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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationA green paradox: Deforesting the Amazon for wind energy in the Global NorthA shift to wind energy is leaving a trail of destruction in Ecuador, with a brutal impact on Indigenous communities...
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghanistan’s looming financial collapse is little worry for the TalibanTwo key factors will ensure that the Kabul regime is here to stay – no matter how dire it gets for civilians
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Published in: Home: OpinionCOP26 focused on long-term climate goals. But what does this decade hold?Change must happen before 2030 to avoid disaster. Despite the disappointment around Glasgow, climate science and...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionPundits say British politics is undergoing a post-neoliberal shift. They’re wrongOn the contrary, the new capitalist variant may look much like the old
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisIs Britain a corrupt country? Here’s why it’s impossible to tellEverything is broken about the system that registers parliamentarians’ second jobs. Only the government can change...
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Published in: Home: OpinionHow to shop without costing the EarthConsumerism is undoubtedly bad for the planet, but with Singles Day and the forthcoming season of goodwill and...
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Published in: Women's Entrepreneurial Journeys: FeatureHow mentors are helping Malawi’s women entrepreneursHow a bit of expert advice can help women overcome financial challenges to starting and growing their businesses
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisGreenland’s government bans oil drilling, leads indigenous resistance to extractive capitalismThe young indigenous leadership of Múte Bourup Egede is battling for green sovereignty in a time of climate collapse
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisIt’s time for the renewables industry to get dirtyThe industry must step up and beat fossil fuels at their own game. Here’s the plan
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhy are ultra-rich allowed to gain from crises that hit poorest the worst?A wealth tax would bring fairness to the rising pandemic and climate costs. Yet the UK’s neoliberal brainwashing...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisClimate action is Nigeria’s chance to free itself from the tyranny of oilBritish colonialism’s horrific legacy has not only suppressed this complex African state’s prosperity but is now...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionMark Carney likes to talk green, but he’s just another agent of the status quoThe former Bank of England governor is finance adviser at COP26 and rumoured to be running for Canadian prime...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionUS and Russia eye Europe’s energy crisis, doubling down on gasTo achieve energy stability, the EU needs to resist US and Russian efforts to sell more gas and fully transition to...
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Published in: Home: OpinionSunak hides behind rose-tinted glasses as COVID and climate threats riseBudget ignores need for emission cuts, while government’s consistent incompetence puts Britons at greater risk from...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBarbados: the small but mighty force for climate actionThe island’s first female premiere shows the connection between slavery, reparations and climate finance – and how...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionSunak’s Budget will hammer many Brits. This is where the Left can interveneFar from the promised ‘high-wage economy’, many face wages that look increasingly paltry next to skyrocketing prices...
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisFrom Paris to Glasgow: fossil fuel interests continue to block climate actionNew research reveals how six fossil fuel giants captured European climate politics
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionForget tulips and windmills, the Netherlands is the dirty old man of EuropeThe Dutch image of a progressive paradise is just good PR – you only have to look at its record on the climate
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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionThe FOI system is utterly broken. Here’s how to fix itRequests for government information are delayed to the extent of rendering them pointless. This only serves...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisGlasgow’s COP26 is crunch time to save the world from disasterLooking back on 30 years of climate conferences, Geoffrey Lean recalls the many missed opportunities for change that...
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