Photo credit: Will Bugler. By Will Bugler When news broke earlier this month that the UK will be spending US$ 8.8 billion to help poor nations adapt to climate change between 2015 […]
Opinion: The UK’s climate pledge falls short on so many levels
Climate skeptic Tony Abbott toppled as Australian Prime Minister
Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo credit: David Gray / Reuters By Anders Lorenzen He survived several leadership challenges, but this week, Tony Abbott, who had become an increasingly unpopular Prime […]
Hollande warns that failure to act on climate change could see millions seeking refuge in Europe
Francois Hollande speaking at a Paris news conference on the 7th of September 2015. Photo credit: Reuters / Charles Platiau. By Anders Lorenzen The President of France, Francois Hollande, has said […]
The road to Paris and beyond: how the world can limit global warming to 2C
Panorama of Paris. International cooperation will be crucial for an ambitious climate deal to be agreed in the French capital at the end of this year. Photo credit: Joe DeSousa. Closer international cooperation […]
Increased Chinese and US ambitions raise hopes for a global deal on climate change
Could the US and China lead the way in COP21 negotiations? Photo credit: Reuters / Mick Tsikas. By Anders Lorenzen Increased ambition and efforts by the US and China could pave the […]
G7: fossil fuels must be phased out by the end of this decade
Obama and Merkel in idyllic surroundings in Bavaria, Germany. Photo credit: Reuters / Michael Kappeler / Pool. By Anders Lorenzen Last month at a G7 summit in Bavaria, Germany, world leaders pledged […]
Is France moving away from pledge to reduce nuclear capacity?
France could move away from a previous pledge to reduce nuclear capacity. Picture: a nuclear reactor in the French countryside. Photo credit: Lassi Kurkijarvi via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen When Francois Hollande […]
Opinion: Why the prospects of a global deal on climate change have improved since the Copenhagen failure
Greenpeace protesters during the 2009 COP 15 conference in Copenhagen. Photo credit: Greenpeace / Aslund via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen This year, there is increased hope that, for the first time ever, […]
COP20 final day updates
Photo credit: Anthony Quintano, 2013. By Anders Lorenzen Today the 195 member countries of the UN could potentially agree a draft global deal on climate change, which would be signed at COP21 […]
Editorial: Why Lima matters
Photo credit: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) This week policy makers have begun two weeks of marathon COP20 climate negotiations in Lima, Peru. This will probably be the most important, least […]
A greener life, a greener world 