Il nostro mondo è più vicino al collasso di quanto pensassero gli scienziati, eppure gli attivisti vengono messi in prigione, mentre i capitalisti del fossile sono liberi di uccidere.
I ribelli di Regno Unito e Finlandia hanno lanciato azioni di dimensioni record per chiedere una migliore salvaguardia della natura.
Hanno cercato di mantenere il luogo segreto. Mai i ribelli hanno scoperto comunque dove le società petrolifere si incontravano per pianificare il saccheggio dell'Africa.
Dal disinvestimento delle aziende alle sentenze di riferimento dei tribunali alle concessioni politiche, il mese di aprile è stato ricco di vittorie per il movimento per il clima.
What makes popular uprisings successful? Why have they become so prone to backfiring? Are we too afraid of leaders? We spoke to author Vincent Bevins to find out.
Una riflessione personale sul superamento delle temperature medie globali del limite di 1,5 gradi Celsius da oltre dodici mesi.
Una nuova alleanza di ribelli sta interrompendo le operazioni petrolifere nel Mare del Nord in Europa, e suonando canzoni punk sui container.
Senza assicurazione, i progetti di combustibili fossili come gli oleodotti e le miniere di carbone non possono funzionare.
But every step we take to end fossil fuels and make our civilization sustainable keeps the world a little cooler, and the future a little less frightening.
Mothers* Rebellion è una manifestazione di persone di tutto il mondo che si ribellano contro il degrado climatico. Leggi l'esperienza di Betty'organizzazione in Kenya.
Il 2023 è stato un anno cupo, ma i ribelli e i loro alleati hanno ottenuto anche molte vittorie stimolanti l'anno scorso. Ricordiamo alcune delle migliori.
Il greenwashing degli Emirati Arabi Uniti sta portando a sgomberi di massa in Kenya, mentre le proteste di massa stanno facendo chiudere le miniere a Panama.
Blocco degli “Oscar del petrolio”, criminalizzazione della protesta si oppone resistenza e si chiede un cessate il fuoco in Palestina.
A cinque anni dalla creazione di Extinction Rebellion, tre co-fondatori riflettono sulle lezioni apprese e su come rispondere al rapido riscaldamento del mondo odierno.
L'era del collasso climatico globale è iniziato e il nostro movimento ha risposto con azioni ingegnose e audaci
L'attuale governo del Regno Unito sta dimostrando di essere disposto a sacrificare il futuro del nostro pianeta per un guadagno politico a breve termine.
Gli ecuadoriani hanno votato contro le trivellazioni in Amazzonia. E questa non è l'unica buona notizia di questo numero.
Che si tratti delle valli del Galles o delle foreste della Turchia, una legge per i manifestanti e nessuna legge per le compagnie carbonifere.
Le grandi società petrolifere hanno sempre avuto un posto alla tavola delle negoziazioni sul clima dell'ONU, ma alla COP28 hanno tenuto banco.
L'ecologo americano Charles Curtin ha lavorato per gran parte della sua vita con le comunità rurali in progetti ambientali. In questa intervista riflette sulle cose che ha imparato e su come potrebbero aiutare la XR.
Il mondo in cui vivranno i nostri figli sembra ancora più terrificante. Le madri ribelli si rifiutano di guardare dall'altra parte.
David Jesero, leader della consapevolezza climatica, cresciuto in una fattoria ugandese da sua nonna, ripercorre il suo viaggio verso il clima, inclusa una scoperta cruciale.
XR UK disavowed disruption to focus on increasing rebellion attendance. But was The Big One big enough?
Everything we couldn’t fit into Global Newsletter 76, including actions in in Denmark, Rwanda, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Norway, Sweden and more…
Uno sguardo al ruolo che gli oceani svolgono nei nostri ecosistemi, al perché sono importanti per importanti per contrastare i cambiamenti climatici e sostenere la vita sulla Terra, e come possiamo proteggerli.
As temperatures rise and water becomes scarce, governments are using weapons of war against their own people to control it.
Everything we couldn’t fit into Global Newsletter 75, including actions in Australia, Croatia, Guyana, Norway, USA, & more...
A brief video of Red Rebels, shot by filmmaker Jonathan P. Schwartz, shows the power of silence.
Big Oil has never been more powerful. The need for strong alliances across and beyond our movement has never been greater.
Everything we couldn’t fit into Global Newsletter 74, including actions in Australia, Gambia, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, DRC & more...
I nostri sistemi politici in crisi hanno contribuito a creare l'emergenza climatica ed ecologica. emergenza climatica ed ecologica; Nick Gill della Sortition Foundation esplora il motivo per cui dobbiamo trasformare la politica e migliorare la democrazia.
Capitalism can’t change gears and is driving us off a cliff. If we want an economy that works, we need to embrace degrowth.
