The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test

Looming carbon budget deadlines pose a challenge for the UK’s flagship climate legislation.

Rebecca Willis, Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University • conversation
yesterday ~5 min

Oil bosses call phasing out fossil fuels a ‘fantasy’ – but an international agreement is plausible

While some countries are more likely than others to sign an international agreement to phase out fossil fuels, measures to tackle fossil fuel demand by adding a higher carbon price are essential.

Panagiotis Fragkos, Researcher, Energy & Economy, National Technical University of Athens • conversation
April 9, 2024 ~8 min


A net-zero world will be more peaceful, it's assumed – but first we have to get there

Modellers of the energy transition have tended to neglect fractious international relations in their calculations.

Michael Bradshaw, Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
Jan. 22, 2024 ~7 min

Six ways inequality holds back climate action

Cutting wealth inequality could curb the super-rich’s disproportionate share of emissions.

Charlotte A. Kukowski, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Climate Change Mitigation, University of Cambridge • conversation
Jan. 15, 2024 ~7 min

'Gold' hydrogen: natural deposits are turning up all over the world – but how useful is it in our move away from fossil fuels?

Gold hydrogen is naturally occurring gas trapped in pockets under the ground – in much the same way as oil and natural gas

David Waltham, Professor of Geophysics, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Jan. 12, 2024 ~7 min

The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil fuels

The distinction between ‘abated’ and ‘unabated’ fossil fuels is crucial, yet remains ambiguous.

Lars J Nilsson, Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 ~7 min

How a hybrid heating system could lower your bills and shrink your carbon footprint

Oil and gas must be eliminated from heating systems over the coming years.

Jovana Radulovic, Head of School of Mechanical and Design Engineering, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Dec. 4, 2023 ~6 min

COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)

To avert climate breakdown, most of the world’s coal, oil and gas must stay underground.

Steve Pye, Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
Dec. 4, 2023 ~7 min


The path to net-zero emissions runs through industry

Industry is a leading climate polluter: Our road map shows what’s needed to cut industrial emissions in fast-growing countries.

Steven Griffiths, Senior Vice President for Research and Development, Professor of Practice in Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 ~7 min

Why the world's first flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel is a green mirage

A flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel is making a trip across the Atlantic. But is it really a greener way to fly?

Josh Moos, Lecturer in Economics and Politics, Leeds Beckett University • conversation
Nov. 28, 2023 ~9 min

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