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Aug 05, 1998

Environmentalists are victors, not victims

Environmental defenders are dying, but winning important fights, writes Fran Lambrick.

Newsweek’s climate change hypocrisy

The magazine’s climate change warning stinks of hypocrisy, writes Leo Barasi.

From Venezuela to the US: People power

The state may still be the primary oppressor of civil society rights, but transnational corporations now have a greater impact,...

Climate Con: why a new global deal on aviation emissions is really bad news

A new climate deal is expected to be agreed upon soon by the International Civil Aviation Organization, is a cop-out, writes...

It's heating up: 'Unions can play a vital role in the battle for climate justice'

Danny Chivers talks to Anabella Rosemberg of the International Trade Union Confederation about putting climate change on the...

Smiley-faced monopolists: how Google, Facebook and Amazon won the world

Does it matter that these titans are so successful? Vanessa Baird examines what their domination means for all of us.

What's not for sale in branded America?

Mark Engler bemoans the corporate colonization of public space.

Disability stigma driving cosmetic surgery ‘treatment’

Barney Cullum looks at how tolerance trails behind technological advances for an amputee artist in Zimbabwe.

Big Davids, small Goliaths

How new trade deals – and Investor-State Dispute Settlements in particular – are giving more power to companies to sue countries...

The duty to care for our common home

Femke Wijdekop makes the case for Ecocide to become a crime under international law.

Male baldness v malaria?

Simon Trace on the skewed priorities of medical research.

PISA-envy, Pearson and Starbucks-style schools

Good for corporations, but what about the pupils? Adam Unwin and John Yandell consider the impact of edu-businesses.

Our shadowy corporate overlords

TTIP is both ludicrous and frightening, writes Chris Coltrane.

Switching on to energy democracy

Popular participation, social ideals and ecological sustainability are key attributes of sustainable systems, Claire Fauset...

2016: Time to take the leap

Naomi Klein and her team speak to Marienna Pope-Weidemann about the significance of The Leap Manifesto.

COP21 agreed to a climate-changed world

Recognition of global warming is one thing; taking genuine action is another, writes Nnimmo Bassey.

COP21 and the invisible jungle of Calais

Cherri Foytlin meets refugees directly affected by climate change.

What’s hot and what’s not at Paris #COP21

Things and people that made us smile - and that raised our ire during the Paris climate talks.

Why we should feel positive about Paris

Though the deal was a dud, this was no Copenhagen, argue Jess Worth and Danny Chivers.

21st century COP out

A brief illustrated history of the climate negotiations by cartoonist Kate Evans.

Paris deal: Epic fail on a planetary scale

The Paris Agreement is being hailed as a great success. But will it deliver climate justice? Danny Chivers and Jess Worth put it...

COP21: From frontlines to redlines photo gallery

This New Internationalist photo gallery presents events from frontline struggles against climate change during the Paris climate...

We are going backwards, COP21 is the opposite of progress

Naomi Klein speaks with Frank Barat about the limits of the Paris climate talks.

Two good days when crimes against nature were exposed

An extraordinary gathering of frontline communities in Paris has been presenting evidence of crimes against nature. Nigerian poet...

Art, oil and arrests in Paris

Today, hundreds protested against oil sponsorship at the Louvre and ten were arrested. Jess Worth was in the thick of the action.

COP21 and the carbon market menace

There is a diplomatic silence over carbon trading at COP21, but a Paris climate agreement could offer a lifeline to carbon ‘...

Youth stand with vulnerable to demand climate justice

Young delegates inside the Paris climate summit were frustrated that the media were ignoring key issues. So yesterday, they took...

A social uprising for energy democracy

Leading Filipino trade unionist Josua Mata tells Danny Chivers about their success in linking labour struggles with climate...

Escaping carbon slavery: the view from Nigeria

The climate negotiations have done worse than nothing to prevent climate change. Nigerian activist Adesuwa Uwagie-Ero suggests...

What's on the table at Paris?

Is a 'good climate deal' possible at Paris? Danny Chivers and Jess Worth ask: what's the best we can hope for?

China's climate transition

Is the world's most populous country a climate villain or an environmental leader? Sam Geall investigates.

Views from inside the climate talks

Activist experiences of previous UN climate talks, from New Internationalist's November magazine.

Forget Paris?

While politicians drag their feet at climate summits, Jess Worth and Danny Chivers find hope in unexpected places.

Still biting

Big Oil's history of denial, delay and distortion is laid bare by Greg Muttitt.

'The real power is below'

Campaigners, unionists and organizers discuss Paris, and beyond, from New Internationalist's November magazine.

A rebel's guide to Paris

Want to cause trouble for the polluters and procrastinators? From the November New Internationalist magazine, here are top tips...

Act against Amazon!

We need to push back against unacceptable corporate behaviour, writes Mark Engler.

Three reasons why the Paris climate talks should put the migrant crisis at the top of its agenda

The negotiations should consider the migrant crisis, argues Chris Spannos.

‘The earth in Indonesia is on fire’

Nithin Coca looks at the causes of an unfolding environmental and health catastrophe.

Half-baked and out of time

How do we escape our evolutionary shortcomings to avoid climate catastrophe? asks Helen Camakaris..

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