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Climatologist Friederike Otto: ‘The more unequal the society is, the more severe the climate disaster’
The German scientist on her new book arguing that inequality, wealth and sexism are making the climate crisis worse – and what we need to do about it
www.theguardian.com
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10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@therestpolitics.bsky.social
I listened to you discuss entry to Cambridge from state and public schools. The numbers speak for themselves. If you assume equal distribution of potential across the UK then the entry rates for state and public schools should match the pupils in those schools - 7/93.
I listened to you discuss entry to Cambridge from state and public schools. The numbers speak for themselves. If you assume equal distribution of potential across the UK then the entry rates for state and public schools should match the pupils in those schools - 7/93.
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 AM
@therestpolitics.bsky.social
I listened to you discuss entry to Cambridge from state and public schools. The numbers speak for themselves. If you assume equal distribution of potential across the UK then the entry rates for state and public schools should match the pupils in those schools - 7/93.
I listened to you discuss entry to Cambridge from state and public schools. The numbers speak for themselves. If you assume equal distribution of potential across the UK then the entry rates for state and public schools should match the pupils in those schools - 7/93.
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'The world is paying an ever-higher price for a crisis we already know how to solve. These disasters are not "natural" – they are the inevitable result of continued fossil fuel expansion and political delay'
December 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
'The world is paying an ever-higher price for a crisis we already know how to solve. These disasters are not "natural" – they are the inevitable result of continued fossil fuel expansion and political delay'
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My latest Substack: Switching to a money economy means devaluing or destroying other forms of “currency”, ties of family, clan, community, religion, and breaking down relationships between human and more-than-human.
But it does finish with a cute cat!
nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...
But it does finish with a cute cat!
nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...
Change Everything No 69: Price or value? You can't eat money
Financialisation is causing existential damage to security, stability and values in our societies, even without a collapse
nataliebennett.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My latest Substack: Switching to a money economy means devaluing or destroying other forms of “currency”, ties of family, clan, community, religion, and breaking down relationships between human and more-than-human.
But it does finish with a cute cat!
nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...
But it does finish with a cute cat!
nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...
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Breaking temperature records is becoming routine. The consequences of doing so are not. They become more evident with every passing year and we have another 30 years of this getting worse already baked in.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
2025 likely to be UK's hottest year on record, says Met Office
The Met Office says that 2025 is likely to be the UK's hottest year since records began.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Breaking temperature records is becoming routine. The consequences of doing so are not. They become more evident with every passing year and we have another 30 years of this getting worse already baked in.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Journalist Shiori Ito said she had “never received so many letters and messages before” after “Black Box Diaries,” her 2024 film chronicling her experience as a sexual assault survivor, was finally released in Japan. 👉 ebx.sh/S4L47V
December 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Journalist Shiori Ito said she had “never received so many letters and messages before” after “Black Box Diaries,” her 2024 film chronicling her experience as a sexual assault survivor, was finally released in Japan. 👉 ebx.sh/S4L47V
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Journalist Shiori Ito said she had “never received so many letters and messages before” after “Black Box Diaries,” her 2024 film chronicling her experience as a sexual assault survivor, was finally released in Japan.
Shiori Ito sees ‘most reactive screening’ in Japan to her film on sexual assault
“Black Box Diaries,” her 2024 documentary chronicling her experience as a survivor of sexual assault, finally premiered on Friday after months of delay.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Journalist Shiori Ito said she had “never received so many letters and messages before” after “Black Box Diaries,” her 2024 film chronicling her experience as a sexual assault survivor, was finally released in Japan.
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'A shift no country can ignore': where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement - @fionaharvey.bsky.social @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
'A shift no country can ignore': where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement - @fionaharvey.bsky.social @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Europeans gradually waking up to the reality that they have an enemy of every decent value that they stand for in the White House so fighting back is the only rational strategy. Appeasement has failed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance | Editorial
Editorial: The White House is aggressively seeking to weaken and dominate the United States’ traditional allies. European leaders must learn to fight back.
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Europeans gradually waking up to the reality that they have an enemy of every decent value that they stand for in the White House so fighting back is the only rational strategy. Appeasement has failed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Could you help get @greenparty.org.uk message out?
Crowdfunder is getting in range of nice round £250K!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Crowdfunder is getting in range of nice round £250K!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
December 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Could you help get @greenparty.org.uk message out?
Crowdfunder is getting in range of nice round £250K!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Crowdfunder is getting in range of nice round £250K!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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With the Cambridge Antarctic Rights Network last night, also events happened around the world with the Antartic Rights Alliance. #NatureRights
Photo at the start: Will Colebourne
Photo at the start: Will Colebourne
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
With the Cambridge Antarctic Rights Network last night, also events happened around the world with the Antartic Rights Alliance. #NatureRights
Photo at the start: Will Colebourne
Photo at the start: Will Colebourne
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Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...