Energy

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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents new books on oil, empire, the science of death, fungal health threats, degrowth and socialist strategy.

Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss recent developments in the climate movement and talk to Green Left journalist and socialist activist Peter Boyle about imagining a green future.

Newcastle and the Hunter region in New South Wales are the focus of the Monumental Imaginaries exhibition. Cathy Peters reviews the works of artists commenting on the magnitude of the transformation required for a rapid energy transition.

Braden Smith, Greens candidate for Currumbin in the Queensland election, believes the challenges to transition away from a reliance on mining and energy are huge, but not insurmountable. Susan Price reports.

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

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.

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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.

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Capitalism cannot achieve the economic, political and scientific planning and cooperation needed on the scale required to address the climate crisis, argues Barry Sheppard.

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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.

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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.