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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.
Believing in scarcity leaves us poorer
In a time of food insecurity and climate catastrophe, we mustn’t be tempted by apocalyptic Malthusian prophecies.
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The AI that solved climate change
The Prime Minister thought he had found the key to world survival – or was he just a middle-aged man…
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António Guterres: “It’s time to mobilise the world’s resources for Africa’s renewables revolution”
At the Africa Climate Summit, 54 nations called for the developed world to meet its $100bn-a-year climate pledge.
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The grim consequences of Sunak’s green scepticism
The UK’s progress towards a renewable future has been derailed.
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Global heating and the future of work
As summer draws to a close, businesses need to consider mitigation strategies for a future in which heatwaves are more…
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Fifteen-minute cities are a working-class nightmare
A car-free lifestyle is only possible for those whose profession and income permit it.
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Anarchy unbound: the new scramble for Africa
Caught between climate change, migration and social upheaval, Niger and the Sahel are the crucible of Western failure.
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We need to talk about China
The Asian powerhouse is often used as an excuse for inaction on net zero. Meanwhile, their push to renewables dwarfs…
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Brits don’t believe Rishi Sunak is serious about fighting climate change
The Prime Minister is out of step with the four in five people who say they are personally concerned about…
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George Monbiot: how I escape climate despair
The climate crisis is terrifying. But kayaking off the coast of Britain, I still find joy.
Labour must not be the party of middle-class environmentalism
The same liberal voices that led us astray on Brexit are doing the same on the climate crisis.
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Carla Denyer: “Under proportional representation, Labour might split in two”
The co-leader of the Green Party on electoral success, climate spending and voting reform.
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North Sea licences tell big oil we’re not serious about net zero
The former Conservative minister, and chair of the Climate Change Committee, on why new oil and gas exploration is “unworthy”…
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Longtermism poses a real threat to humanity
William MacAskill’s utopian visions may end in violent upheaval.
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How to solve the UK’s heat pump problem
Britain has the lowest heat pump installation rate in Europe.
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Is nuclear power the key to reaching net zero?
Despite recent breakthroughs in nuclear fusion, renewables remain the most important technology for reaching net zero.
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Rishi Sunak’s anti-green turn won’t save him
The Prime Minister’s new climate stance will alienate more voters than it attracts.
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Abandoning net zero would be a historic mistake
The Uxbridge by-election has triggered a debate on decarbonisation, but the only question should be how we move faster.
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Dead birds falling from the sky is a bad omen for humanity
A new variant of avian flu derived from intensive poultry farming is decimating British wildlife.
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