Experts explain the tension between stability and politicisation in climate governance.
- Professor of International Politics, University of Manchester
Today, as in the past, pro-car sentiment is a backlash against nascent environmental protest.
Liz Truss has appointed a loyal cabinet with varied environmental credentials. What will this mean for UK climate action?
The dust has settled on COP26 and one of the summit’s few achievements looks decidedly less impressive.
We know how to flatten the curve of rising greenhouse gas emissions. Doing it is another matter.
The original New Deal caused a “great acceleration” in carbon emissions. How will a Green New Deal forge its own legacy?
A look at what actually happened at the recent climate talks, and some pointers for the year ahead.
And one thing that probably will, but won’t make much difference.
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