Net zero: can cities become carbon-neutral on their own? Here's what the evidence suggests

Figuring out who is responsible for cutting a city’s emissions and how their efforts will be coordinated is complicated.

Graeme Roy, Head of Economics and Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Glasgow • conversation
Aug. 8, 2023 ~8 min

We found Britain's greenest city centre – and its least green

Where does your city rank?

Paul Brindley, Senior Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Sheffield • conversation
Nov. 23, 2022 ~7 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

COP27 will be remembered as a failure – here's what went wrong

The agreed loss and damage fund was a breakthrough in an otherwise inconclusive conference.

Simon Chin-Yee, Lecturer in International Development, UCL • conversation
Nov. 21, 2022 ~11 min

Here's why we need climate protests: even if some think they're annoying

Joining a protest doesn’t just help attract others to supporting important causes - it comes with personal and psychological benefits too.

Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Dundee • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 ~6 min

Five things you need to know about the Glasgow Climate Pact

COP26 saw incremental progress but not the breakthrough moment needed.

Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL • conversation
Nov. 13, 2021 ~9 min

4 key issues to watch with climate negotiations underway at COP26 in Glasgow

The world isn’t on track to avoid dangerous climate change, and this year’s climate conference, COP26, is crucial, a former senior UN official writes.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 ~9 min

4 key issues to watch as world leaders gather for the Glasgow climate summit

The world isn’t on track to avoid dangerous climate change, and this year’s climate conference, COP26, is crucial, a former senior UN official writes.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 ~9 min


4 key issues to watch as world leaders prepare for the Glasgow climate summit

The world isn’t on track to avoid dangerous climate change, and this year’s climate conference, COP26, is crucial, a former senior UN official writes.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 ~8 min

What is COP26? Here's how global climate negotiations work and what's expected from the Glasgow summit

A former UN adviser explains what happens at climate summits like COP26 and why people fear this one won’t meet its goals.

Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton • conversation
Oct. 20, 2021 ~10 min

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