Plastic is everywhere around us, even inside us. Read on to see how corporations have deliberately pushed the rise of plastic, its consequences, and how to find our way out of it.
Humanity is wiping out the biodiversity of this planet. Did COP15 inspire governments to reverse the decline?
Everything we couldn’t fit into Global Newsletter 72, including actions in Sweden, Italy, Senegal, USA, Nigeria, UK and more...
COP27 has failed, and our leaders are incapable of keeping to the 1.5°C threshold of the Paris Agreement. What now?
Everything we couldn’t fit into Global Newsletter 71, including actions in Spain, Austria, France, Poland, India, Panama, Scotland, Israel, USA, Norway, and more...
Relentless economic growth is driving land reclamation projects around the world - this article explores how they are creating environmental disaster and immiserating human lives.
Hot Take #5 explores a new report backed by global food and drink giants, that suggests the transition to sustainable agricultural methods is being taken seriously. Should we trust it? XR Global's 'Hot Takes' are short-form, in-depth reactions to global environmental stories affecting us right now.
"Gabby's First Kiss" by Joe Tankersley was a winning entry in XR Wordsmith's 2021 Solarpunk Showcase. Solarpunk offers a vision of what the future could be, not what it will be. We can’t rely on others to make it happen - if it’s a future we want, it’s down to all of us to make it real.
While world leaders blow hot air in Egypt, more of us get sucked into climate hell. Mass civil resistance is the answer.
Newsletter XTRA: Everything we couldn’t fit into the main Global Newsletter, inc. actions in New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama, India and more!
Hot Take #4 explores the potential held by COP27 in all its contradictory, self-limiting and unjust glory. XR Global's 'Hot Takes' are short-form, in-depth reactions to global environmental stories affecting us right now.
"The Old Man and the Bird" and "Blood Oil" by Aël Magnard & Rebecca "Reb" Spring are part of XR Wordsmith's Solarpunk Showcase. Solarpunk offers a vision of what the future could be, not what it will be. We can’t rely on others to make it happen - if it’s a future we want, it’s down to all of us to make it real.
Our oceans are in deep trouble, suffering from an onslaught of man-made threats. Are current approaches to protecting it sufficient? Or should we be dreaming bigger?
When it comes to action on climate, you can’t beat a real rebellion.
Welcome to Newsletter Xtra, where everything we couldn’t fit into the main Global Newsletter has its moment to Shine. This month we cover actions in South Korea, USA, Argentina, Pakistan, South Africa, Australia and more!
Welcome to Newsletter Xtra, where rebel actions and other stories we couldn’t fit into the main Global Newsletter have their moment in the sunlight. This month we bring you reports from Peru to Italy, Australia to East Africa, the UK to the USA, and many more…
Millions are already living through a hellscape of unending extreme weather and food shortages. How many millions more must join them?
Hot Take #3 esplora le inondazioni che hanno devastato il Pakistan nelle ultime settimane come manifestazione della sconsiderata noncuranza del Nord globale nei confronti del nostro futuro climatico e delle vite delle persone più colpite. Gli "Hot Takes" di XR Global sono reazioni brevi e approfondite a storie ambientali globali che ci riguardano in questo momento.
Can individual lifestyle change help to tackle the climate and ecological emergency, or is it an unhelpful distraction?
'The Tides Rolled In' - one winner of the "19 & Over" category - is part of XR Wordsmith's Solarpunk Showcase. Solarpunk offers a vision of what the future could be, not what it will be. We can’t rely on others to make it happen - if it’s a future we want, it’s down to all of us to make it real.
Welcome to Newsletter Xtra, where rebel actions and other stories we couldn’t fit into the main Global Newsletter have their moment in the sunlight. This month we bring you reports from across Europe, Australia, Gambia, the US and more…
Congolese peatlands are being auctioned off to oil companies, and the Massai are being evicted from their ancestral lands. But carbon sinks and indigenous knowledge are far too precious to lose.
Hot Take #2 examines oil auctions in the DRC, and their structural roots in fossil capital and an unjust international system. XR Global's 'Hot Takes' are short-form, in-depth reactions to global environmental stories affecting us right now.
Hot Take #1: "Feel the Heat" looks at ongoing heatwaves and wildfires and the unequal destruction they bring. XR Global's 'Hot Takes' are short-form, globally focussed and in-depth reactions to issues affecting the world right now.
Welcome to Newsletter Xtra, where wonderful rebel actions we couldn’t fit into the main Global Newsletter have their moment to shine.
Rich countries won’t pay their climate debts. So why should poorer countries pay their financial debts? They should spend the money on climate action instead.
These three stories - winners of the "11 & Under" category - are part of XR Wordsmith's Solarpunk Showcase. Solarpunk offers a vision of what the future could be, not what it will be. We can’t rely on others to make it happen - if it’s a future we want, it’s down to all of us to make it real.
