It’s time to change how Africa powers itself. 500 million people depend on it
For Africa to realize its full economic and social potential, the continent will require robust power infrastructure to deliver affordable, clean energy to all…
Policy & Strategy
The desperate but effective attempts to silence climate scientists
People play dirty when they can’t win by playing fair. This is, more or less, the story of climate change denial in the United States….
Why China Is No Climate Leader
When President Donald Trump yanked America’s support for the Paris Climate Accords, pundits were quick to hail China as the world’s new environmental leader. Two…
Americans Red and Blue Unite Against Trump’s Plan to Drill the Atlantic
Not even the Republican governors who supported him are willing to get behind it. President Trump, to put it mildly, hasn’t worked too hard to…
Why 2018 must be a pivotal year for climate action
The reality of climate change is starting to bite. More extreme weather conditions are no longer a prediction – they are real and they are…
Energy and environment in 2018: A preview
2018 looks set to be a defining year for energy and environment policy in Europe, as important legislative files move towards becoming EU law. In…
MEPs to vote on ‘strict minimum’ 35% renewables target
The European Parliament’s influential Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will vote on Tuesday (28 November) on a compromise deal that could set the bloc’s…
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…
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…