Photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:War_is_a_racket_u_know_-_it%27s_time_for_peace!.jpgThe US/Israeli war on Iran looks like it will be lengthy. Trump’s announcement of an indefinite ceasefire while maintaining an equally indefinite blockade indicates that the...

Photo by Nick Fewings on UnsplashTransport and travel union TSSA has called on the government to take immediate action to help the public with the cost of living in the face of ongoing economic volatility related to the US/Israel conflict with Iran. This includes...

It's time to stop feeling powerless in the face of global insecurity and recurring energy crises, and instead reclaim our democratic system so that it works for the many. Since the US-Israel war on Iran began, we have witnessed a huge, coordinated lobbying push,...

Photo by Tobias on Unsplash Faced with climactic conditions that are clearly breaking down, and posing an existential threat to humanity’s future (1) the Francis Review did not rise to the level of the challenge of preparing our students to help create a sustainable...

Photo by Mick Holder from our free online courses web page On March 10, the Greener Jobs Alliance held its Annual General Meeting at UCU HQ in Camden with around 30-plus attendees in person and online.  We heard from GJA’s Graham Petersen about the ongoing great work...

Slide courtesy of Andrew Boswell By Ellen Robottom and Tahir Latif The first of a two-part blog on the government’s controversial plans to invest over £21Bn in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)1, focusing on the dangers and hazards to local communities of the proposed...

Photo by Juan Luis Ozaez on Unsplash The tightened siege on Cuba by the US is an attack on one of the world's most sustainable societies by one of the least, and one that is trying to lead a charge towards climate catastrophe because, as Marco Rubio put it in his...

London demo, Saturday, Photo by Claire James Around the country, trade union branches participated in the launch of the Year of Action on climate agreed at Trades Union Congress in September.  A workplace day of action was called for Friday 14th November, and the next...

Wylfa power station https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wylfa_Pano.jpgIn the context of Keir Starmer's announcement today that the first UK "Small Modular Reactor" will be built at Wylfa in Anglesey, this post from David Toke explains in detail why SMRs are   not...

As COP30, to be held in Belem, Brazil, approaches, it is instructive to consider what is needed to achieve a climate which will ensure a sustainable planet. The history of COPs is not encouraging: The Paris Agreement made at COP20 in 2015, committed to holding global...