Stop profit drive frying the planet
In its pursuit of profit, capitalism is frying and boiling our planet. The uncontrolled wildfires burning through July and August — from Hawaii to Greece, from western Canada to Tenerife — not only symbolise runaway climate change, but give a warning of worse to come. The eight hottest years on record are the last eight. 2023 is set to beat them. We haven’t yet reached the key threshold of 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. As we race towards and most likely past it, the events of this summer will start to look minor. Events like the new uncontrolled wildfires are only part of the...