A Biden administration should prioritize energy security to fight climate
Environment
Americans are forecast to elect a new president in November. According to polling on June 30, Democratic candidate Joe Biden
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Exclusive interview: Barbara Freese on coal and how industry denies climate change
Environment
Barbara Freese has been thinking about the environment for nearly her entire life. As an attorney, she witnessed how the
COVID-19’s forced de-globalization will rewire and decarbonize energy
Environment
Climate change may be the most intractable psychological-sociological challenge that humanity has ever encountered. It has been occurring for decades
Should we worry about a potential grand solar minimum?
Environment
The new decade saw intensified attention on global climate change. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2020 linked climate
Are National Determined Commitments (NDCs) a climate performance benchmark?
Opinion
Financial institutions are increasingly dealing with the question of how to assess their climate performance, as well as their clients’
How climate-related weather conditions disrupt power plants in Indonesia and affect people
Environment
Severe weather conditions triggered by climate change can adversely affect the operation of power plants. Heavy rainfall, heatwaves and lightning
Extinction Rebellion targets Shell HQ
Industry
Climate activists this week staged a 13-hour protest outside the headquarters of Royal Dutch Shell in Aberdeen. Approximately 30 activists
Our climate is like reckless banking before the crash – it’s time to talk about near-term collapse
Environment
Our food, finance, and logistics systems are more vulnerable than we think. After a quarter of a century of nations
Greenhouse gases hit record levels: report
Environment
Atmospheric greenhouse gas levels reached a record high last year, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (the WMO). Carbon dioxide
Renewable most important in biggest polluters: study
Environment
A study says the amount of climate and health benefits generated by renewable sources varied across different countries. The more
Book review: Climate and disease sealed The Fate of Rome
Environment
“We should try to imagine the Roman world, through and through, as an ecological context for microorganisms.” Kyle Harper, The
Ireland to close two peat-fuelled plants
Consumption
Ireland’s state-run energy company, ESB, is due to close two peat-fuelled power stations in the Irish midlands after moves to
Ireland pledges to end offshore oil drilling
Policy
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says his government is planning to phase out oil exploration in Ireland’s territorial waters. “Our independent
The stark truth about UK government climate action: there is no one in charge
Opinion
Steve Allen / Shutterstock The UK’s climate change targets are world-leading. Yet there is no clear plan in place to
Book review: the gravity of the climate crisis must bring us back Down to Earth
Environment
“Trump’s originality is to link, in a single gesture, first the headlong rush toward maximum profit while abandoning the rest