Climate Crisis

Capitalism versus Life on Earth

December 11, 2019 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Environment

by Ian Angus, published on Socialist Action, December 4, 2019 Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus spoke at an educational conference organized by Socialist Action Canada in Toronto, on November 16, 2019. His talk has been edited for publication. These sentences are from a recent report on the consequences of climate change: “Sea level rise, changes in water and food[…]

Wildfires Rage Throughout the Amazon Rainforest

August 25, 2019 UNAC Editor Brazil, Environment

By Bryan Dyne, published on World Socialist Web Site, August 23, 2019 Satellite imagery reveals that at least a quarter of the Amazon rainforest is on fire or covered in soot and ash across the four Brazilian Amazonian states: Amazonas, Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Pará. A combination of dry summer heat exacerbated by climate change, planned burnings and expanded deforestation[…]

We Can No Longer Afford a Fossil Fuel Economy

September 13, 2018 UNAC Editor Climate Change, Environment

by Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, published on Countercurrents, September 8, 2018 The Global #RiseForClimate actions are just one example of many that the climate justice movement is building the power needed to transform the economy and put in place policies to confront climate change. The ingredients exist for the climate justice movement to rapidly succeed. A challenge is not knowing how much[…]