Money and Policy Now Support Renewables
The year 2015, however, may turn out to be the year energy policy for renewables finally commits to the financial sector.
climate change policy
Plan B? What Happened to Plan A?
Geoengineering has become known as the US government’s “Plan B” response to climate change.
New Report Highlights Fracking’s Global Hazards
A new report, issued the same day the latest round of global climate negotiations opened in Peru, highlights the fracking industry’s slow expansion into nearly every continent, drawing attention not only to the potential harm from toxic pollution, dried-up water supplies and earthquakes, but also to the threat the shale industry poses to the world’s climate.
Democratic energy beyond neoliberalism
Our relationship to energy needs to change.
Letter to the PM outlining how 2°C demands an 80% cut in EU emissions by 2030
The letter summarises why the IPCC’s carbon budgets for a “likely” chance of not exceeding the international community’s 2°C commitment, requires the EU to reduce the emissions from its energy system by 80% by 2030, with complete decarbonisation just a few years later.
Beyond Treaties: A New Way of Framing Global Climate Action
As negotiators look to next year’s UN climate conference in Paris, there is increasing discussion of a new way forward that does not depend on sweeping international agreements. Some analysts are pointing to Plan B — recasting the climate issue as one of national self-interest rather than global treaties.
Listen to the People, Not the Polluters
The People’s Climate March, which saw hundreds of thousands around the world take to the streets for action on global warming in New York City, was followed this week by a United Nations climate summit in which world leaders advanced an agenda devoid of binding commitments.
As Obama Settles on Nonbinding Treaty, “Only a Big Movement” Can Take on Global Warming
As international climate scientists warn runaway greenhouse gas emissions could cause "severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts," the Obama administration is abandoning attempts to have Congress agree to a legally binding international climate deal.
Energy Crunch: Global debate heats up
News that last month was the world’s hottest June on record provided another reminder that urgent global action is needed to combat climate change.
The Global Energy Market’s Moment of Truth
Sustainability is not good for many businesses – in fact it means they’ll have to go out of business. This is what sustainability at its core is all about – things that are unsustainable will stop.
Returns on Divestments?
I believe we’re at a point where renewables are going to continue becoming more affordable while fossil fuels continue to get more expensive, and more risky.
Energy Crunch: The end of business as usual for fossil fuels?
It’s the end of business as usual for fossil fuels. That’s according to the latest report from the IPCC, released on Sunday.