The EcoSocialist is an individual socialist blog.
I believe that socialism holds to the key to reversing our mad trajectory to environmental and social chaos.
My aim is to translate ecosocialist concepts and theories into concrete political ideas – ideas that can become a platform for a transition to environmental sanity and a socialist society.
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Degrowth
The idea of degrowth has gained in popularity among climate campaigners as the crisis has intensified. The effects of CO2 in the atmosphere are stark reminders that the earth’s resources are limited, and our current system of economic expansion must be reversed. An inaugural international degrowth conference was held in Paris in 2008. Since then…
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Colonialism, sovereignty and climate finance
Most of the historic greenhouse gases responsible for global warming have been released by industrially developed western states, the US in particular. But it is poorer ex-colonial nations that are having to bear the brunt of climate disasters. This is a major legacy of colonialism and imperialism, in which western countries extracted huge amounts of…
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Successful ecosocialist conference
The ecosocialist conference held in London on 7th November was very successful. 150 people attended in person, and another 50 joined online. Topics discussed were socialist planning, green colonialism, worker solidarity, fighting far right and building ecosocialist movements. The themes that came out of the conference were: • Incremental reforms are not enough –…
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Oil lobby kills plastics treaty talks
The pervasive pollution by plastic in all aspects of our environment requires strong measures. These include limitations on production, reducing single use plastics, banning toxic chemicals and enforcing reuse. An international conference held in South Korea to limit the use of plastics has ended in failure. The goal of the conference was to produce a…