Energy’s lost weekend
The coronavirus pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, but it will have long-lasting effects on most areas of the global economy, not least…
Policy & Strategy
Design a doughnut-shaped city: a change-proof approach
How can cities become socially just and secure homes for people while respecting the health of the planet in a post-pandemic world? Is protecting the…
Investors’ role in a carbon-neutral 2050
Internationally only a handful of pension funds have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and have developed an approach to achieving that goal. In…
This surprising fact about research funding could explain why it’s so hard to get traction against climate change
To fund, or not to fund? That is the question for organizations backing research on the world’s climate crisis — the question they must ask…
A home that will keep you warm and cool the planet
A home that will keep you warm and cool the planet “… everything from mining the materials for the cement to chopping down the trees…
A new project promises to make sustainable living affordable
By living in cities we often have to choose between livability, sustainability and affordability. However, that is not the case in the new project presented by the…
It’s 50 years ago today that Earth Day came into play
22 April 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. To see the black and white pictures of the people flooding the Fifth avenue in…
What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures
Simon Mair, University of Surrey Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night wondering what…
Facing undeniable reality of Climate change, deniers now argue it’s not that bad
Climate change denialism has a long history. Possibly the earliest clear example dates back to October 1959, when a researcher working for none other than…
Why are climate-conscious cities often the least affordable?
Cities can do a lot to stop climate change. They can fill their streets with electric buses, pass strict efficiency rules for its buildings, and…
Change before we have to
This time it is not business as usual. Empty streets, no people, no cars, clear blue skies, producing less, consuming less, reinventing habits, schedule and…
Northern lights – send us your CO2
In March, a consortium of oil giants Equinor, Shell, and Total finished drilling an exploratory well off the coast of Norway. This time not searching…
Change diet, add lentils first
Climate change must be stopped before it stops us! How can we do this? We must evolve from a fossil-fuel driven economy to a more…