Fueled by air pollution issues, in 2013 China started adopting carbon tax schemes. By Anders Lorenzen Did our key predictions for 2013 come true, and what are we expecting from 2014? US […]
The year that was and looking ahead – part one of three
A greener life, a greener world’s top ten positive news stories from 2013
In addition to highlighting the serious threat climate change poses, the aim of this blog is to spread news of some of the amazing positive stories about action on climate change around […]
As the Arctic 30 are granted amnesty, the first Russian Arctic offshore oil is being produced
One of the Arctic 30 Faiza Oulahsen described it as a dark day for the Arctic that Gazprom have started producing oil from Prirazlomnaya oil platform she was involved in protesting against. […]
The Renaissance has begun
By Jyotsna Ram So often we have heard that the industrial food system is defunct. At the UK Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) network launch in Stroud earlier this month, I heard Colin […]
Poland’s renewable potential
A wind farm in Poland. By Anders Lorenzen At the recent UN climate summit in Warsaw, Poland the Polish government were busy advocating the continued usage of coal and that it has […]
Row escalates over UK biomass ambitions
The biggest power plant in the UK Drax’s conversion to biomass condemned by campaigners. By Anders Lorenzen What the UK government have described as a cleaner and greener future for British coal […]
‘Carbon bubbles’ visit Bank of England to warn of financial crisis
By Fernando Franco Five human carbon bubbles last month paid a surprise visit to the Bank of England to talk about how failure to divest from fossil fuels could bring the biggest […]
Worst storm in decades shows Europe is not immune to extreme weather events
A coastal house by the North Sea in the United Kingdom collapsed following the worst tidal surges in over 60 years. By Anders Lorenzen The United Kingdom (UK), The Netherlands, Germany and […]
In pictures: Russia releases the Arctic 30 on bail
Text: Anders Lorenzen Captions: Greenpeace International Photos: Dmitri Sharomov / Greenpeace, Kirill Andreev / Greenpeace, Igor Podgorny / Greenpeace, Irina Ivanova / Greenpeace and Liza Udilova / Greenpeace After spending over two […]
What happens when creatives and renewables collide?
By guest contributor Charlotte Webster My message to The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Last month I was invited to The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)in Abu Dhabi. I joined a workshop […]
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