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This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels
Antonio Scorza/COP30, CC BY-NC-ND Jacqueline Peel, The University of Melbourne It wasn’t a comfortable process for the tens…
How strategic foresight can future-proof the Gulf’s energy transition
Strategic foresight is essential for the resilience of GCC states highly dependent on energy exportsImage: REUTERS/Ben Job The…
Facts About Climate Change You Need To Be Aware Of
The climate is changing, and how knowledgeable are you about it? We see the global temperature rise, warming…
2020 Was Supposed To Be The ‘Super Year For Nature.’ What Now?
A pandemic has slowed the pace of life. It has not, however, slowed climate breakdown. Before COVID-19 appeared…
Google’s Third Decade Of Climate Action: Realizing A Carbon-Free Future
A few years ago flooding devastated Chennai, where I grew up. Seeing the images of the city—which had…
Earth Day 50: An Earth Day Unlike Any Other
This year, Earth Day leads the call for greater action in tackling the climate crisis. April 22 marks…
Reshaping Climate Action In A Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic teaches valuable lessons on how to better act on the climate crisis. For the first…
The Madrid Climate Talks Failed Spectacularly. Here’s What Went Down
The United Nations’ COP25 climate talks concluded on Sunday morning in Madrid, almost 40 hours overtime. After two…
Climate Emergency: Dropping The Pretense
Extreme weather had displaced roughly 20 million people each year over the past decade. This is according to…
The Global Disparity in Carbon Footprints
Global carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) rose in 2o18, after four years of successive stability. This is what was…
The Five Corrupt Pillars Of Climate Change Denial
The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt…
Countries with the Biggest Decrease in Carbon Emissions
In the global effort to reduce our carbon emissions, which countries are on the lead? Here’s the top…
We Can’t Save The Planet Unless We Fix Our Destructive Throwaway Economy
Extending the lifetime of all washing machines, notebooks, vacuum cleaners and smartphones in the EU by just one…
Five Things Every Government Needs To Do Right Now To Tackle The Climate Emergency
If targets were enough to beat the climate crisis, we would have cause for celebration. The UK, Norway,…
Not convinced on the need for urgent climate action? Here’s what happens to our planet between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming
Many numbers are bandied around in climate emergency discussions. Of them, 1.5°C is perhaps the most important. At…
UN Climate Action Summit Missed A Key Ingredient: Climate Action
A summer of civil unrest. A global climate strike bringing millions of people to the streets. A stark…
Growing Pain: The Delusion Of Boundless Economic Growth
Gambling on a future of continued economic growth is a bad bet with long odds and extremely high…
Climate Emergency: Why Global Mobilization Is So Important
This climate crisis is almost irreversible, and it is global. And global and irreversible should be the answer.…
How The Youth-Led Climate Strikes Became A Global Mass Movement
It began as a call to action from a group of youth activists scattered across the globe and…
Smashing The Urban Myths: How Clean Energy Builds New Cities
Our cities are hotbeds of inspiration, connection and breathtakingly brilliant ideas. They have given us so much –…