Environment

COP30 – A Serious Failure

December 5, 2025
/// Brazil, Environment
By Arne Johansson, Socialist Alternative (ISA in Sweden)

Brazil’s Lula government had announced COP30 in Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon River, as a summit of “truth” and “implementation.” It turned out

“Nature Is Not A Commodity” – Mass Protests at COP30 Summit

The ecological collapse caused by capitalism cannot be solved with more capitalism. “Our nature is not a commodity” was one of the slogans heard at the large “Global Climate March”

November 19, 2025
/// Brazil, Environment
Marcus Kollbrunner, Liberdade, Socialismo e Revoluçaõ (ISA in Brazil)

The Heavy Human Cost of China’s Rare Earth Dominance

Rare earth elements are considered China’s most powerful trump card in the US-China imperialist trade war. They are essential in the manufacture of advanced medical equipment, cell phones and A.I.

November 10, 2025
/// China, Environment, War & Resistance
Li Yong and Moby, chinaworker.info

Can Climate Activists Turn COP30 Into A Wake-Up Call?

The 30th UN-led climate summit, COP30, which is being held on November 10-21 in Belém in the heart of Brazil’s Amazon region, will once again highlight how far behind the

November 7, 2025
/// Environment
Arne Johansson. Socialistiskt Alternativ (ISA in Sweden)

Seven Out of Nine Planetary Boundaries are Flashing Red

A major new review conducted by the scientific laboratory at Germany’s The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, in collaboration with researchers at the Stockholm Resilience Centre claims that ocean

October 27, 2025
/// Environment
Arne Johansson, Socialistiskt Alternativ (ISA in Sweden)

When Will the AI Bubble Burst?

Stock markets in the US are reaching record levels led by the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech giants, with hundreds of billions being invested in new energy and water-hungry datacenters, and trillions

October 9, 2025
/// Economy, Environment
Marcus Kollbrunner, Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução (ISA in Brazil)

Trump’s War on the Climate

For years we’ve been experiencing countless air quality warnings due to mass wildfires, record high temperatures across the globe, and sea levels rising at a dramatic rate. “Once in a

October 8, 2025
/// Environment, United States
Helen Bozic, Socialist Alternative US

Beijing Suffers Extreme Floods With Over 40 Dead

Beijing has been hit by extreme rainfall again, even more severe than the devastating rainstorm in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region two years ago and setting a new 140-year record. From 23

August 4, 2025
/// China, Environment
Li Yong and Moby, ISA China

Lessons From the Lucas Plan: How Workers Can Fight Climate Change and Militarism

From devastating floods in Texas to the threat of escalating war in the Middle East, every day brings a new reminder of how urgently we need to stop the billionaires

July 30, 2025
/// Environment, War & Resistance, Workers Struggle & Trade Unions
Sammy Albright, Socialist Alternative US

Deadly Heat and New Disasters – Stepping Up The Climate Fight

At the same time, according to a new UN report, more than 90 million people in eastern and southern Africa are suffering from extreme hunger after record droughts with widespread

July 17, 2025
/// Environment
Arne Johansson, Socialistisk Alternative (ISA in Sweden)

Climate Migration Compounds the Crises of Capitalism

In this increasingly desperate world, workers of all origins need to struggle alongside each other and not fight each other for crumbs

May 30, 2025
/// Environment, Immigration & Refugees
Chris Carroll, Socialist Alternative US

The Sick Joke of Capitalist Climate Pledges

The reality is big business and the capitalist class do not care about the environment. They only have one commitment: the pursuit of profit above all else.