Alex Randall coordinates the Climate and Migration Coalition – a network of refugee and migration NGOs working together on climate-linked migration and displacement.
Neoliberalism Drives Climate Breakdown, not Human Nature
The reshaping of the US economy took place during the period covered by ‘Losing Earth’. It was during the decade – 1979 to 1989 – that neoliberalism truly entered the political mainstream. We did not lose the earth in the 1980s. Rather, the tools governments needed to act had be taken from them.
August 9, 2018
The Centre-Left’s Narrative on Climate Change has Convinced No One
The election of Donald Trump reflects the unraveling of the centre-left across the West, and with it a fragile consensus on climate change.
November 30, 2016
Climate Change and Colonial History Make a Toxic Combination
New research points to a powerful link between climate change and armed conflict.
August 22, 2016
Energy security
So what should we do? We must be explicit about why we want good domestic climate and energy policy. Let’s say that it is needed to achieve peace and stability. Let’s say that climate change and competition for dwindling energy reserves are both causes of instability and violence. We should make it clear that there the other causes of instability and violence – like nuclear proliferation and inequality – need to be dealt with too. Finally let’s be very clear that our vision for renewables and good domestic climate policy is totally inconsistent with the dominant approach to security.
January 19, 2011