Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents five new books on capitalism and the climate crisis, restoring forests, waters in revolt and a dangerous billionaire.
Climate crisis
While electric cars are often touted as the future of transport and a crucial part of the effort to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions, in reality they are not a meaningful solution, argues Ben Radford.
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has described rich countries’ plans to expand fossil fuels as a “death sentence” for his country. Zara Lomas looks at Pacific Island states’ push for a international treaty to phase out fossil fuels.
Discussing why the United States has delivered Donald Trump a second term, Sam Wainwright argues there is a huge disconnection and alienation from mainstream politics and that a qualitatively different kind is needed. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Rising Tide said the People’s Blockade of the coal port in Muloobinba/Newcastle will go ahead, despite the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the NSW Police. Isaac Nellist reports.
To address the climate crisis, society needs to be radically restructured around the needs of people and ecology, not profits, argues Isaac Nellist.
Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss NSW Police’s attempt to block the Rising Tide People’s Blockade of the world’s largest coal port and talk to Green Left journalist Alex Bainbridge about the Queensland election results.
Thousands of people from around the country supported a national day of action to save native forests, organised by the the Bob Brown Foundation. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Climate and civil rights activists protested outside the NSW Supreme Court against NSW Police’s attempt to block the Rising Tide People’s Blockade of the world’s largest coal port, reports Isaac Nellist.
Bronwyn Vost, who is active in the Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends, told Pip Hinman why she decided to try and stop Forestry NSW from logging forest on Biripi Country, risking arrest and a large fine.
Vandana Shiva and her feminist colleague Maria Mies issued the Leipzig Appeal in 1996 to say, “No to GMOs and No to Patents on Seed”. The call echoes in Shiva’s new book, writes Niko Leka.
Australia, Britain and Canada are responsible for 60% of Commonwealth emissions, while representing just 6% of Commonwealth countries’ populations. Pip Hinman reports.
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