Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

Private jet from London to COP28 in Dubai is 11 times more polluting than a commercial aircraft.

Priti Parikh, Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development, UCL • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~7 min

Climate change: the fairest way to tax carbon is to make air travel more expensive

Carbon taxes targeting luxury emissions are more popular than those which make necessities more expensive.

Giulio Mattioli, Research Fellow, Department of Transport Planning, Technical University of Dortmund • conversation
Oct. 6, 2022 • ~6 min

Four reasons SUVs are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car

The controversial cars are under attack.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2022 • ~6 min

SUVs: four reasons why they are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car

The controversial cars are under attack.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2022 • ~6 min

COP26: Seven reasons global transport is so hard to decarbonise

Some pollution is locked in for years to come, and there are no simple solutions.

Christian Brand, Associate Professor in Transport, Energy & Environment, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 10, 2021 • ~8 min

Short-haul flight ban is a good start – now we need to reimagine the modern airport

Banning short-haul flights should be just the first step on the path to greener transport systems.

Luis Delgado, Senior Research Fellow on Air Transport, University of Westminster • conversation
April 28, 2021 • ~6 min

First lockdown's effect on air pollution was overstated, our study reveals

Exaggerating how much lockdown improved air quality could allow us to underestimate the scale of the air pollution problem.

William Bloss, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~7 min

Why lockdown had little to no effect on global temperatures

Some atmospheric pollutants actually help cool the planet, but the sudden shutdown of heavy industry threatened to purge them.

James Weber, PhD Candidate in Atmospheric Chemistry, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge • conversation
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~7 min

A transition to working from home won't slash emissions unless we make car-free lifestyles viable

One in five now work exclusively from home in the UK. But remote workers still drive about as often as commuters – though for different reasons.

Lee Chapman, Professor of Climate Resilience, University of Birmingham • conversation
Oct. 6, 2020 • ~6 min

Social distancing is making public transport worse for the environment than cars – here's how to fix it

Without plastic shielding between seats or more efficient engines, the environmental benefits of public transport are lost.

Timothy Ostler, PhD Candidate in Applied Mathematics, Cardiff University • conversation
July 16, 2020 • ~7 min

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