COP23: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Bonn
Climate change was again placed at the centre of global diplomacy over the past two weeks as diplomats and ministers gathered in Bonn, Germany, for…
Policy & Strategy
Climate change is a market failure
US president Donald Trump is gearing up for war in the east, but not against North Korea and not by nuclear or conventional means of…
Coal mines leave a legacy of ruin
A 19-month data investigation of mine closures indicates that since at least 2011 no large coal mines operating in South Africa have been granted closure….
Five things that will be top of the agenda at the COP23 climate summit
The United Nations’ Climate Change Conference kicked off in Bonn , formally called the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23). Official business is about how…
Oxford Is Creating a World First Zero Emission Zone by 2035
It’s ‘dangerously high’ there right now. Oxford in the UK wants to become the world’s first carbon emission-free city by 2035, with a plan to…
Ships, planes and cars: a licence to pollute?
Shipping There it is on the horizon, clear as day. At half a kilometre long, it’s hard to miss the hulking outline of a container…
How African Countries Can Harness the Huge Potential of Their Oceans
Over the past decade there’s been a steady rise across Africa in the attention given to the responsible use of the oceans to contribute to…
‘It’s so bad for the environment, and it’s our future’
Children from several schools created their own placards and protested outside Parliament today demanding the government ban plastic bags. They were on hand to help…
G7 throws weight behind sustainable finance movement
Grouping backs UN Environment research on how to engage financial centres and SMEs The G7 today joined the G20, other countries and markets in throwing…
Urbanisation can be good for the environment
Urbanisation has never resonated stronger among countries – developed and developing alike – than now. While the recently documented New Urban Agenda (Habitat III) posits…
Very little remains
Three days before leaving the White House President Barack Obama sent $500 million to the Green Climate Fund. Then came Donald Trump, and that could…
World can reach ‘net zero’ emissions by 2060 to meet Paris climate goals
Global emissions can be pushed down to “net zero” by 2060 to meet the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, says the International Energy Agency…
Back in the coal old days
Here’s what’s on Donald Trump’s climate change “hit list”, according to the respected current affairs magazine Newsweek. He will “gut” the Paris climate deal, “scrap”…