State-owned energy companies are among the world’s most polluting – putting a price on carbon could help

Governments that publicly commit to carbon pricing are compelled to get their own house in order.

Gerhard Schnyder, Professor of International Management & Political Economy, Loughborough University • conversation
Feb. 16, 2024 • ~7 min

As US-EU trade tensions rise, conflicting carbon tariffs could undermine climate efforts

Both sides have reason to find common ground, says a group of energy and climate policy analysts.

Sagatom Saha, Research Scholar in Energy Policy, Columbia University • conversation
Jan. 23, 2023 • ~10 min

COP26 agreed rules on trading carbon emissions – but they're fatally flawed

The dust has settled on COP26 and one of the summit’s few achievements looks decidedly less impressive.

Matthew Paterson, Professor of International Politics, University of Manchester • conversation
Dec. 17, 2021 • ~6 min

UK plans to slash carbon emissions 68% by 2030 – how banking, building and borrowing can help

Slashing carbon emissions by 68% by 2030 will depend on using the UK's infrastructure strategy effectively.

Anupam Nanda, Professor of Urban Economics & Real Estate, University of Manchester • conversation
Dec. 4, 2020 • ~7 min

Why we need the opposite of a carbon tax to reduce emissions

Making the solutions cheaper – rather than the problems more expensive – could reduce emissions more fairly.

Sumedha Basu, PhD Candidate in Sustainability, University of Warwick • conversation
June 24, 2020 • ~7 min

Green bailouts: relying on carbon offsetting will let polluting airlines off the hook

Carbon offsetting is better regulated than it once was, but it's no solution to the climate crisis.

Ben Christopher Howard, Doctoral Researcher in Nature-based Solutions, University of Birmingham • conversation
May 27, 2020 • ~6 min

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