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Why a commitment to justice is not an optional extra in tackling the climate crisis
If rich countries and elites do not recognise and compensate for their historic emissions, their poorer counterparts may justifiably refuse…
ByNew Times,
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.
If rich countries and elites do not recognise and compensate for their historic emissions, their poorer counterparts may justifiably refuse…
ByThe Indian city, which is the world’s most polluted capital, is facing even more dangerous levels of air pollution.
ByThe West’s broken promises to developing countries have hindered global action on climate change.
ByThere is still too much misinformation and greenwash surrounding claims of climate action.
ByOur guest diarist reflects on exhaustion and the path ahead.
ByArtists are joining with campaigners to demand an end to greenwashing.
ByWhy a Good State is not enough to compensate for Bad Capitalists: a response to Adam Tooze and Andreas Malm.
ByHow much energy leaders used in travelling to and from Cop26 is more than an issue of simple political hypocrisy.
ByIn calling for wide-reaching climate justice, protesters risk fuelling division – but their inclusiveness is inspirational.
ByThe promised amount of climate finance from developed countries is a drop in the ocean compared with the scale of…
ByTemperature modelling based solely on policies shows the world is set to warm by 2.7°C.
ByOn the streets of Glasgow, the climate and social justice agendas have merged. The official negotiations must now do likewise.
ByTogether with UK climate envoy John Murton, the father of the Paris Agreement is quietly optimistic.
ByHow will the world adapt to mass migration caused by climate change?
Until the world agrees how to define a “climate migrant”, legislation to protect them will lag behind the reality of…
ByOur diarist on inspiring young people and holding leaders to account.
ByOur guest diarist considers which nations have been stepping up to these negotiations.
ByOur guest diarist arrives for his tenth set of Cop negotiations.
ByPledges need to be backed by legally binding actions.
ByWe need to stop talking about heat pumps and carbon budgets and start talking about capitalism, wealth and power.
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