The UK has bold plans to reach net zero emissions, but it must go beyond just turning off the CO₂ taps
The plan has plenty on reducing emissions, but less on removing already-emitted carbon from the atmosphere.
Shaun Fitzgerald, Teaching Fellow in Engineering, University of Cambridge •
conversation
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~5 min
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~5 min
Net zero emissions targets are everywhere – we need to sort the genuine from the greenwash
Because pledges alone won't achieve net zero.
Tim Kruger, James Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin School, Environmental Change Institute and Institute for Science Innovation and Society, University of Oxford •
conversation
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~7 min
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~7 min
Climate change: Joe Biden could ride a wave of international momentum to break deadlock in US
Hamstrung by a Republican Senate, President-elect Biden will need to look abroad for collaborators on climate action.
Olaf Corry, Professor of Global Security Challenges, University of Leeds •
conversation
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
Net-zero carbon emissions won't be sustainable if social inequalities aren't addressed
The effects of climate change and mitigation are not just unequal between countries but also within countries.
Tom Pegram, Associate Professor in Global Governance and Deputy Director of UCL Global Governance Institute, UCL •
conversation
Oct. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
Oct. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
Citizens' assembly: what we've learned about the kind of climate action the public wants to see
Ordinary British people proposed bolder climate measures than anything politicians have so far dared to suggest.
Graham Smith, Professor of Politics, University of Westminster •
conversation
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~7 min
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~7 min
Green bailouts: relying on carbon offsetting will let polluting airlines off the hook
Carbon offsetting is better regulated than it once was, but it's no solution to the climate crisis.
Ben Christopher Howard, Doctoral Researcher in Nature-based Solutions, University of Birmingham •
conversation
May 27, 2020 • ~6 min
May 27, 2020 • ~6 min
Stop blaming each other for the climate crisis – coronavirus shows what we can achieve together
By self-isolating, people all over the world are acting for the collective good. That's encouraging for tackling climate change.
Benedict Probst, Felllow at Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, University of Cambridge •
conversation
May 1, 2020 • ~6 min
May 1, 2020 • ~6 min
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