Ian Angus's Blog, page 18

Forest carbon offsets, supposedly worth billions, have no climate benefit

REDD projects combine false emission claims, worthless credits and human rights abuses

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Blowing up pipelines won’t save the planet

Sabotage may be exciting and personally satisfying ... but it can't defeat capital's colossal power

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British anticapitalist group calls for broad ecosocialist movement

Appeal proposes conference to discuss strategy and turn theory into action

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Counter-offensive: Fossil fuel giants boost global production

After a brief pause, Big Oil has resumed heavy spending on new wells and infrastructure

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July temperatures break multiple global records

June was the hottest month on record ... until July

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Ecosocialist Bookshelf: August 2023

New books for reds and greens. Exporting emissions; How weather works; Saving the birds; Bottled water; Cell science; Phosphorous in life and death

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What’s driving Europe’s record-busting heatwave?

Blistering heat harms human health, has dangerous social and economic consequences

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Scientists choose site to mark the start of the Anthropocene

Tiny Crawford Lake, near Toronto, holds a detailed record of radical global change

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The ‘eco’ in ecosocialism must mean climate, or we are lost

Jonathan Neale argues for serious changes in ecosocialist activity and policies

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Why are so many climate records breaking at once?

El Nino's impact on oceans is combining with greenhouse gas emissions to drive up global temperatures

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