London’s Southbank during the Earth Hour switch-off in 2015. Photo credit: WWF-UK Media Centre. By Anders Lorenzen Following trends in recent years, several iconic UK and global landmarks have pledged to switch […]
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Environmental blog with a focus on climate change.
Was this the cause of the Paris Agreement?
Obama and Xi Jinping ahead of the COP21 climate summit. Photo credit: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque. By Anders Lorenzen Towards the end of 2014, China signed an ambitious climate deal with the […]
US Elections: Analysis: Ted Cruz – the candidate owned by Big Oil
Ted Cruz during the campaign trail. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen The US presidential race, in the wake of the extremism of Donald Trump, has almost forgotten the […]
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi becomes world’s first carbon neutral national park
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. By Malee Oot The Lower Zambezi National Park – one of Zambia’s premier safari destinations – now has another distinction – the world’s […]
In his Oscar acceptance speech, Leonardo DiCaprio tells world leaders not to obstruct climate action
Leonardo DiCaprio accepting his Academy Award. Photo credit: The Oscars. By Anders Lorenzen Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio delivered a clear message to world leaders, telling them not to stand in the […]
New Delhi latest city to turn to banning cars
New Delhi will implement a car ban system similar to Paris to combat severe air pollution, affecting 2.6 million vehicles monthly.
Analysis: Costa Rica’s achievements in perspective
By Suzanna Hinson Costa Rica has been the subject of many renewable headlines in the past year and has been heralded as an example of the sustainable future that all countries should […]
Opinion: Which side to pick in the Heathrow 13 debate?
The Heathrow 13 activists when waiting for the verdict of the trial. Photo credit: Plane Stupid. By Anders Lorenzen Last week, environmental activists were nervously awaiting sentence in a trial for illegal […]
Exponential growth expected for clean energy in the US
Photo credit: Sterling College via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen Despite US Republicans, who control both the Senate and the House, having lambasted the groundbreaking global Paris Agreement on climate change, which was […]
Opinion: Storing up trouble for the establishment
By Matt Finch and Richard Black The Paris Agreement on climate change that all governments struck in December has been hailed in some quarters as an unequivocal signal that a low-carbon transition […]