To defend Puerto Rico’s right to peace is to defend Venezuela’s right to exist, argues MICHELLE ELLNER
Creating a green transport system in Britain
MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, calls on Congress to back the train drivers’ demands for the government to tackle climate change by investing in rail
Transport is the biggest polluter, in terms of greenhouse gasses, responsible for 27 per cent of total emissions - but rail accounts for less than 2 per cent of this
Despite the apocalyptic destruction RAMZY BAROUD points to Gaza’s triumph of spirit against the architecture of genocide
We are demanding action from our politicians to deliver justice, fairness and decency throughout our communities – join us, says ROZ FOYER
After NGOs and the EU, UN condemns Germany’s crackdown on Palestine Solidarity, writes LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
It’s not just the Starmer regime: the workers of Britain have always faced legal affronts on their right to assemble and dissent, and the Labour Party especially has meddled with our freedoms from its earliest days, writes KEITH FLETT
Once again Tower Hamlets is being targeted by anti-Islam campaigners, this time a revamped and radicalised version of Ukip — the far-right event is now banned by the police, but we’ll be assembling this Saturday to make sure they stay away, says JAYDEE SEAFORTH
BRITAIN, under the terms of the Kyoto agreement, which was adopted in 1997 and came into force in 2005, must reduce emissions by 80-95 per cent compared with 1990.
The Climate Change Act 2008 goes further, with Britain committed to a 34 per cent reduction in emissions by 2020 and a reduction of 80 per cent by 2050.
Transport is the biggest polluter, in terms of greenhouse gasses, responsible for 27 per cent of total emissions.
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