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‘Net zero’ is not enough – we must end fossil fuels

Climate takeover — In an excerpt from her new book, Holly Jean Buck outlines the five main ideas which underpin the end of fossil fuel use.

Written by: Holly Jean Buck

Activism

‘It’s absolutely horrific’: Inside Britain’s sewage crisis

Climate takeover — In recent years, the thousands of discharges of raw sewage into England’s rivers, sometimes carried out illegally, have become impossible to ignore. Now, campaigners are calling on the government to place a legal duty on water companies not to pump waste into rivers.

Written by: Andrew Kersley

Activism

Photo highlights from the first week of COP26

Climate takeover — Photographer Ben Millar Cole has been on the streets of Glasgow this week capturing the colourful and diverse protests taking place around the UN conference.

Written by: Huck

Activism

COP26: the inhumane tactics police are using on activists

Climate takeover — Just days into the conference, some climate protestors report being forced into a police kettle for hours in the cold without toilet access.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Activism

Fight for the future: our best climate protest photos

Climate takeover — As part of our climate takeover to mark COP26, we're dipping into the archives and sharing some of our best photos capturing climate activism over the past few years.

Written by: Huck

Activism

There can be no eco justice without debt cancellation

Climate takeover — The communities on the frontline of climate chaos are being forced to shoulder the financial and ecological burden of a crisis that they did not create. Debt repayments must therefore be cancelled, argues Daniel Willis from Global Justice Now.

Written by: Daniel Willis

Activism

Why I occupied the Science Museum to demand eco justice

Izzy Warren, a 17-year-old campaigner with UK Student Climate Network, explains why she took part in a protest against the museum’s sponsorship deals with fossil fuel companies.

Written by: Izzy Warren

Activism

COP26 is our last chance to save humanity

Climate takeover — The climate crisis is rapid, widespread, and intensifying. That's why, to mark the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, we're running a Huck climate takeover.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Activism

Restrained and killed by police: Justice for Seni Lewis

Say Their Names — The family of Seni Lewis remember him as a kind-hearted man with a strong sense of justice. His death at the hands of police devastated his loved ones and inspired a fight to end the use of excessive force against mental health patients.

Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll

Books

Alison Rumfitt on her darkly-comic tale about transphobia

The author talks to writer James Greig about her debut novel – a sharply-observed satire meets horror about the modern-day trans experience and the insidious creep of fascism.

Written by: James Greig

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