Category: Environment
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100% Tariffs on China’s EVs: Is this Canada’s “Just Transition”?
The Liberal government recently imposed a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs). What‘s at stake in this move? Is this simply another attempt to cozy up to America‘s … Watch video »
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“Post Growth” – Why and How?
People against destroying our planetary home often favor “No Growth” – “steady as she goes” – or even the rhetorically catchier “DeGrowth” – “shrink baby shrink.” Their pro-growth opponents sometimes … Keep reading »
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Oil Kills: Inside the International Uprising Disrupting the Aviation Industry
Despite increasing repression, an unprecedented alliance of civil resistance groups is targeting airports on three continents to demand a binding treaty to end fossil fuels by 2030. Keep reading »
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Energy Unions in Mexico Welcome Shutdown of Key Neoliberal Institutions
The Mexican government administration has proposed a package of 20 reforms, including the dissolution of two energy sector autonomous bodies (the focus of this bulletin) from the power and hydrocarbons … Keep reading »
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Feeling the Heat: Capitalism and Global Warming
We are in real trouble. Global carbon dioxide emissions (the main cause of global warming) continue to rise, hitting a new high in 2023. Last year was also the hottest … Keep reading »
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Water, Climate, Violence
“For Fanon, then, the right to indifference, or to ignorance, does not exist.” The doctor’s task “was to rise up in revolt, become indignant, show alarm… not to dissimulate the … Keep reading »
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Climate Politics in the Age of Populist Denialism
You can have a scientifically rigorous diagnosis of climate change, together with a plethora of reasonable policies to tackle the problem, but if your program lacks a strong coalition and … Keep reading »
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New President in Mexico to Accelerate the Energy Transition
Claudia Sheinbaum’s resounding victory in Mexico’s presidential election on June 2nd, 2024, has been welcomed by two of the country’s main energy unions, UNTyPP and SME. During her campaign Sheinbaum, … Keep reading »
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Working-Class Environmentalism and Climate Justice: The Challenge of Convergence Today
On 9 July 2021, Melrose Industries announced the closure of its GKN Driveline (ex-FIAT) factory of car axles in Campi di Bisenzio, Florence, and the layoff of its workers (more … Keep reading »
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The Nuclear Energy Dilemma: Climate Savior or Existential Threat?
Nuclear power has promise and peril, posing many challenging questions for environmentalists. Keep reading »
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COP28: We Need to Challenge the Power of Fossil Fuel Capitalism
Back in May, the World Meteorological Organization reported there was a 66% likelihood of exceeding the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold in at least one year between 2023 and 2027. On … Keep reading »
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The Case for Protecting the Tongass National Forest, America’s ‘Last Climate Sanctuary’
The “lungs of North America,” the Tongass National Forest is the Earth’s largest intact temperate rainforest. Protecting it means protecting the entire planet. Keep reading »