Climate justice, action and updates from the South East
A new wave of waste incinerators is being sold to the South East as 'energy recovery' — but the carbon accounting hides a dirty habit. Here's how local campaigns are fighting back, and how you can track the next planning application or pollution permit before the first lorry rolls in.
MPs are very good at sounding green in a newsletter and very bad at voting like it. This is a practical, slightly cynical guide to reading your South East MP's actual climate record — and turning what you find into action at the next surgery.
Gatwick wants a second runway, Farnborough wants more private jets, and a string of smaller aerodromes are quietly expanding freight and charter flights. The word doing all the work is growth. Here's the maths behind the brochure — and the live fights you can still get into.
Your council pension fund is one of the biggest pots of money in the region — and some of it is still tied to fossil fuel expansion. Here's where the decisions get made, what the funds actually hold, and how to get in the room this winter.
Conditions, stop-and-search, lock-on offences and what happens in custody — a plain-English run through the legal terrain facing climate activists in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire this year. Not legal advice, but the groundwork you want in your head long before you need it.
We can shut a road in twenty minutes flat. Can we put insulation in a Victorian terrace? Fuel poverty across Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire is a climate-justice issue dressed up as a housing technicality — and the retrofit agenda has stalled long enough.
Sea-level rise is not a distant scenario for Kent, Sussex, Hampshire or the Isle of Wight. This field guide maps the coastal flashpoints, the gaps in 2026 adaptation plans, and how South East rebels can back local campaigns without barging in.
If our actions only work for people who can walk five miles, stand for hours and cope with noise, then we are not building a movement for everyone. Here is a practical South East checklist for making rebellion genuinely accessible.
The decisions that will shape the South East for the next twenty years are not being made in Westminster. They're being made at 7pm on a Tuesday in a room with bad carpet and a public gallery of six people. Here's how ordinary residents can get in the way — and win.
The nights have drawn in, the pavements are greasy and the next few months of campaigning are going to happen outdoors in the dark. Here's a practical, budget-friendly kit list for South East rebels — and a reminder that looking after each other is the strategy, not the soft bit.
From Gatwick's runway plans to chalk streams full of sewage, the South East is packed with climate flashpoints in 2026. Here is a rebel's map of what is kicking off, who is already on it, and how to join in without torching your energy.
Water scarcity, sewage dumping and new reservoir plans are climate-justice issues hiding behind the South East's leafy commuter image. This year we should link the fight for water with the wider climate movement — and make concrete demands of councils and water companies.