The magnitude of Corbyn's victory today represents an irreversible seismic shift in British politics, writes Oliver Tickell. Finally the Tories face serious, principled opposition that will reveal them as the far-right ideologues they truly are. The reverberations will echo far, wide, long and deep, including to the US where the socialist Bernie Sanders is well on his way to winning the Democratic nomination.
… Victory! Corbyn's political earthquake will resound long and … Oliver Tickell | 12th September 2015 News Politics Energy War UK USA Trade Finance … an irreversible seismic shift in British politics, writes Oliver Tickell. Finally the …
Naomi Klein famously called for a 'grand coalition' of the progressive left to fight climate change and Earth-destroying capitalism, writes Alexander Reid Ross. And now it's happening, drawing together diverse strands that encompass the fight for social and racial justice, the right to work, health, clean air and fresh water, and our freedom to be alive and thrive on this our one planet.
… Alexander Reid Ross | 6th March 2015 News Politics Indigenous Peoples USA Health Energy … peril. Something must be done. But what? The political party in power in Greece is called … what one could possibly call a conventional political party: it is more of a work of …
The Apollo Programme proposed this week to make renewable energy cheaper than coal through technological advances is welcome, writes James Dyke. But the real problems are political, not technological. Unless we back the Apollo vision by challenging the power of fossil fuel companies, it can never succeed.
… for renewables cannot take off without political power James Dyke | 4th June 2015 … Energy Renewables Fossil Fuels Corporations Politics Finance Technology apollo-cut.jpg The … writes James Dyke. But the real problems are political, not technological. Unless we back …
Food and water shortages and sharp price hikes in the necessities of life are driving civil unrest and rebellion across the Middle East and North Africa, writes Nafeez Ahmed. Adding to the problem, many of the afflicted countries are of strategic importance for their oil and gas, putting them on the front line of destabilizing 'counter-terrorism' operations.
… Nafeez Ahmed | 13th May 2015 News Water Food Politics Society Oil Energy Middle East … study, ' Quantitative Assessment of Political Fragility Indices and Food Prices as … most accurate, the research found, is the 'political instability' score of the World …
There is huge untapped potential in the green economy to create millions of decent jobs, writes Jean Lambert - but only if lessons are learned from the Government's flawed, now scrapped, Green Deal. Lesson one: we desperately need a well-funded, ambitious replacement.
… jobs: the potential is there, but where's the political will? Jean Lambert MEP | 11th August 2015 Comment Green Economy Politics EU UK Energy Efficiency … ambition. In the European Parliament, some political groups struggled to connect the idea …
North America's environment campaigners face a fearsome enemy in the 'Big Club', writes Alexander Reid Ross - the nexus of fossil fuel and infrastructure corporations, government, militarized police, private security contractors, PR agencies, astroturf NGOs and quasi-judicial bodies. But the activists are winning key victories in their battle to halt the industrialization of Cascadia.
… 2015 News Oil Gas Fossil Fuels Energy Politics War USA Canada free-cascadia-cut.jpg … counterinsurgency campaign in Ukraine , geopolitical maneuvers in the South China Sea, … relations networks set up by business and political elites to further the agenda of the …
The anti-fracking movement scored a great victory when Lancashire councillors refused planning permission for two fracking wells, writes Damien Short. But dig deeper and the triumph was all the greater, as it overcame not just Cuadrilla, but a morass of pro-fracking bias and legal and scientific misrepresentation from those meant to be providing impartial advice.
… Short | 21st July 2015 News Fracking Energy Politics Human Rights Law Science … rights such as to clean water. Moreover, the politics of fracking poses significant threats to civil and political rights , freedom of assembly and …
President Obama's whistlestop Alaskan tour highlighted his unique ability to believe in two completely contradictory ideas at once, writes Timothy Clark. On the one hand, the importance of climate change and the urgency of preventing dangerous warming. On the other, the importance of the Arctic's fossil energy and the urgent need to exploit it as rapidly and completely as possible.