Roya Rahmani - former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States - explores and emphasises the need to eliminate discriminatory laws and practices against women if we are to succesfully mitigate against the worst impacts of the climate crisis.
Welcome to Newsletter Xtra, where wonderful rebel actions we couldn’t fit into the main Global Newsletter have their moment to shine.
When it comes to standing up to the fossil fuel industry, your politicians may disappoint but your fellow rebels will never let you down.
Neil Simpson explores how navigating relationships in an age of climate crisis can be anxiety-inducing and alienating, and what you can do about it. The wonderful original illustrations which enhance Neil's writing were created for XR Global by Dustin Jacobus.
"City Starlight" and "The Cemetery" by Katrina Eilender are part of XR Wordsmith's Solarpunk Showcase. Solarpunk offers a vision of what the future could be, not what it will be. We can’t rely on others to make it happen - if it’s a future we want, it’s down to all of us to make it real.
It’s springtime in the Global North, and rebellion has sprouted in three of its iconic cities.
Welcome to Newsletter Xtra, where wonderful rebel actions we couldn’t fit into the main Global Newsletter have their say. This month we bring you reports from Australia, Denmark, Finland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Rwanda, Switzerland, Ukraine, and more…
Discover how XR MAPA, and a coalition of grassroots groups from labour, indigenous communities, social and environmental movements across the Global South and North, are organising decentralised actions at the time of the G7 in the campaign Debt for Climate.
Language we use to talk about nature shapes our thoughts and attitudes towards it. The words we use matter: yet mainstream 'nature speak' is problematic, and damaging.
In the last month, XR held two global rebellions and launched a national one using new tactics, new alliances, and a new demand. It’s almost too much for one newsletter to handle.
"Where Giants Will Stand" is part of XR Wordsmith's Solarpunk Showcase. Solarpunk offers a vision of what the future could be, not what it will be. We can’t rely on others to make it happen - if it’s a future we want, it’s down to all of us to make it real.
The destructive links between colonialism and climate breakdown experienced by Palestinians are a product of climate injustice. They are felt by marginalized communities around the world. Recognition and action taken through a ‘justice lens’ is the only viable response.
To mark International Women’s Day, a grassroots coalition of women activists launched a Climate Strike right across the world.
Una chiamata all'azione: il comunicato di XR sull'Ucraina e l'appello per una risposta unita contro "la violenza alimentata dai combustible fossili", scritto poco prima che la Russia cominciasse l'invasione.
Oil spills have already devastated multiple coastlines this year. Rebels all over the world rose like water to protect the oceans.
Brazil is on fire! A long history of extractivism in the region is destroying the "lungs of the planet", but there is still hope...
We celebrate some precious victories for XR, and investigate the new climate groups making headlines around the world.
Eco-activism is thriving and new groups are popping up everywhere. We spoke to four that hit the headlines last year to find out where they came from, where they are going, and what their relationship is with XR.
Gli effetti devastanti degli incendi selvaggi si estendono oltre le loro fiamme. Senza alcun rispetto per i confini geografici, scoprite perché il fumo degli incendi selvaggi è il killer silenzioso che colpisce più duramente le persone più vulnerabili.
Eco-anxiety is on the rise worldwide. But what is eco-anxiety? How does it manifest? What should you do if you have it? Read on.
COP26 has failed and world leaders have left 1.5C to die, while breathing new life into the fossil fuel industry.
While the leaders of the Global North sink to new depths at COP26, rebels in the Global South have risen up.
Activists in Tunisia protested in the wake of an industrial disaster in the city of Gabes that took the lives of 6 and injured many more.
XR Nigeria demands action: 30% of Nigerians do not have access to clean water near their homes
While the world burns, ministers met in Milan for Pre-COP, a warm up summit for the main event in Glasgow.
Georgian grassroots activists have built a movement to oppose a dam on the Riona river that threatens biodiversity, local livelihoods and cultural heritage in the region.
In the run-up to COP26 in Glasgow, XR Global is sharing global stories of climate and ecological injustice to underline the need for genuinely equitable and just outcomes from the conference if it is to have any meaningful impact. This piece explores the deforestation in the Congo Basin through the eyes of local activist and community organizer James who is working tirelessly to protect and regenerate this vital and magnificent forest.
UN COP's have provided a great deal of false hope over the years. Could this time really be any different or are fears that COP is unfit for purpose well-founded?
After a season of extreme weather and complacent politicians, a wave of rebellion has swept across Europe.
COP26 é annunciato come il momento in cui i nostri politici agiranno sulla crisi climatica. Ma cosa c'è di così speciale nella COP26? E perché i precedenti 25 si sono conclusi con un fallimento?
While our bursting wardrobes may make us feel more 'complete' for a little while, it’s the environment which is bearing the devastating cost. The personal wardrobe has become intensely political, and it’s time we all got informed.
