByThe youth movement Fridays for Future has grown into an international force for change. Here, seven activists share their views…
ByThe Booker winner’s novels tend to imagine bleaker futures. Why not create something more optimistic?
ByThe Indian novelist reflects on the impact of colonialism on the natural world, and looks to the young for more…
ByCities must demand an end to fossil fuel exploration, investment and subsidies.
ByYoung workers at the National Grid are playing an important role in the transition to a low carbon economy.
ByThe world’s leading voice for climate action and its most original singer-songwriter discuss greenwashing, fame, Cop27, music and the matriarchy.
BySafe protest stunts raise the profile of the climate crisis and ask us to think about the bigger picture.
ByThe war is devastating the country and impeding climate action, says Ukraine’s ex-deputy environment minister.
ByIt’s not just Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion who are opposed to aggressive deregulation and growth at any cost.
ByScepticism about shale gas extraction is based on true, conservative beliefs.
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