Why we should be wary of blaming 'overpopulation' for the climate crisis
Jan 29, 2020 07:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The annual World Economic Forum in Davos brought together representatives from government and business to deliberate how to solve the worsening climate and ecological crisis. The meeting came just as devastating bush fires...
UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action
Jan 29, 2020 06:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The recent ruling by the United Nations that governments cannot return people to countries where their lives might be threatened by climate change is a potential game-changer not just for climate refugees, but also for...
Climate crisis: how to make space for 2 billion trees on a crowded island like the UK
Jan 29, 2020 06:14 am UTC| Nature
The UKs official climate advisor, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), recently published a report outlining how to reduce the 12% of greenhouse gas emissions that come from land use by two thirds by 2050. Alongside...
Jan 24, 2020 05:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Climate change no longer seems just a future threat. In 2019, major fires in Australia, Russia and California burned over 13.5 million hectares of land an area four times greater than the size of Belgium. Major floods and...
Climate-linked financial crises loom, but the fix isn't up to central banks
Jan 24, 2020 05:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Bank for International Settlements the central bank for central banks made headlines this week with a report outlining how the next major financial crisis may come from unexpected climate risks. The book calls...
What Boris Johnson's government needs to do to show it is serious on climate change
Dec 16, 2019 04:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Climate change was higher profile than ever in the UK election campaign, with parties competing hard over their offer to concerned voters. But this was a debate that the Conservatives who won a landslide majority largely...
Expect family talks about climate change this Christmas? Take tips from Greta Thunberg
Dec 13, 2019 07:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Nature
As bushfires rage and our cities lie shrouded in smoke, climate change is shaping as a likely topic of conversation at the family dinner table this Christmas. Such discussions can be fraught if family members hold...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight