Inequality

Capitalism and climate crisis in India Global warming is upsetting the monsoon, making droughts more likely, and changing the lives of hundreds of millions of Indians. Read more theecologist.org

"Inequalities continue to intensify, in India and worldwide. In India, 1 per cent of the population reportedly owns 58 per cent of the country’s wealth. Covid-19 hasn’t changed things: the recent rise in stock market valuations in the United States, and anecdotal evidence of consumption patterns in China suggest that the rich are yet again managing to pass on the burdens of an economic crisis on working people everywhere.  Therefore, as well as engaging with, and reducing emissions from intermediate systems such as electricity, transport, buildings, and agriculture, we simply cannot address global warming satisfactorily unless these structural core issues that connect with justice and equity are given primacy and tackled head on." 

Fossil Fuels

BHP: don't believe its hype Meet the mining giant that talks big on responsibility, but has a long way to go to meet its own hype. Read more theecologist.org

North Sea workers ready to switch to renewables Workers are ready to move away from fossil fuel production as long as they can work and their families don't suffer, a new survey has found. The survey blasts a hole in the argument by trade union leaders that every last drop of oil must be... Read more theecologist.org

Resilience

Coming back to life in Tharaka, Kenya This is usually a busy time for us here in Tharaka. In a normal year we would be together, working communally on our farmsteads to ensure a good harvest. But the normal rhythms of life are not possible now. The coronavirus means we can no longer... Read more theecologist.org

Economics

Rethinking globalisation for a sustainable recovery Economic recovery from Covid-19 is underway within individual countries and globally, with governments injecting trillions to rescue businesses and workers. The pandemic has sunk the global economy into a sudden and protracted recession, 55... Read more theecologist.org

We must radically rethink how we live and work Welsh Manifesto for the Future calls for shorter working week and basic income to help people and planet thrive. Read more theecologist.org

Environmental Justice

Louisiana's struggle against Covid-19 Air pollution in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' linked to high Covid-19 death rates. Read more theecologist.org

Indian conservation 'puts communities in peril' Biodiversity around the world is decreasing at an alarming rate. We are currently facing a ' sixth mass extinction' and governments and international bodies are planning to take action. The UN, for example, declared 2020 as the ' super year for... Read more theecologist.org

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Farming

Help grow May Project Gardens 'Together we have explored eco-materials, danced gravel into the ground and worked out how to build a classroom that will support nature and not further destroy it.' Read more theecologist.org

Loch stock and salmon I've always loved the sea: it's the backdrop to some of my happiest childhood memories, it's the reason I studied marine biology at university and it's why I learned to freedive as an adult. I've swum with sharks, dolphin, turtles, sea-lions and... Read more theecologist.org

Climate

Brave new arctic At this time of year, in Russia's far north Laptev Sea, the sun hovers near the horizon during the day. It generates little warmth as the region heads towards months of polar night. By late September or early October, the sea's shallow waters... Read more theecologist.org

A year to COP It is a year until the make-or-break talks of COP26 in Glasgow, and making the shift to net zero has never been more urgent. As hosts of the next set of climate talks, the UK has a responsibility to make swift progress. Read more theecologist.org

Technology

Hacking the earth? Geo-engineering 'turns hearts and minds away from the cause of the climate crisis and inevitably dilutes the urgency with which it must be addressed'. Read more theecologist.org

Health

Designing environmentally responsible healthcare The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill must pave the way for designing new drugs that are less harmful to the environment, supported by a circular economy. Read more theecologist.org

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