How California's ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world

California is one of the world’s largest economies, and it’s aiming for net-zero emissions by 2045. A transportation expert involved in the plan explains why it just might succeed.

Daniel Sperling, Distinguished Blue Planet Prize Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis • conversation
Jan. 26, 2023 ~13 min

Green hydrogen: why low-carbon fuels are not benefiting from high fossil fuel prices

Without energy market reform, expensive gas will have few upsides.

John Szabo, Fellow, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies & Assistant Lecturer, Eötvös Loránd University • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 ~9 min


How faith can inspire environmental action

The majority of the world’s population identifies with a religion – could their faith be used to save the planet?

Christopher Ives, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science, University of Nottingham • conversation
Jan. 9, 2023 ~7 min

3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize

When people work together, they can move governments to action. Just ask the suffragettes. Still, few people do it. A psychologist explains why, and how to turn that around.

Adam Aron, Professor of Psychology, University of California, San Diego • conversation
Dec. 26, 2022 ~9 min

Cumbrian coal: the 18th-century poem that perfectly encapsulated Whitehaven’s mining culture

As opponents of the Whitehaven Colliery protest, an expert on the cultural history of British landscapes revisits an 18th-century poem that reminds us of the town’s industrious spirit.

Christopher Donaldson, Lecturer in Cultural History, Lancaster University • conversation
Dec. 15, 2022 ~7 min

Cumbria coal mine: empty promises of carbon capture tech have excused digging up more fossil fuel for decades

Here’s what I’ve learned from researching the history of UK climate policy.

Marc Hudson, Research Fellow in Industrial Decarbonisation Policy, University of Sussex • conversation
Dec. 8, 2022 ~4 min

The Energy Charter Treaty lets fossil fuel firms sue governments – but its future is now in question

The Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel investors to sue governments over climate action – prompting EU countries to withdraw.

Leïla Choukroune, Professor of International Law, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Nov. 23, 2022 ~7 min

After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees global warming limit – here's what we can still do about it

A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.

Peter Schlosser, Vice President and Vice Provost of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2022 ~8 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

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