It is not enough to “punish Labor” in coming elections. The real challenge is to build a political alternative that will act for the majority, not slavishly serve the billionaire class, argue Sue Bull, Jacob Andrewartha and Sam Wainwright.
Energy
The latest statistics show that almost all the gains made from reaching an average of 40% renewable energy in electricity generation have been cancelled out by rising greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from transport. Peter Boyle reports.
How might we develop a socialist approach to technologies, in the face of the threat of rapid, potentially uncontrollable, climate change? Simon Pirani offers his contribution.
The WA Environmental Protection Authority has recommended that Woodside’s proposed Browse Basin expansion would be “unacceptable”. Maz Misiewicz reports.
Climate activists describe Whitehaven as Australia’s “worst” coal company: it has plans for six new, or expanded, coal projects in the coming year, many of which have already been given their approvals. Coral Wynter reports.
Capitalism cannot achieve the economic, political and scientific planning and cooperation needed on the scale required to address the climate crisis, argues Barry Sheppard.
Mark Baugher provides an overview of the challenges in charting a roadmap towards ecosocialism ahead of the Global Ecosocialist Network and marxmail.world on-line forum on September 10. which features Rehad Desai, Howie Hawkins, Simon Pirani and Sabrina Fernandez.
From Earth’s history to global heating, water crises and socialist strategy — Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents eight new books for radical readers.
Renfrey Clarke writes that some of Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plan “facts” are comedic — in a very dark kind of way. But the Coalition’s endorsement of nuclear will have a deadening effect on investment in renewables.
The big four banks are pretending to be good climate citizens while they continue to fund fossil fuel projects, including via back door means. Alex Bainbridge reports.
The southwest monsoon, exacerbated by super typhoon Carina (Gaemi) has caused widespread flooding and devastation in the Philippines and Taiwan, killing 25 people and causing mass displacement, reports Susan Price.
The day after scientists marked the hottest day on record, Labor's federal resources minister Madeleine King announced new gas exploration permits for fossil fuel giants. Pip Hinman reports.
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