Drowned cities; stagnant seas; intolerable heatwaves; entire nations uninhabitable… and more than 11 billion humans. A four-degree-warmer world is the stuff of nightmares and yet that’s wher... Read more
Best policies to reduce air pollution Most air pollution is produced by the burning of fossil fuels and waste, and this is the focus of the World Health Organization’s global recommendations... Read more
The Labour Party has announced plans to take back control of Britain’s energy network from private shareholders, as part of a sweeping nationalisation policy. We look at how a Labour governm... Read more
Labour’s plan to nationalise Britain’s energy network would make the country poorer, hinder efforts to tackle climate change, and threatens a return to the frequent power cuts of the past, t... Read more
This has been called the climate change election, and with good reason: concern about the climate and environment has never been greater. A Lowy Institute poll found nearly two out of three... Read more
Britain has gone a week without using coal to generate electricity for the first time since Queen Victoria was on the throne, in a landmark moment in the transition away from the heavily pol... Read more
The current election campaign discussions on climate change fails to address the real challenges that face the nation. The super-partisan nature of the debate and the focus on mythical costs... Read more
The national debate about climate policy is off the rails again. We should be talking about positioning Australia economically for the low-carbon future, making use of our huge opportunities... Read more
Where I grew up, visits to Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum were a staple rainy-day activity. I remember the clanking of the huge, iron waterwheel and being amazed by its power. It w... Read more
The Coalition has rated a miserable 4/100 on the Australian Conservation Foundation’s climate change policy scorecard. The scorecard, released on Monday ahead of the 18 May election, finds t... Read more
