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  How do we build social movements in an age of collapse? An interview with activist Tadzio Müller - Cont'd Solidarity prepping is different from individualistic prepping in that it focuses on social relations. And this is not just a bunch of anarchists saying that. A general in the Swedish military said exactly the same thing: in a catastrophe, the most important thing is social relations. So anything that builds resilient social relations is a step towards having agency in a catastrophe.

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  EU Weighs Delaying Methane Rules as Energy Prices Rise Amid political pressure and rising energy prices, the European Commission is considering pausing a part of its landmark methane regulation, which is set to take effect in January. The move comes after French President Emmanuel Macron urged the Commission in a September 18 letter to postpone new methane reporting requirements and ease other fuel-related rules in response to increasing costs exacerbated by the Iran war.

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  Restoring nature is our only climate solution A review of available techno-fixes leads to two unavoidable conclusions. First, our problem is not just carbon emissions per se; it’s also how we humans inhabit our planet (too many of us using too much stuff too fast). And second, we need non-technological ways of addressing the climate crisis.

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  For Climate-Vulnerable Countries, Debt Costs 25 Times More Than Climate Action Across 65 highly climate-vulnerable countries analyzed, debt servicing is expected to consume 65 percent of government revenue in 2026. Compounding the problem, much of the international funding intended to help developing countries address climate change comes in the form of loans. “A lot of that debt was taken on very unfair, illegitimate terms and shouldn’t really be part of the economic picture today,”...

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  Amazonian study identifies most effective ways of conserving biodiversity and carbon - Lancaster University “While no one strategy is a silver bullet, our results provide clear evidence that we should begin by prioritising the forests we have left,”[…]. “And protection must go beyond avoiding deforestation. Avoiding forest disturbances from wildfires or logging delivered the greatest benefits for forest biodiversity.” No single intervention was sufficient to reverse biodiversity and carb...

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  Oil Lobbyists, Anti-Abortion Groups, and Tech Giants Flock to Reform Conference Nigel Farage’s party is welcoming polluting interests and radical pressure groups to its annual gathering. Corporate titans including Google, Meta, and TikTok will be appearing at Reform UK’s annual conference this week, rubbing shoulders with fossil fuel interests, far-right politicians, and Christian rights groups. The conference, designed to showcase the party’s policies and politicians, will be attende...