School student climate strikes – what hope looks like

18th February 2019 Socialist Action 0

On Friday 15 February 2019, tens of thousands of school students from more than 60 towns and cities across Britain took part in the Youth Strike 4 Climate as part of a global day of action demanding action to stop climate change. The biggest protests in Britain took place in London, Brighton, Oxford and Exeter.

Climate change strikes Cape Town

28th February 2018 Socialist Action 0

The increase in climate change related humanitarian disasters shows no sign of abating in 2018 as Cape Town in South Africa prepares for a severe water shortage following three years of drought.

Flooding in Bangladesh August 2017

The West must do much more to tackle climate change

14th December 2017 shoreditchadmin2 0

The clock is ticking towards catastrophic climate change – the world has started moving forward, but the West needs to do more and faster.

By Ruby Cooper

The world has started moving forward in the fight to stop climate change. However the pace of progress is still not fast enough to avoid dangerous levels of global warming.

Xi Jinping sets the tone for global fight against climate change

2nd November 2017 Socialist Action 0

By Ruby Cooper

Xi Jinping’s speech to the 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party underlined China’s growing international leadership in the global battle to stop climate change. This is an important issue for humanity given the catastrophic consequences that will result if this challenge is not successfully tackled.