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Posts relating to environmental issues

Is economic growth ecologically sustainable?

By Conor Payne The climate and ecological crisis is an existential threat that’s only becoming more severe – it will increasingly intrude into all areas of life, shaping the economy, geopolitics, and the struggles of the working class and oppressed. In the

Aug 6, 2026

Environment·Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: Is capitalism destroying the planet?

By Eddie McCabe In the midst of the carnage of the First World War, Rosa Luxemburg wrote of the crossroads capitalist society was standing at: “either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism.” This idea resonates profoundly today. What it means is

Sep 6, 2024

Environment·News & Analysis·The North

Lough Neagh: A case study in how capitalism kills the environment

By Oisín Hill Lough Neagh, Ireland’s largest body of freshwater, and the source of 40% of the North’s drinking water, is set for another year of poisoning by toxic blue-green algae. In summer 2023 a “bloom” of toxic sludge, formed from thick

Jul 25, 2024

Environment·World News

NATO military spending is a war on the climate

By Miranda Stewart At a time when reducing greenhouse gas emissions is more urgent than ever, a recent report makes clear that NATO military spending targets are pushing the world in the opposite direction. The report, ‘Climate Crossfire: How NATO’s 2% military

Feb 9, 2024

Environment·News & Analysis

Alarming biodiversity loss in Lough Hyne, Cork

By Caoimhe Lyons Lough Hyne is a semi-enclosed marine lake located in Carbery West, Co. Cork. In 1981, it was designated a nature reserve by the Irish government. This was largely due to its significance as a highly unique ecosystem; its biodiversity

Jan 31, 2024

Environment·World News

Oxfam Report: Richest 1% produce more carbon emissions than poorest 66%

By Jonathan Diebold From luxury yachts and private jets, to trips to space that can release 2-300 tonnes of carbon into the upper atmosphere in a single go, it’s no secret that the super wealthy are also super polluters. A recent Oxfam

Nov 27, 2023

Environment·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

#SaveOurShores: Nationalise Lough Neagh now!

By Peter McGregor This summer has seen a massive bloom of blue-green algae in waters all across the north. This has included Lough Neagh and the River Bann, North Coast bathing waters and lakes in Fermanagh. If you live in an area

Sep 15, 2023

Environment

Maui wildfires: Capitalism’s climate crisis is scorching the planet

By Mandy Gee, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the US) As of August 13, at least one thousand people are unaccounted for, and over 93 are confirmed dead in the deadliest disaster in Hawaii’s history: devastating wildfires that have wiped out thousands

Aug 18, 2023

Environment·World News

Latin America: Rise in violence on the front lines of environmental struggle

By Pedro Meade and Ana Vitoria, Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução (our sister organisation in Brazil) As we are seeing, climate crises are intensifying. Wildfires of unprecedented proportions are raging in Canada, there are historic droughts in Argentina, and increasingly severe storms are

Aug 6, 2023

Environment·World News

Climate change shows that now more than ever — capitalism must go

Isidora Durán Stewart Capitalism’s total inaction on the climate crisis is leading to devastating effects globally. This summer saw many parts of the world plunge into an extreme heatwave, with preliminary data showing that the first week of July 2023 was the

Aug 5, 2023

Environment·Featured Articles·World News

In hot water: The devastating impact of rising ocean temperatures

By Oisin Hill “The ocean is hotter than ever, what happens next?,” begins a news article published in May of this year by Nature, the world’s leading scientific journal. 2023 has seen the ocean’s surface temperature rise to its highest since records

Jul 25, 2023

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