This month Newsletter Xtra brings you reports from Australia, Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, the USA and many more...
The devastating heat wave that hit mild regions of North America has shown that the Climate & Ecological Crisis can strike anywhere.
Rebels were determined to make this G7 different. But the leaders of the seven wealthiest democratic nations have failed us yet again.
As ecosystems around the world suffer on the verge of collapse, rewilding could be a method to help save the planet’s biodiversity—and in turn, ourselves
Two dancers in costumes made of plastic bottles performed in the street surrounded by curious passersby. Together with local artists, Extinction Rebellion activists marked World Water Day in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This month Newsletter Xtra brings you rebel reports from France, America, South Africa, Scotland, Australia, Indonesia and more...
Rebellion of One is a new way to rebel using multiple one-person roadblocks. It’s happening all over the world and it works!
In March, XR Universities Uganda organised an action for World Water Day on Lake Victoria. Read this article to find out more!
Holocene holdouts have a huge financial stake in the rest of us keeping our heads in the sand.
Per molto tempo l'oceano è stato il nostri più grande alleati, ora però questa relazione è profondamente danneggiata e la colpa è tutta del genere umano.
Interventi in tutto il mondo che non siamo riusciti a inserire nella newsletter principale di questo mese
Gli scienziati ne hanno abbastanza! E tutte le istituzioni scientifiche che riconoscono l'emergenza climatica ma agiscono come se non esistesse sono chiamate in causa.
XR COP Action recently linked groups of rebels from all over the world to discuss and share their ideas and experiences in the run up to COP26.
People sometimes ask why XR doesn’t propose specific solutions to the climate and ecological emergency - the answer is that it’s a deliberate choice and it isn’t just because it’s too difficult...
Azioni da tutto il mondo che non siamo riusciti a stipare nella newsletter principale di questo mese
How Animal Rebellion, a sister movement to Extinction Rebellion, has a plant-based vision that’s growing all over the world.
Our mainstream agricultural system is at war with nature. Is there another way? Discover a hopeful alternative in our new article.
Can we suck carbon dioxide out of industry? Kind of. One option is carbon capture and storage. So why aren't we using it, and why it is so controversial?
Climate refugees are people who have fled their homes because of changes in the environment. But where are they, and what can be done to help them?
Actions from across the world that we couldn't cram into the main newsletter this month
Our political systems are failing us. Citizens’ assemblies can break the deadlock and deliver the climate policies we need.
What would happen if the bees disappeared? How do the threats of mass species extinction threaten our way of life? How can we stop this?
"The seedling of resistance has been sown and is sprouting everywhere! We are weeds that don’t go away, weeds that break through asphalt!"
Activists around the world are using existing laws, and creating new ones, to force governments and corporations to act on the climate crisis.
Extinction Rebellion calls for action on the climate and ecological emergency with three demands. The third demand, ‘Go Beyond Politics’, is that governments must form citizens’ assemblies and act on their recommendations.
We demand that governments everywhere tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with the public, businesses and other institutions to communicate this urgent need for change.
Governments’ pledge to cut emissions while their economies profit from fossil fuels and ecocide with impunity.
Trying to communicate about the climate crisis can be frustrating. Here's how to avoid some of the pitfalls that can shut down the conversation.
Il prossimo decennio sarà cruciale per l'azione sul clima. Se i nostri governi continueranno a trascurarlo, i risultati potrebbero essere catastrofici.
Writers Rebel interviews Jimmy Piaguaje, a young indigenous activist from Ecuador's northern Amazon region.
Politics may feel renewed - but in every corner of the world our forests are under attack. And when they’re gone, so are we.
Actions from across the world that we couldn't cram into the newsletter this month
I fenomeni meteorologici estremi sono innegabilmente legati al riscaldamento antropico del pianeta. Ma la portata di questo legame è stata contestata per anni. La scienza, tuttavia, ci mostra che è più forte di quanto la maggior parte delle persone pensi.
José Gualinga is a leader of the Native People of Sarayaku, an indigenous Kichwa group with 1400 inhabitants living in a remote part of Ecuador’s southern Amazon.
Refusing to my comply with laws seems like a drastic measure. But these 15 examples of civil disobedience show that doing so can be a crucial driver of important social change.
This is the story of how a few individuals confronted an environmental disaster and worked to transform it into an ecological treasure.
Fresh from the streets of Austria, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rebels are rebelling! Yet another Global Newsletter rippling with all your latest news and stories.
One of the most important acts of collective power we can make in the fight against climate change is to switch banks.
A global wave of (rock and) rolling rebellions is upon us. With immense courage, cunning and care, rebels are returning to the streets in a dozen countries all across the globe.
The future is coming for us — faster than we imagined. Destruction that was forecast to unfold decades from now is already here.
