Energy
Euronews: Austria imports of Russian gas hit pre-war levels, exceeding aid to Ukraine
Austria is one of four EU countries not in NATO. Read the article HERE.
Energy
Climate Crisis
Bill McKibben: The Hottest Days in 125,000 Years—So Far
This season’s hellish heat simply has to move us into action; the power of the sun can help. Bill McKibben is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and co-founder of 350.org and ThirdAct.org. His […]
Energy
Andres Knobel and Franziska Magar – Beneficial ownership and fossil fuels: lifting the lid on who benefits
Climate justice and tax justice advocates can unite and demand beneficial ownership transparency for carbon-intensive industries, especially for listed companies and investment funds Andres Knobel is Lead Researcher Beneficial Ownership for the Tax Justice Network, […]
Energy
Bill Mitchell: A large government presence required for energy transition does not mean massive deficits are needed
To finance energy transition we need to move from a system that allocates resources in favour of private profit, to a more societal-based system. Read HERE WikiRigaou/Creative Commons
Climate Crisis
Thomas Ferguson – Central Banks, Green Finance, and the Climate Crisis
Covid, war, and high inflation have catalyzed yet another “New World Order. Movements to limit global warming are thus now at a crossroads. Thomas Ferguson is Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Boston Cross-posted from INET […]
Climate Crisis
Eurostat: EU coal production and consumption up in 2022
In 2022, EU coal production and consumption continued to increase, reaching 349 million tonnes (+5% compared with the previous year) and 454 million tonnes (+2%), respectively. This rebound started in 2021 and was mainly driven […]
Climate Crisis
J. W. Mason – Varieties of Industrial Policy
Why people who have broadly similar politics and analysis can have very different feelings about the Inflation Reduction Act and similar measures elsewhere J. W. Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College, […]
Energy
Ana Valdivia: Rural Spain could end up hosting infrastructure hubs for AI – here’s what the environmental cost could be
In a country that is already suffering widespread drought, data centres which require huge amounts of water will intensify ecological pressures Ana Valdivia is lecturer in AI, Government & Policy at the University of Oxford. […]
Energy
Stan Cox – Needed: Either Degrowth or Two Earths
The only way to reduce emissions fast enough to prevent climate catastrophe is to phase out the burning of oil, gas, and coal by law, directly and deliberately. Stan Cox is the author of The Green New Deal […]
Climate Crisis
Reuters: Swiss voters approve climate goals, global minimum corporate tax
The results showed 79% of those who voted in Sunday’s national referendum backed raising the country’s business tax to the 15% global minimum rate from the current average minimum of 11%, while 59% supported the […]