Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024

The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.

Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 ~9 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


Why the Fed should treat climate change's $150B economic toll like other national crises it's helped fight

Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the latest National Climate Assessment shows.

Martin Sokol, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 ~9 min

As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life

A recent study focusing on how offshore wind farms in Massachusetts waters could affect endangered right whales does not call for slowing the projects, but says monitoring will be critical.

Josh Kohut, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University • conversation
Nov. 15, 2023 ~10 min

Why young workers are leaving fossil fuel jobs – and what to do if you feel like 'climate quitting'

The oil and gas industry is struggling to retain talent – here’s why.

Birthe Soppe, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Innsbruck • conversation
Oct. 27, 2023 ~8 min

Solar power expected to dominate electricity generation by 2050 – even without more ambitious climate policies

Solar energy is set for a rapid expansion – but only if several barriers are overcome, according to new research.

Jean-Francois Mercure, Associate Professor in Climate Change Policy, University of Exeter • conversation
Oct. 26, 2023 ~8 min

If the first solar entrepreneur hadn't been kidnapped, would fossil fuels have dominated the 20th century the way they did?

The 1909 incident may have cost the industry decades of progress – and the planet huge amounts of damaging carbon emissions.

Sugandha Srivastav, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Economics, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 ~8 min

Offshore wind: a perfect storm of inflation and policy uncertainty risks derailing the UK's main hope for a low-carbon future

The government wants offshore wind to form the backbone of the UK’s future electricity system – but a key auction has delivered no new projects.

Phil McNally, Research Fellow in Electricity Markets, UCL • conversation
Sept. 25, 2023 ~7 min


Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing – here’s why

Despite the meteoric rise of wind and solar, fossil energy sources have met most new demand in fast-growing economies.

Malte Jansen, Lecturer in Energy and Sustainability, University of Sussex • conversation
Sept. 19, 2023 ~7 min

Bats are avoiding solar farms and scientists aren’t sure why

New research has found that bats avoid solar farms – but the findings should not hinder the transition to renewable energy.

Gareth Jones, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol • conversation
Aug. 9, 2023 ~7 min

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