The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel use

Of the big pledges so far at the UN climate conference, cutting methane could have the most immediate impact.

Jeff Nesbit, Research Affiliate, Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, Yale University • conversation
Nov. 8, 2021 ~6 min

COP26: here's what it would take to end coal power worldwide

Coal is the dirtiest fuel source – eliminating it is a priority for tackling climate change.

Alex Clark, DPhil Candidate in Energy and Economics, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 ~7 min


Climate change is a justice issue – these 6 charts show why

Understanding where emissions come from is only one part of the climate justice dilemma.

Sonja Klinsky, Associate Professor and Senior Global Futures Scientist, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2021 ~9 min

Oil companies are ploughing money into fossil-fuelled plastics production at a record rate – new research

We discovered that the 12 largest petrochemical companies announced 88 new projects between 2012 and 2019: new and expanded facilities that will likely operate for decades, ramping up carbon emissions.

Tobias Dan Nielsen, Researcher, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute • conversation
Nov. 2, 2021 ~25 min

COP26: here's how much progress the UK has made on three key net zero pledges

Electric vehicle sales are booming and coal power is dwindling, but structural obstacles to net zero remain.

Ljubomir Jankovic, Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
Nov. 1, 2021 ~11 min

What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words

Transcripts and internal documents show how the industry shifted from leading research into fossil fuels’ effect on the climate to sowing doubt about science. Now, CEOs are testifying before Congress.

Benjamin Franta, Ph.D. Candidate in History, Stanford University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2021 ~11 min

How to know if a country is serious about net zero: look at its plans for extracting fossil fuels

Saudi Arabia and soon Australia are making net zero pledges, but they have no plans to wind down fossil fuel output soon.

Fergus Green, Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL • conversation
Oct. 25, 2021 ~7 min

In the face of chaos, why are we so nonchalant about climate change?

Humanity faces an extraordinary threat - why are so many of us not motivated into action?

Tom Pettinger, Research Fellow in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick • conversation
Oct. 19, 2021 ~6 min


Why banning financing for fossil fuel projects in Africa isn't a climate solution

Major international donors, including the US, China and UK, are pledging to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, but they aren’t making the equivalent cuts at home.

Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines • conversation
Oct. 14, 2021 ~9 min

The plastic recycling system is broken - here's how we can fix it

The problem of increasing plastic waste has been exacerbated by the pandemic, requiring better regulation and monitoring to solve.

Norman Ebner, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Circular Plastics-Techno-Economics, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 14, 2021 ~6 min

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