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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Don’t wait for the big investments to get the Green New Deal going, writes Richard Murphy, there is plenty that can be done at the local and micro level. It’s all part of changing the […]
No one talks about the environmental impact of e-technology, e-finance, and e-commerce. Also see our article here concerning music streaming. Read here
Emission accomplished. Nicoleta Ionescu Matt Brennan, University of Glasgow and Kyle Devine, University of Oslo It is easy to get nostalgic for the era when most music lovers bought LPs. They would save their pennies […]
In Norway opposition Labor Party withdraws support for oil exploration off Lofoten islands in Norway’s Arctic, creating solid majority in parliament to keep area off limits for oil. How long that will hold is anyone´s […]
Lobbying by the governments of the U.K., France and Germany blocked efforts to introduce a European soil protection policy in 2007, citing costs and potential impacts on housing developments. Read here
No emissions reductions achieved, but targets will be met. This deal shows why it is ridiculous to set targets based on Co2 intensity or average Co2 emissions. Time to start setting maximum emissions per car. […]
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