Keir Starmer hasn't really called time on North Sea oil and gas – here's why

Labour would still honour existing licenses to drill for fossil fuels.

Gisa Weszkalnys, Associate Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics and Political Science • conversation
June 7, 2023 • ~8 min

Why defusing 'carbon bombs' offers a promising new agenda for tackling climate change

More than 400 proposed fossil fuel extraction projects threaten to blow the world’s 1.5°C target.

Kjell Kühne, PhD Candidate in Energy & Politics, University of Leeds • conversation
Sept. 2, 2022 • ~6 min

Living near active oil and gas wells in California tied to low birth weight and smaller babies

A new study finds an association between living near active oil and gas wells in California and low birth-weight infants, adding to findings elsewhere on health risks from oil and gas production.

Lara Cushing, Assistant Professor of Health Education, San Francisco State University • conversation
June 18, 2020 • ~8 min

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