… Timothy Clark | 15th September 2015 News USA Politics Climate Change Energy Oil … century has become. In a stunning display of political dexterity, the President managed to … constant." This is nothing more than political doublespeak. In terms of climate …
UK politicians and officials are studiously ignoring the growing evidence that fracking is an economic and environmental disaster, writes Paul Mobbs. As the circle of 'acceptable' view spins ever smaller, industry PR is dominating a phoney debate that's increasingly remote from reality, public opinion and core democratic principles.
… Mobbs | 20th January 2015 News Fracking UK Politics Energy Finance Oil Gas … ribble-estuary-against-fracking-cut.jpg UK politicians and officials are studiously … Britain , to Australia - has not diverted the political shale gas and oil bandwagon (at …
The UK's nuclear deal with China makes no sense, writes Jeffrey Henderson - unless you factor in the simultaneous agreement to forge lucrative links between UK and Chinese financial markets. Lucrative, that is, for the City institutions whose interests the British government so assiduously represents. As for the rest of us, our task is simple: to bear the ever-growing cost.
… | 6th November 2015 News Finance UK China Politics Nuclear Energy … power stations in 2020s Britain and a curious political role created in 1571. But the fact … for the country's economic, cultural and political power. Its primacy has been …
Jeremy Corbyn is the one candidate for the Labour leadership who is serious about the environment and social justice. Only he can re-energise the Party, turn it into a political force capable of defeating neo-liberalism, and lead the progressive government that Britain so desperately needs.
… The Ecologist | 20th August 2015 Comment UK Politics Energy Climate Change … he can re-energise the Party, turn it into a political force capable of defeating … are many who have never been a member of any political party at all, who are simply left …
Hopes of strengthening Britain’s energy security are often pinned on the fossil fuel industry says Vicente López-Ibor Mayor, as exemplified by the hysteria over the claimed 'discovery' of 100 billion barrels of oil beneath Gatwick airport. But the real long-term solution lies with abundant and ever cheaper decentralised renewables.
… ever cheaper decentralised renewables. A geo-politically volatile energy world can make oil … conflict, the widespread use of energy as a political tool, OPEC's control of oil … in cleaner renewable energies and a major political shift away from fossil fuels. Sure …
Just when the UK's government might want to be boosting its green credentials it has chosen to do the precise opposite, writes Steffen Böhm: giving tax breaks and subsidies to oil and gas, while attacking renewables and energy efficiency. We must unite to oppose these destructive and short-sighted policies
… Comment UK Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Renewables Politics Transport north-sea-oil-rig-cut.jpg … when climate change should be on top of the political agenda these policy U-turns are, at … measures accordingly). What's missing is political leadership. While - back in 2010 - …
With COP21 out of the way there is absolutely no time to lose, Greenpeace director Kumi Naidoo told Pavlos Georgiadis: 'Because by tomorrow, there might be no tomorrow.' We need substantial, structural, systemic change - and this change can only be led by the youth, who are not infected by the political pollution of the past. And whose future is it anyway?
… led by the youth, who are not infected by the political pollution of the past. And whose … the need to address climate change. But our political leaders have been in denial about … from now on that really matters." "Our political and business leaders must realise …
There are two rules about the end costs of nuclear power, writes Ian Fairlie. It's far more than you ever knew. And whatever sum of money was ever set aside, it's nowhere near enough. Germany understands this. That's why it refused to let E.ON spin off its nuclear liabilities into a hands-off company. But the UK, it seems, has lost the ability to learn from its nuclear mistakes.
… power's endgame is both financially and politically very serious - a matter on which … depends on how long it takes to devise a politically acceptable, realistic, robust, … lack of viable method constitutes a serious political and technological problem in all …
The government appears as determined as ever to push ahead with fracking as a central plank of its energy policy, writes Richard Heasman - ignoring growing evidence of health and environmental harm. But with the economics of fracking undermined by heavy energy price falls, the UK industry may never get off the ground.
