Cuba’s solar turn
Working with Chinese assistance, this year Cuba is building 55 solar farms to tackle its current shortfall in electricity supply and plans to build a further 37 by the end of 2028 to cater for increased demand.
Climate change
Time to follow China’s climate leadership
We must avoid being tied to the millstone of US energy policy – a death sentence paid for by big oil – and embrace co-operation with the world’s green leader for a renewable, sustainable future.
The road to hell is paved with bad intentions – US ruling class promotes the insane dystopia of a “3C World”
The US Cold War framework is: to double down on fossil fuels, ramp up arms spending, cut environmental and labour regulations and drop climate commitments. It is pressing its allies to do the same. This is a clear and present danger to the rest of the world.
With the US walking away from the Paris Agreement, emerging economies advance in global green transition
Trump, upon taking office, signed an executive order declaring that the US, the world’s largest historical largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The global climate situation is already dire and walking away from the Paris Agreement won’t protect Americans from climate impacts.
Tipping points in the struggle to save humanity from climate breakdown
The transition to sustainable energy is not fast enough to avert a catastrophic increase of almost 3C in average temperatures by the end of the century on current policies. Policies, overwhelmingly those in the Global North, need to change.
Is Labour stepping up to the climate challenge?
Fundamentally, the scale of investment needed is far greater than Rachel Reeve’s arbitrary fiscal rules will allow.