Climate Crisis
Gareth Bryant: Carbon Markets in a Climate-Changing Capitalism
As the climate crisis deepens, fault lines between different possible political-economic pathways are widening. Read here
Energy
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine: Saving Ourselves – Harder Than You Think, Better Than You Think
Common Weal Director Robin McAlpine says a future where we successfully tackle the climate emergency can also be one of healthier and happier citizens, but only if we are genuinely willing to embrace change Robin […]
Energy
Paul Brown – France’s Nuclear Industry Struggles On
With its new reactors needing modifications and its older ones awaiting costly updates, France’s nuclear industry is in trouble. Paul Brown is a journalist and founding editor of Climate News Network Cross-posted from Climate News […]
Climate Crisis
Richard Black – Net Zero: This changes (almost) everything
The official advice that the Committee on Climate Change recently gave to Government, that the UK should become a ‘net zero nation’ by 2050, will, if adopted, change more than the speed and eventual depth […]
Climate Crisis
Tim Radford: Global warming tips scales against the poor
The richest nations got richer through rising investment in fossil fuels – and the global warming they caused has made the poorest nations measurably poorer. Read here
Climate Crisis
Sophie Yeo – MEPs Decide not to Punish Exxon for No-show at Climate Hearing
The European Parliament stopped short of stripping ExxonMobil of lobbying rights after its failure to attend a hearing on climate denial Sophie Yeo writes for DesmogUK Cross-posted from DesmogUK ExxonMobil will retain its ability to […]
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy: Taxes to Save the Environment – a Progressive Air Travel Tax
Richard Murphy of Tax Research UK proposes hitting those wanton frequent fliers – such as workaholic businesspersons and owners of second homes abroad – with a progressive Tax to Save the Environment (TASTE). Unpopular but […]
Climate Crisis
Julian Wettengel – German energy reform needs “enormous efforts” in transport and buildings
A leaked progress report warns that Germany will miss its 2020 amd 2030 targets for reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by wide margins Julian Wettengel is a staff correspondent for Clean Energy Wire Cross-posted […]
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Andrew Murphy – Governments Can Stop Other Airlines Joining Ryanair as Top-10 Emitter
Aviation is the most carbon-intensive mode of transport, and Europe’s fastest-growing source of emissions. Time to stop the rot. Andrew Murphy writes on aviation for Transport & Environment Cross-posted from Transport & Environment Ryanair grabbed […]
Energy
Urgewald – World Bank Pumps Billions Into Fossil Fuel Projects
A study commissioned by the German NGO Urgewald exposes the climate-damaging activities of the world’s most powerful development institution. Urgewald is a non-profit environmental and human rights organisation based in Germany Cross-posted from Urgewald Urgewald’s […]