Ian Angus's Blog, page 15

If capitalism is ‘natural,’ why was so much force used to build it?

How peasants fought to protect common land and resisted wage labor

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Fossil fuel air pollution causes 20% of all deaths

Fossil fuel pollution kills more people each year than HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria combined

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Greenhouse Gas concentrations hit record high. Again.

The last time the Earth experienced CO2 levels this high was 3-5 million years ago

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The scariest climate graph of all

The actions we take now will determine Earth's climate for 5,000 generations

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Promised emission cuts are ‘severely off track’

National plans propose baby steps, when bold strides are needed

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Hijacking food policies to feed agribusiness

In Africa, 'green revolution' policies are enriching food giants, while increasing hunger and squeezing out small farmers

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Amazon deforestation: A time bomb for new pandemics

Environmental destruction strengthens existing diseases and exposes humans to new pathogens

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1.5°C global heating likely to be locked in by 2030

The world has less than a decade to reach 'net zero' emissions - and even then warming could continue

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Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November 2023

Six important new books. Ultra-processed food. Climate History. Sanitation crisis. Nuclear cleanup. Venezuela’s communes. Basic Income.

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Taking a Break

Climate & Capitalism will return early in November

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