Climate Crisis

Meat-eating is a big climate issue – but isn’t getting the attention it deserves.

— Coal, cars, cash and trees: but what about the cows?

COP26

Either we kill coal or coal will kill us.

— Shauna Aminath, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology of the Maldives, tweeted on Saturday her deep disappointment at the failure of world leaders to come to a proper agreement at COP26.

COP26

Five things you need to know about the Glasgow Climate Pact.

— COP26 saw incremental progress but not the breakthrough moment needed.

Climate Change

COP26 – Why politicians have little incentive to prepare for future climate change disasters.

— Politicians have more incentive to react to current climate disasters, but more investment is needed in preparing for future problems.

COP26

Claims of COP26’s success have been unpicked – but political journalists have repeated the spin.

— Mainstream reporters not familiar with the topic may spin the summit as a huge success or devastating failure.

Climate Change

Shipping emissions must fall by a third by 2030 and reach zero before 2050.

— The global shipping sector delivers 90% of global trade and has a carbon footprint the size of Germany’s.

Climate Change

Overseas trade has a hidden environmental ‘disaster footprint’.

— Foreign trade outsources both emissions and environmental hazards.

Climate Change

COP26: Here’s how much progress the UK has made on three key net zero pledges.

— Electric vehicle sales are booming and coal power is dwindling, but structural obstacles to net zero remain.

What The Experts Say

The 2021 Spring Budget.

— On Wednesday Rishi Sunak presented the government’s latest budget. What do experts and professionals think about the government’s 2021 Spring Budget?