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

Only 57 producers are responsible for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement CO emissions since 2016 – new report

Cement and fossil fuel production has reached unprecedented levels, with most of the emission growth traceable to a relatively small number of companies.

Saphira Rekker, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Finance, The University of Queensland • conversation
April 4, 2024 ~6 min


America’s green manufacturing boom, from EV batteries to solar panel production, isn’t powered by renewable energy − yet

New charts and data show how corporate demand could boost clean energy investment in regions where renewable energy potential is strong but wind and solar power have lagged.

James Morton Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley College • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~7 min

Who are today’s climate activists? Dispelling 3 big myths for Earth Month

Not all activists are in the media spotlight, but they’re crucial to promoting action to slow climate change.

Dana R. Fisher, Director of the Center for Environment, Community & Equity and Professor in the School of International Service, American University • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~8 min

How federal tax dollars meant to fight climate change could end up boosting Louisiana’s fossil fuel production

Carbon capture is turning the oil and gas industry into a critical player for mitigating climate change – while its products continue to heat up the planet.

Ned Randolph, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Communications, Tulane University • conversation
April 1, 2024 ~10 min

The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway

Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. I was part of those discussions, and I agree with the vote rejecting it.

Erle C. Ellis, Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
March 5, 2024 ~7 min

Side-effects of expanding forests could limit their potential to tackle climate change – new study

Planting trees to remove carbon from the atmosphere will only be effective alongside other strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

James A. King, Research Associate in Climate Change Mitigation, University of Sheffield • conversation
Feb. 22, 2024 ~7 min

The energy transition can be fair, just and inclusive – but the window of opportunity is closing fast

For the green transition to be fair and just to people and communities around the globe, countries must change the way energy is used and governed.

Louis Delannoy, Postdoctoral researcher, Stockholm University • conversation
Feb. 20, 2024 ~7 min


Extraction of raw materials could rise 60% by 2060 – and making mining ‘greener’ won’t stop the damage

Extractive mining disrupts the balance of the planet’s ecosystems and is set to rise. Could urban mining or degrowth help curb unsustainable practices?

Gareth Dale, Reader in Political Economy, Brunel University London • conversation
Feb. 16, 2024 ~8 min

US ‘pause’ on future liquefied gas exports throws doubt on fossil fuel’s place in energy transition

The US Department of Energy will review its process for approving new LNG projects.

Michael Bradshaw, Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
Feb. 9, 2024 ~7 min

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