As the new year begins, the global clean energy transition is progressing much faster than most people realise, and is probably irreversible, writes Jeremy Leggett. President-elect Trump's prospects of revitalising the US coal industry, and giving the oil and gas industry the expansionist dream ticket it wants, are very low.
… Never mind Trump - the global energy transition is racing … writes Jeremy Leggett. President-elect Trump's prospects of revitalising the US coal … House for the first time. What damage can a Trump administration do to this analysis? …
With European climate policy in post-Brexit lockdown, and US delegates gripped by uncertainty (even for their own jobs) following Trump's election, a new global climate leader is emerging, writes Natalie Bennett. China is stepping up as the country with the finance, technology and industrial might to take forward the Paris Agreement - and for its companies to reap the benefits.
… (even for their own jobs) following Trump's election, a new global climate leader … As you might expect, the election of Donald Trump as American president has cast a pall … wasn't hard to distinguish the name "Donald Trump" regularly peppering his side of the …
The world is in the grip of a massive wave of militarism of which most of us are blissfully ignorant, writes John Pilger. When did mainstream media last tell you about the US's $1 trillion nuclear weapon renewal? NATO's massive build up of military power on Russia's eastern frontier? The encirclement of China by nuclear-armed US bases? The world is at war. Pass it on!
… from the Middle East and Africa. And now Trump is 'unleashing the dark forces of … as the American presidential campaign, Donald Trump is being presented as a lunatic, a … That alone should arouse our scepticism. Trump's views on migration are grotesque, but …
As China pursues a startling array of energy, mining, logging, agricultural, transport and other infrastructure projects on virtually every continent, it is having an unprecedented impact on the planet, writes William Laurance. It's not that China is any worse than historic colonial powers - the difference is in the sheer scale and pace of environmental destruction, and the total lack of oversight under which Chinese mega-corporations operate.
… onslaught will likely be made easier by the Trump administration's anti-environmental tack … to grow domestically and internationally, the Trump administration - with its … are leaping into the Pacific vacuum. The Trump Administration seems barely cognizant of …
Floods in Sierra Leone. Floods in India. Floods in Nepal. Floods in Bangladesh. Officials now estimate 41 million people across India, Nepal and Bangladesh have been affected. And of course there have been floods in Houston, Texas. We knew climate change would bring more flooding, so is this what the future holds, asks CLAIRE JAMES
… on social media. Just days earlier, Donald Trump had signed an order scrapping stricter … in infrastructure. As Harvey’s rains fell, Trump’s top official at the Environmental …
The decision to defend capital has led to governments taking too little action too late to stop the spread of novel coronavirus.
… and vulnerable. The response from Donald Trump as US president has been alarming. Jeff Tiedrich summed it up on Twitter: “Trump’s pandemic response, a partial list: … ‘like a miracle’.” We cannot dismiss Trump as a madman, he is US capital’s chosen …
The protests erupting across China deserve international solidarity. The future of the planet could be determined by their success - or failure.
… many readers of this magazine runs like this. Trump was against lockdowns. Anti-vaxxers and … One is that the organised far right around Trump is massive, grassroots and organized. … poor. Enter the far right, performed by Trump, led by Putin and amplified by Russian …
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, has been inconsistent at best about climate change. Now the country has massive nuclear expansion plans, which he claims is a solution. The apparent desire to appease energy companies and the violent oppression of nuclear opponents are a cause for serious concern. KUMAR SUNDARAM investigates
… June, Modi was seen expressing concern about Trump’s exit from the Paris climate accord and …
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has found India's huge solar initiative 'guilty' of breaking trade rules, write Dipti Bhatnagar & Sam Cossar-Gilbert, because it gives domestic manufacturers a small 10% quota for the supply of panels, leaving up to 90% for foreign competitors. It's a warning for perils of the entire WTO system, and of even harsher trade rules like those in TPP, TTIP and CETA.
… Climate agreement, but clearly trade still trumps real action on climate change. This is …
A crucial component of concrete, sand is vital to the global construction industry, writes Nick Meynen. China alone is importing a billion tonnes of sand a year, and its increasing scarcity is leading to large scale illegal mining and deadly conflicts. With ever more sand fetched from riverbeds, shorelines and sandbanks, roads and bridges are being undermined and beaches eroded. And the world's sand wars are only set to worsen.
… rising tension between China and the US. The Trump administration does not appear very … to accommodate China as a rising superpower. Trump's strategist and right-hand man Steve … a war would begin in the South China Sea. Trump's Foreign Minister Rex Tillerson, …
The era of mass consumption has reached India, bringing about a frenzy of over-consumption, pollution and ecological havoc. But so long as there's money to be made, asks Subhankar Banerjee, why worry about climate change?
… around 2030." The commercial imperative trumps all The US wants to sell oil to the …
Brendan Montague of the Ecologist interviews environment lawyer and founder of ClientEarth, James Thornton.
… had a very big impact on Brexit. Russia - and Trump - had an interest in the EU collapsing, … very progressive project. For both, Putin and Trump, the disintegration of the EU to …
India has a substantial part to play in a climate deal, but failing to acknowledge historical responsibility is akin to giving the US 'squatters' rights' to the atmosphere
… and that national expedience will regularly trump global deals. These are both extremely …
The successful conclusion of the TPP talks is a huge blow for social and economic justice, writes Nick Dearden in his twelve point summary. But it's not over yet: the long secret text must now be made public. And there's every chance it can be defeated in an increasingly skeptical Congress.
… And maybe they will do just that. Both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have voiced their …
Since colonising Tibet in 1959, China has ripped out virgin forests, dug up minerals and metals, and dumped nuclear waste with little regard for the fragile ecology of the Tibetan plateau.
… The experts blame China. ‘China holds all the trump cards,’ The Guardian recently quoted an …
A spate of hydroelectric dam building in Nepal means that future earthquakes could send inland tsunamis flooding down the steep mountain valleys, writes Michael Buckley. Disaster was averted in last month's quake - a badly damaged dam was not yet filled. But despite the risks and the damage to river ecology, tourism and rural livelihoods, there's no sign of any policy shift.
… refrain: power, greed and corruption in Nepal trump the need to preserve the environment. In …
As we celebrate 'World Wildlife Day' today, there's little for nature's best defenders to be glad of, says human rights lawyer Gordon Bennett. Indigenous Peoples around the world are routinely attacked, starved and cut off from the lands and wildlife they have protected for millennia under a flawed and brutal model of 'conservation'.
… speak on their behalf. The legal niceties are trumped by the supposed needs of tiger …