The Energy Charter Treaty lets fossil fuel firms sue governments – but its future is now in question
The Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel investors to sue governments over climate action – prompting EU countries to withdraw.
Leïla Choukroune, Professor of International Law, University of Portsmouth
• conversation
Nov. 23, 2022 • ~7 min
Nov. 23, 2022 • ~7 min
After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees global warming limit – here's what we can still do about it
A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
Peter Schlosser, Vice President and Vice Provost of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University •
conversation
Nov. 22, 2022 • ~8 min
Nov. 22, 2022 • ~8 min
COP27 flinched on phasing out 'all fossil fuels'. What's next for the fight to keep them in the ground?
Smaller international deals and fossil free zones point a way forward.
Harro van Asselt, Professor of Climate Law and Policy, University of Eastern Finland, Visiting Researcher, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University & Affiliated Researcher, Stockholm Environment Institute •
conversation
Nov. 21, 2022 • ~8 min
Nov. 21, 2022 • ~8 min
Energy transitions: why countries respond differently to the same problem
The current energy crisis is an opportunity to accelerate the transition towards clean energy – but some countries are better than others at pursuing major energy reform.
Jared Finnegan, Lecturer in Public Policy, UCL
• conversation
Nov. 17, 2022 • ~7 min
Nov. 17, 2022 • ~7 min
COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever
Fossil fuels were named as the problem at COP26. We’re no closer to eliminating them a year on.
Mathieu Blondeel, Research Fellow, Strategy & International Business Group, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick •
conversation
Nov. 4, 2022 • ~7 min
Nov. 4, 2022 • ~7 min
Tiny algae could help fix concrete's dirty little climate secret – 4 innovative ways to clean up this notoriously hard to decarbonize industry
Cement is responsible for more than 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Its emissions doubled over the past two decades, and demand is still rising fast.
Wil Srubar, Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering and Materials Science, University of Colorado Boulder •
conversation
Sept. 7, 2022 • ~8 min
Sept. 7, 2022 • ~8 min
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