POLITICO • 5th September 2020

Extinction Rebellion’s hometown pushes the radical into the mainstream

When the history of 21st century environmentalism is written, this no-frills, post-industrial town in western England can be expected to feature prominently. Since the turn of the century, Stroud has served as an incubator for firebrand environmentalist movements like Extinction Rebellion and Stop Ecocide.

Climate Home News • 15th April 2019

As climate fight enters new phase, local responses are starved of funding

Global, one-size-fits-all solutions work for cutting emissions, but adapting to warming requires an altogether different approach.

Climate Home News • 13th March 2019

Energy and oil majors turn to rural Africa in grab for world's next billion customers

Once basic energy is established in disconnected regions, the companies that supply it hope to cash in on demand for a slew of new products and services.

Financial Times • 15th October 2018

New tools enable farmers to cut cows’ greenhouse gas emissions

Incentives or global standards would help deploy seaweed additives and genomics.

Quartz • 19th February 2019

A democratic experiment in Ireland could become the model for fighting climate change

Ireland’s struggle with climate change cuts to the heart of people’s daily lives and reflects the country’s revival after recession: more cars on the road and thriving cattle farms. That makes it a political hot potato that Irish governments have tended to kick down the road — until it came to an assembly of 99 randomly selected citizens, tasked with weighing in on some of the country’s most contentious social issues.

Financial Times • 3rd October 2018

Energy savings are key to European industries’ battle with China

New technologies are needed for power-hungry manufacturers.

Climate Home News • 14th January 2019

Stoke’s potteries backed remain, now they want May's deal to reshape climate policy

In the ‘Brexit capital of Britain’, the town’s most famous industry never wanted to leave the EU. A crash-out departure on 29 March threatens to throw up trade tariffs, border delays and higher pollution charges for the British ceramics manufacturers clustered around Stoke-on-Trent, which sell more than half their exports to the European Union.

Climate Home News • 28th January 2019

World's three biggest rainforests face year of precarious politics

Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia all face a year of political flux placing their vast rainforests in peril.

Climate Home News • 13th December 2018

China open to 'uniform' climate rules, sidestepping old allies

Shift comes as EU and China hastily draft proposals to break an impasse on the toughest issues at UN climate talks in Poland.

Climate Home News • 11th December 2018

Indigenous peoples gain foothold in climate talks

At China’s request, the deal for indigenous and local input makes clear it will not infringe on state sovereignty.

Financial Times • 5th December 2018

Winemakers look to the past in drive for a greener future

Specialist vineyards are rediscovering traditional methods.

Climate Home News • 27th November 2018

Miguel Arias Cañete: EU's climate caterpillar looks to seal legacy

‘We will leave the European Union with a vision for the future,’ the commissioner tells CHN as he prepares to fight for net-zero emissions.

Climate Home News • 20th November 2018

Hungary wants end to coal power by 2030

‘Sky-rocketing’ EU carbon prices could mean Hungary is the first country in eastern Europe to set an exit date for the most polluting fossil fuel.

POLITICO • 20th March 2018

Big coal no more

The industry once ruled Europe. Now it’s struggling to survive.

Financial Times • 31st July 2018

Environmentalists split on how to push clean energy’s next phase

Divestment campaigns are gaining traction but their true impact is hard to gauge.

Climate Home News • 31st October 2018

Bolsonaro in, Merkel out: the Paris climate gang is breaking up

In 2015, a group of countries banded together to shape the global climate pact, but political turmoil is pulling the alliance apart.

Climate Home News • 24th October 2018

Brexit and Germany erode EU climate resolve

The departure of a heavyweight champion of tough climate measures comes as Germany wavers and Europe faces big decisions about future.

POLITICO • 30th April 2018

EU’s climate efforts risk stalling thanks to Brexit

London wins praise for going it alone, while the EU prepares for bitter infighting.

POLITICO • 10th January 2018

The greenwashing of Theresa May

UK prime minister’s environment speech is part of a concerted push to lure young voters with new eco-friendly policies.

POLITICO • 11th December 2017

Macron’s moment to make the planet great again

The French president’s One Planet Summit puts his attention-grabbing climate rhetoric to the test.