Why Climate Politics Still Matter • Casey A. Williams
Amidst geopolitical upheaval, many see hopeful signs for renewed momentum on decarbonization. But what if this optimism actually amounts to a surrender?
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North Sea Nationalisms • Ewan Gibbs
Fantasies of Britain’s past continue to shape the country's energy politics and illusions.
• 13 min read
Return to Treasure Island? • Rebekah Diski and George Edwards
Reform UK’s fossil fuel nationalism may be a fantasy, but it exploits the very real contradictions of Britain’s energy transition.
• 11 min read
Oil War II • Kate Mackenzie, Patrick Bigger and Kevin Cashman
Responses to the American-Israeli war on Iran.
• 14 min read
Electro-Capitalism • Gareth Fearn
In the transition from fossil capital to electricity capital, the future that emerges will be determined by the fierce struggles of the present.
• 16 min read
Three Peaks • Noah Gordon
The story of climate action is one of peaks—promised, assumed or still to come.
• 13 min read
Nothing to Lose but Our Mains • Sammy Feldblum
The unraveling of Britain’s largest water utility is not just a corporate scandal but a case study in how privatized water systems strain under climate pressure, aging infrastructure and the limits of market governance.
• 15 min read
Javier Milei and the Long Shadow of the IMF • Lola Allen
In Argentina, economic chaos and political upheaval expose how the IMF's promise of stability has become an instrument of managed decline.
• 15 min read
Between an Ice Road and a Ring of Fire • Gemma Boothroyd
The Ring of Fire development is a social and environmental calamity dressed up as economic necessity—and a continuation of Canada's long colonial history.
• 9 min read
EXTRACT: The Long Heat • Wim Carton, Andreas Malm
An exclusive extract from Wim Carton and Andreas Malm’s latest book, The Long Heat (Verso, 2026)
• 14 min read
Fascism and the British Countryside • Richard Smyth
The far right has long portrayed itself as the defender of a pristine nature against urban corruption, but its history in the British countryside tells a far more complex story about nationalism and rural life.
• 11 min read
A Landmark Case at the ICJ • Harj Narulla
“The stakes have changed fundamentally” – Harj Narulla on the ICJ’s climate ruling