Relying on carbon capture and storage may be a dangerous trap for UK industry

The UK is focusing on carbon capture and storage technologies but the future is uncertain.

Marc Hudson, Research Fellow in Industrial Decarbonisation Policy, University of Sussex • conversation
Jan. 13, 2023 • ~8 min

Climate change: carbon offsetting isn't working – here's how to fix it

Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 7, 2022 • ~8 min

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' – how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Myths about the relative costs of tackling climate change continue to hold back progress.

Aled Jones, Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Sept. 28, 2022 • ~8 min

What Liz Truss's government means for climate action

Liz Truss has appointed a loyal cabinet with varied environmental credentials. What will this mean for UK climate action?

Matthew Paterson, Professor of International Politics, University of Manchester • conversation
Sept. 9, 2022 • ~6 min

Boosting renewable energy use can happen quickly – and reduce harm to low-income people if done thoughtfully

While a US transition to renewable energy by 2030 is possible, streamlined policies with clear goals and incentives are necessary to get there, says an industrial engineering professor.

Erin Baker, Professor of Industrial Engineering Applied to Energy Policy, UMass Amherst • conversation
Aug. 10, 2022 • ~8 min

Climate breakdown: even if we miss the 1.5°C target we must still fight to prevent every single increment of warming

Every tenth of a degree makes climate change significantly worse.

Julia K. Steinberger, Professor of Ecological Economics at the University of Lausanne and, University of Leeds • conversation
May 11, 2022 • ~8 min

In a rush to replace Russian gas, the EU has damaged its own climate change strategy

Electricity, not what the EU calls ‘renewable gases’, offer the fastest route to decarbonising heating.

David Toke, Reader in Energy Policy, University of Aberdeen • conversation
March 18, 2022 • ~7 min

Individual climate action – the free and instant way to help Ukraine

Behaviour change would also help tackle the climate, nature, food and fuel emergencies.

Alison Smith, Researcher in Nature-based Solutions, University of Oxford • conversation
March 17, 2022 • ~6 min

The power to save the planet is inside us all – how to get past despair to powerful action on climate change

How well people exercise their agency will determine the severity of global warming – and its consequences.

Michael E Mann, Director, Earth System Science Center, Penn State • conversation
March 1, 2022 • ~9 min

Transformational change is coming to how people live on Earth, UN climate adaptation report warns: Which path will humanity choose?

An author of the report explains the damaging effects climate change is already having and why adaptation is essential.

Edward R. Carr, Professor and Director, International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University • conversation
Feb. 28, 2022 • ~9 min

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