Society & Culture > Ecology
To save the planet, fight for a red world
03 Dec 2009
Capitalism is showing itself to be totally incapable of cutting back on carbon emissions, writes Eddie Ford
Not red on the inside
07 May 2026
Under Zack Polanski the Greens have attempted to redwash their policies. This has fooled many on the left, including some on the organised left. In reality the Greens remain a thoroughly petty-bourgeois party, says Carla Roberts
Banking on perfect safety
30 Apr 2026
Forty years ago the Chernobyl disaster happened. Eddie Ford argues that nuclear power remains inherently unsafe, incredibly expensive and is tied inextricably to weapons of mass destruction
Green capitalism is a con
30 Apr 2026
The US-Israeli assault on Iran has laid bare capitalism’s continued dependence on fossil fuels. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has made urgent trips across Southeast Asia to ensure continued oil and gas supplies. Marcus Strom reports
Trickle-down effect
16 Apr 2026
Evidence suggests that the El Niño phenomenon is of increasing frequency and intensity, with the possibility of a ‘super’ event any time soon. Anthropogenic global warming could easily be a big influence, writes Eddie Ford
No time to waste
09 Apr 2026
Far-right politicians and media outlets are peddling a delusional and reckless North Sea fantasy. Britain pays global prices for both gas and oil. Meanwhile, the planet continues to heat up and targets are being routinely missed, writes Eddie Ford
Getting ready to govern
02 Apr 2026
It is very telling that Zack Polanski missed his own party’s conference. He feared embarrassment. But he need not have worried. The Greens have plenty of checks and balances against democracy and the membership is largely passive, says Carla Roberts
Going beyond protest politics
19 Feb 2026
On the one side, almost exclusively made up of the right and far right, there are those who blindly argue that global heating is not happening, or if it is, it is no big deal. On the other side, almost everyone else. So what is to be done? Bill McGuire takes a look at Jack Conrad’s The little red climate book
Burn, baby, burn
19 Feb 2026
Yet another study shows the climate system rapidly approaching multiple tipping points, writes Eddie Ford. Meanwhile the US president is criminally chucking more fuel onto the fire
What a cop-out
27 Nov 2025
You could not make it up, says Eddie Ford. Cop30 did not even mention coming off fossil fuels in its final text. Nor, despite being held in Belém, the gateway to the Amazon, was there a commitment to halting deforestation
Hypocrisy and hot air
13 Nov 2025
No wonder there is anger and frustration. With no official US presence at Cop30, it is inevitable that the 1.5°C target set in Paris will not be met, writes Eddie Ford
Bleach new reality
23 Oct 2025
We are on the brink of catastrophic climate tipping points, like the bleaching of coral reefs and Amazon forest dieback, writes Eddie Ford. Meanwhile, the political class puts economic growth front and centre
She gave us the truth
16 Oct 2025
Scientist, animal rights activist and an extraordinary revolutionary. Above all, though, Jane Goodall showed us what chimpanzees can teach us about human nature. She should be an inspiration for us all, says Chris Knight
Who is in control?
09 Oct 2025
Chris Gray reviews Paul Collier Left behind: a new economics for neglected places Penguin 2025, pp304, £10.99
No popular front with Greens
18 Sep 2025
Though the Green Party has no ‘socialist ideology’, SPEW calls for it to affiliate to Your Party. The SWP calls for election deals and voting for ‘principled leftwing Greens’. Jack Conrad calls for independent, class politics
Drill, Kemi, drill
04 Sep 2025
Global warming could possibly switch off the Gulf Stream in our lifetime, making the UK a pretty miserable place to live. Yet the Tory leader wants us to ignore this and max out oil and gas production, writes Eddie Ford