Why the Tories are rowing back on net zero
The unpopularity of Ulez in Uxbridge has spooked the government into focusing on “proportionate” responses to climate change.
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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.
Dog days and shadows of loss
Summer is precious and fleeting. But so, I reflect as I watch the dog I’ve loved for 15 years, is…
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It’s time for local politicians to show climate leadership
Where national parties are failing, mayors, councillors and devolved parliaments must step up.
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Labour is an ultra-low ambition zone
The politics of “carbon guilt” will never resonate with working people.
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Does the world need green growth or degrowth?
We’re already in a period of prolonged stagnation. It’s time to accept new economic – and ecological – realities.
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The Tories just want to watch the world burn
Rishi Sunak is putting the Conservatives’ narrow partisan interests ahead of the common good on climate change.
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Would there still have been global warming under socialism?
Market failure certainly delays aggressive climate action, but even had the whole world in the 20th century been socialist, the…
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Labour’s reckoning over Ulez
Brexit may have been resolved, but the conditions for populism have not.
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Who in Labour gets climate and nature?
To achieve Keir Starmer’s mission for sustained economic growth, the party must put nature at its core.
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A world on fire
The climate crisis is an existential threat. Yet as catastrophe looms, politicians remain inert.
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Summer at the end of the world
The world is close to collapse. But can our love of summer save it?
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Why climate despair is a luxury
Those facing flood and fire can’t afford to lose hope. Neither should we.
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It’s hard to be a “tree-hugger”, but progressive politicians must try
The EU’s Nature Restoration Law could signal the start of a new backlash against environment policy, not the end.
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Public ownership of water is the only realistic option
Profit-hungry companies will never share the costs of adapting to climate change fairly.
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Approving Rosebank would sink Sunak’s green credentials
Criticism of the government’s approach to climate change is growing.
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Even in a bear market, thematic investing can be a green catalyst
Innovative funds are helping sustainable supply chains and systems thrive.
Meet the workers that maintain the UK’s solar power
Ambitious plans to grow the UK’s solar capacity means more jobs in the sector.
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Just stop the need for Just Stop Oil, says climate adviser
A scathing report from the independent Climate Change Committee has condemned government’s slow progress.
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Revealed: how the Cabinet Office sold Cop26 to corporate sponsors
Government contracts expose the corporate capture of an event that now welcomes oil companies and dictators.
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A circular economy isn’t enough – we also need to consume less
Why the Swedish concept of “lagom” could prove key to tackling emissions excess.
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