COP29: What world leaders can learn from indigenous communities November 11, 2024 As global leaders gather for COP29, they must remember that climate change is a symptom of our broken relationship with nature, and indigenous people can help repair that Today, despite grand statements from multinational corporations and warm words from politicians, we continue to damage the natural world at a rate it cannot possibly sustain. Our [...]
COP29 will determine who pays for net zero November 4, 2024 Policymakers are descending on Baku for COP29 to mobilise finance to support climate action in developing countries – and London is leading those efforts, says Chris Hayward Hundreds of ministers, policymakers and financiers descending on Baku this month for COP29 will be met by an in-tray of crucial climate policy decisions. Dubbed the ‘finance COP’, [...]
Want climate action for grownups? Become a climate Yimby October 5, 2024 Instead of throwing soup at artwork, do something actually constructive and become a climate Yimby, suggests Chis Hocknell
We cannot allow Azerbaijan’s vile human rights abuses to be redeemed by hosting Cop29 September 27, 2024 Twelve months on from Azerbaijan’s illegal arrest of 23 Armenian leaders, the world needs to take a cold hard look at its human rights abuses, writes Paul Polman
Net zero depends on economic growth – so the City must lead the charge August 12, 2024 Sustainability and economic growth are two sides of the same coin, which is why the City must lead the charge to net zero, writes Chris Hayward In 100 days, global political, business, and climate leaders will have gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29. The annual COP meeting is the culmination of a year of hard [...]
Don’t let green dogma get in the way of climate science July 22, 2024 Activists including Greta Thunberg have shut down a key research project into geoengineering — a potentially game-changing technology — arguing that it could provide an excuse not to cut fossil fuels. We can’t afford to let climate science become politicised, says Bjorn Lomborg Climate studies are increasingly becoming politicised. Harvard University recently shut down a key geoengineering [...]
Banning North Sea oil will only benefit Saudi Arabia July 16, 2024 Fossil fuels will remain part of the energy mix for decades to come – if we don’t extract our own resources from the North Sea, our loss will be other polluters’ gain, says Andy Mayer The new government’s plans to capitulate to the likes of Just Stop Oil by banning new drilling licences in the [...]
UK ‘can’t afford not to’ go green in bid for growth, CBI chief to say July 1, 2024 The UK’s growth could be put at risk if politicians try to “separate the economy from net zero”, a top business lobby group boss is set to warn.
Firms moving listings to the US isn’t just bad for Brits, it’s bad for the planet June 23, 2024 The wave of British companies listing in the US isn't just bad for the London Stock Exchange, it's also worsening climate change.
Election 2024: Former Tory tsar to vote for Labour June 21, 2024 The former Tory net zero tsar Chris Skidmore has revealed he will back Labour at the July 4 general election.