'Alternative' energy and less energy

15/06/26
Author: 
Jonathan Watts
The World Inequality Lab is calling for hefty wealth taxes, reduced working hours, dietary changes and new investment priorities. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/AP

Jun. 4, 2026

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

 ‘Happiness is not just about GDP’: ambitious plan or utopia?

Humanity can raise living standards, reduce inequality and keep global heating within a 2C rise, according to a sweeping vision for planetary survival.

30/05/26
Author: 
https://www.facebook.com/Geddry/
Ships stalled in Bay of Hormuz -
May 28, 2026
 
Every month, the Treasury Department releases a data set that almost nobody reads. No cable news chyron. No memorable acronym. It’s called the Treasury International Capital report, TIC data, and it is, for now at least, one of the more honest documents the federal government produces. Just money moving across borders, recorded in black and white.
 
24/05/26
Author: 
Nessie Nankivell
Open pit mine and US flag

May 22, 2026

By fast-tracking critical minerals, Canada is not simply building a green economy. It is being further integrated into the U.S. war industry

Even as Prime Minister Mark Carney touts his plans to protect Canada’s economic sovereignty, the country’s critical minerals are making their way into U.S. weapons. 

12/03/26
Author: 
Socialist Project
Oil, Capitalism, and Climate /w Adam Hanieh

Mar. 8, 2026

Watch here: https://socialistproject.ca/leftstreamed-video/oil-capitalism-climate-w-adam-hanieh/ [Closed captions helps as sound quality is poor!]

We are honoured to welcome author and academic Adam Hanieh back to Toronto to deliver this year’s talk. This event marks the fourth edition of the school’s annual lecture, held in the memory of the late Leo Panitch.

24/02/26
Author: 
Damian Carrington
Economic models assume the future will behave like the past, despite the burning of fossil fuels pushing the Earth into uncharted territory. Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA

Feb. 5, 2026

States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

Flawed economic models mean the accelerating impact of the climate crisis could lead to a global financial crash, experts warn.

Recovery would be far harder than after the 2008 financial crash, they said, as “we can’t bail out the Earth like we did the banks”.

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