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Climate justice can be a liability
News, Published on 26/12/2022
» Many have dismissed last month's COP27 climate conference as a failure, owing to the lack of progress on pledges made at the COP26 summit last year, and the absence of clear commitments to phase out fossil fuels.
Clean energy needs far clearer policy
Oped, Published on 17/08/2022
» Amid rising oil prices and the need to slow down global warming from fossil fuels, the government's vow to give electric vehicles a big policy push is more than welcome. The road ahead will not be easy, however.
Climate change is making us sick
Oped, Published on 27/12/2022
» A day before the latest United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) began, a group of global experts convened by The Lancet published a report about the adverse health effects of climate change. Their conclusion was as jarring as it was straightforward: human health is at the mercy of fossil fuels.
To activate hope, activate capital
News, Published on 21/12/2022
» The atmosphere at the end of last month's UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt was rather sobering. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced countries to turn to thermal coal and other fossil fuels to meet their energy needs, likely postponing the transition to a net-zero economy. But COP27 also underscored the need to leverage public policy, regulation, and technological innovation to achieve a climate-secure future.
A climate tipping point we want
Oped, Published on 19/05/2021
» Like most worthwhile pursuits, reducing carbon pollution comes with costs. If it didn't, climate change wouldn't be a problem in the first place -- at least not from a narrow economic perspective. But climate change, and what it demands of us, is also a deeply political issue. Now that the direct economic costs of climate action have declined, the debate is shifting to the political and social difficulties of moving away from fossil fuels and toward a low-carbon, high-efficiency world.
Energy for common good as climate crisis deepens
News, Published on 26/06/2018
» The climate crisis we now face is a reflection of a broader crisis: a global confusion of means and ends. We continue to use fossil fuels because we can (means), not because they are good for us (ends).
Capitalism fires up the renewable energy revolution
News, Published on 11/12/2015
» In the United States and Europe, the benefits of renewable energy are predominantly seen as environmental. Energy from the wind and sun can offset the need to burn fossil fuels, helping to mitigate climate change.
Mass movement needed to support climate leadership
News, Published on 18/09/2018
» T his year, extreme weather conditions have ravaged our planet, subjecting vulnerable communities around the world to the ever-increasing impacts of climate change. With each passing day, we learn more about -- and experience directly -- the dangerous consequences of using fossil fuels. Floods, droughts and wildfires are becoming deadlier, and weather patterns more severe.
Solar key to accelerating Africa's energy transition
Oped, Charlotte Aubin, Published on 13/01/2018
» For much of Africa, the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner forms of energy is seen as an environmental imperative. With fossil fuels comprising a majority -- as high as 70% in some cases -- of the energy mix, the situation on the continent is indeed ecologically dire.
Solar vital to energy plans
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/10/2018
» With the Energy Ministry having recently set a new target for Thailand to make a gradual transition away from fossil fuels to decarbonise energy generation in the country, recent research by two Harvard University scholars provides useful information for the policymakers. It gives a realistic assessment of the pros and cons of two renewable energy sources -- wind and solar.