Coal, British Industry, and Colonialism
By Daniel Therkelsen – Campaign Manager, Coal Action Network FUELLING, AND FUELLED BY, COLONIALISM Coal powered Britain’s industrial and economic expansion during its Industrial Revolution. The abundance of coal discovered in Britain was a key factor that enabled the country’s early industrialisation, developing technologies and industries unfeasible elsewhere due to the lack of cheap energy […]
Food & Decoloniality
By Caitlin Rajan ‘Food colonialism’ refers to the many ways colonial legacies affect how we grow, produce, and distribute food. As a concept, food colonialism highlights how food systems, food consumption, and cultural ideas around food have been and continue to be shaped by colonial and neo-colonial projects. Recognising the enduring colonial relations that characterise […]
Climate Coloniality
By Lorena Piedrahita-Lopez ‘Climate Coloniality’ was coined by Farhana Sultana by building off Anibal Quijano’s concept of ‘Coloniality’ – the idea that even though colonialism has ‘officially ended’, its effects continue to shape contemporary society. Coloniality relies on racialised hierarchies of power developed under colonialism, which values proximity to European identity. Climate coloniality looks at […]
Green Colonialism
By Hamza Hamouchene ‘Green colonialism’ refers to the ways in which the costs of producing renewable energy and green technologies often fall on colonised peoples’ like Indigenous groups, and Global South countries. It is a form of neo-colonialism. With the effects of climate change being undeniable, even by the fossil fuel industry, many countries are […]
