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See Yong Feng was one of the guest speakers at the Ecosocialism 2026 conference in Magan-djin/Brisbane. He illustrated in his presentation, “Degrowth and Ecosocialism”, how it would be possible for all people — in the Global South and Global North — to have a good life without crossing planetary boundaries.

The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent have issued a warning about the world crossing a moral red line — the autonomous targeting of humans by machines. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Over the past half-century, the oceans have stored almost 90% of the excess energy trapped in Earth’s system by greenhouse gases and other factors. According to the latest State of the Climate report, ocean heat continues to rise and reached record highs last year.

Green Left’s Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud spoke with activist journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin during her visit to Australia from the United States to promote her film, Earth’s Greatest Enemy.

Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents new books on denial, green colonialism, wildfires, energy, the far right, global crises and our ties to nature.

Mat Ward looks back at July’s political news and the best new music that related to it.

Ana Cristina Carvalhaes is a founding member of Brazil’s Socialism and Liberty Party. In this interview with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes, Carvalhaes argues for a non-dogmatic theory of imperialism that incorporates ecology.

Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus introduces six new books on revolution, climate denial, invasive species, planetary history, ecocivilisation and the war makers.

Gaza Freedom Flotilla member Helen O’Sullivan, two weeks after returning to Australia, following her abduction and detention by the Israeli Occupying Forces, told Green Left the movement for a free Palestine must continue.