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climate change
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Is economic growth ecologically sustainable?
By Conor Payne The climate and ecological crisis is an existential threat that’s only becoming more severe –…
Europe’s scorching heatwave – capitalist climate crisis intensifies
By Jake O’Brien “This heatwave is a dress rehearsal… they are getting more frequent, stronger and lasting longer.…
Data Centres: Why Ireland is being sold to Big Tech
By Aaron Ó Sceacháin The 130 data centres currently operating in Ireland guzzle obscene amounts of electricity. In…
El Niño adds fuel to the fire of climate catastrophe
By Isidora Durán Not a year goes by without climate scientists predicting record-breaking summer temperatures, and 2026 is…
“We Can’t Eat Money” – Indigenous resistance and capitalist disregard at COP30
By Lenn Viken As the category five man-made hurricane Melissa swept the shores and lands of Jamaica in…
Britain: New Green Party leader Zack Polanski energises party with left shift
By Varun The Green Party of England and Wales has been energised by a new leader, Zack Polanski.…
Fighting green imperialism and the threat of fossil fascism
By Philipp C, member of the PRMI in Austria While the world is burning, the rulers of this…
Lough Neagh: A Case Study in How Capitalism Kills the Environment
By Oisín Hill Lough Neagh, Ireland’s largest body of freshwater, and the source of 40% of the North’s…
Oxfam Report: Richest 1% produce more carbon emissions than poorest 66%
By Jonathan Diebold From luxury yachts and private jets, to trips to space that can release 2-300 tonnes…
Big Oil profits soar as planet burns: we need socialist climate action!
In 2022, we were witness to weather extremes across the globe, yet fossil fuel companies raked in their highest profits on record. Shell alone posted a record £32bn. Despite promises at COP26, alongside Biden's "Inflation Reduction Act" & the EU's "Green Industrial Strategy", the levels of CO2 pumped into the atmosphere are predicted to increase over the next 10 years. Lucy Marron explores an alternative socialist plan to combat the climate killing capitalist system.