Climate Crisis
Danny Dorling – How the rich fuel climate change
A short, but well done piece by the BBC featuring Danny Dorling. Watch here
Environment
Economics
Richard Murphy – The Goals of Economic Policy
British economic policy framework leaves a vacuum of responsibility for delivering an economy in which people can flourish. In response, Professor Richard Murphy outlines an alternative set of goals for economic policy. Richard Murphy is Professor of […]
Climate Crisis
Kai Whiting and Luis Gabriel Carmona – The hidden carbon cost of everyday products
Andrey N Bannov / shutterstock Kai Whiting, Universidade de Lisboa and Luis Gabriel Carmona, Universidade de Lisboa The targets set in the Paris Agreement on climate change are ambitious but necessary. Failure to meet them […]
Economics
Kate Raworth – A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow
Kate Raworth’s TED Talk on the Doughnut Economy Watch here
Climate Crisis
Positive Money – A Green Bank of England
At an international conference of financial supervisors, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney described the ‘transition in action’ underway as central banks and the financial sector at large begin to address climate change. Positive Money’s […]
Economics
George Monbiot: The UK government wants to put a price on nature – but that will destroy it
The Tories eeclared they were preparing a new, robust environmental policy. The result is the usual neo-liberal rubbish. Everything is reduced to its monetary value. Whoever still has a connection with nature knows this is […]
Climate Crisis
Tim Radford – Tourism’s climate footprint soars
With regard to climate change, this is an aspect which is gladly ignored. Tim Radford, a founding editor of Climate News Network, worked for The Guardian for 32 years, for most of that time as […]
Environment
ICCT – How to think about vehicle bans: An update after two major European judicial decisions
This article may be somewhat overly optimistic. There has been no real change up to now. Even in the United States Volkswagen could buy driving rights for its diesel powered cars. By Drew Kodjak, Executive […]
Climate Crisis
Climate Analytics – How to ensure solutions really work – key questions for the Suva Expert Dialogue on Loss and Damage
As experts gather at the Suva Expert Dialogue 2-3 May in Bonn, ministers and ambassadors from vulnerable countries renewed their call for support to cope with climate-related loss and damage. As discussions on possible solutions to […]
Climate Crisis
Kieran Cooke – Ireland’s household pollution tops EU league
It’s known as the Emerald Isle, but Ireland’s household pollution means the country’s homes emit more carbon than any other EU member. Kieran Cooke is a founding editor of Climate News Network, a former foreign […]