… January 2015 News Fracking UK Energy Oil Gas Politics balcombe_anti_frack_protest-cut.jpg … boom on America's recent 'shale revolution'. Political instability in Eastern Europe has … disclosures that police have been monitoring political activities at campuses around the …
Another week, another renewable energy cut. This time George Osborne is swinging the axe at tax breaks for community renewable energy schemes, writes Aisha Gani - even though previous cuts have already made 90% of projects unviable.
… October 2015 News Energy Renewables Finance Politics UK osborne-cameron-cut.jpg Another … at least £750,000 in investment. A purely political choice Barbara Stoll, a Greenpeace … free. She accused the government of making a "political choice, not an economic necessity" . …
The government's policies on climate, energy and industry are not merely stupid, writes Alan Simpson. The repeated cuts to renewables and energy efficiency, combined with limitless largesse to fossil fuels, has reached the point of insanity in the face of the UK's legal obligations and the growing climate crisis. Only we, the people, can end the madness.
… Change Energy Renewables Fossil Fuels UK Politics Law COP21 prometheus-cut.jpg The … wave of support that was looking for a new politics. This is what Britain should be taking to the Paris Summit - a politics looking for new answers to old …
While other countries apply themselves to environmental challenges from climate change to nature protection, Russia - with its massive wealth of nature and natural resources - is stubbornly refusing to take part, writes Lucy E J Woods. And as the economy declines, the pressure is on: to ignore environmental regulations, and clamp down on environmental defenders.
… Change Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Nuclear Law Politics Natural World linevo-russia-cut.jpg … Russia and devoted activist. "This is political, this is the attempt of the … for policy to mirror science. "It is very political" , says Alexey Mikheev, scientific …
David Cameron is gunning for a strong climate agreement in Paris this December, writes Dr Doug Parr. Meanwhile his government is doing all it can to undermine renewable energy and energy efficiency in the UK, and lock us into a high carbon, fossil-fuelled future. Can he really have it both ways?
… 2015 Comment Climate Change Energy Renewables Politics UK Transport cameron-wef-cut.jpg … But then, in times of budget difficulty, politics is a tough business. So not helpful … In neither case was there compelling political pressure to make changes in the way …
As Lancashire planners come out in support of the UK's first fracking well, Jojo Mehta has something to celebrate: the resounding success of the 'What does FRACKING mean?' leaflets she crowd funded for in April. So far 80,000 have gone out to campaigners and volunteers all over the UK, and requests for more are piling up.
… in mind. I included quotes from the major UK political parties on fracking, ranging from an … Bypassing the mainstream media - just like political parties do at elections The feedback … that there would be many people whose only political information would be received that …
Germany's 'Energiewende' has made the country a global renewable energy powerhouse. So why have its carbon emissions gone up? Not because of nuclear closures, writes Melanie Mattauch, but because powerful fossil fuel companies have blocked effective climate action. Now the fight is on as public calls to keep the coal in the ground get too loud to ignore.
… Protest Climate Change Carbon Trading Politics 350-coal-digger-germany-cut.jpg … big coal players are resisting with all their political might. The proposal comes from … cooperatives. It benefits from its close political ties and its historically strong …
Obama has delighted climate campaigners with this 'clean Power Plan' that will force states to make deep cut in carbon emissions from power stations, writes Dan Roberts. But not everyone is happy, and legal challenges loom.
… July 2015 News Climate Change USA Emissions Politics Energy Coal obama-cut.jpg Obama has … that has previously proven toxic for his political strategists . White House officials … pollution control legislation to circumvent political opposition with executive actions …
The government's decision to cut support for domestic solar by 64% reflects antiquated thinking, writes Doug Parr. Just as the rest of Europe is shifting to ever-cheaper renewable, low carbon, decentralised, participatory, employment generating energy systems, the UK is stuck in a the dirty past of nuclear and fossil fuels.
… | 17th December 2015 Comment Energy Politics UK Renewables Solar Nuclear Fossil … though ownership, and the social and political dimensions of the different … to the Fukushima disaster illustrates why political mandates for energy change are very …