On 10 January 2017 a new emergency plan was presented in a commission in Belgium's Parliament. The evacuation perimeter was conveniently halved to 10km to avoid an evacuation of Belgium's second and third cities in case of a meltdown. The plan has been called totally inadequate. NICK MEYNEN reports
… risky reactors with immediate effect. The city of Aachen and 30 other major cities and … km from four nuclear reactors in Doel, in the city of Antwerp (half a million people). But …
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.
… tonnes of sand a year, and its increasing scarcity is leading to large scale illegal mining … for Dubai, its oil stock is dwindling . The city already imports more petroleum products … needs sand to continue to grow - the city-state has increased its land mass by 22% …
More than 200 experts use Europe Day to call for systemic changes to deal with the climate crisis, species extinction and inequality
… come from academia, civil society and city governments. Nick Meynen, Policy Officer … Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Dublin City University, Ireland Dr. Melanie Pichler, …
A demonstration in Zurich, organised in less than a week, has attracted thousands of people from all walks of life, outraged by Donald Trump’s policies and telling the US President to stay away, NICK BREEZE reports
… guide the protest through the centre of the city, even down the famous Banhoffstrasse … gathered at Helvetiaplatz on the edge of the city, the lively march proceeded towards the …
The Cork Oak forests in southern Europe play a huge role in maintaining biodiversity, regulating water cycles, as well as preventing the spread of desertification.
… with a sweeping view overlooking the city of Lisbon. The vast River Tagus sweeps … was huge, there is “also great insulating capacity and structural capacity of resistance.” He also noticed that …
The alternatives to neoliberalism - including a new community type of agriculture and community-owned green energy, local currencies, peer-to-peer networks and a sharing economy - are already here and unfolding right now. All we need is a revolution writes NICK MEYNEN
… lives far beyond the regenerating bio-capacity of planet earth . But how do we get to a …
Cambridge's Centre For Climate Repair argues that greening the world's oceans and refreezing the Arctic will accelerate climate restoration.
Climate restoration Nick Breeze | 17th June 2019 News Climate Change Sir David King Cambridge's Centre For Climate Repair argues that greening the world's oceans and refreezing the Arctic will …
Polish activists have this week chained themselves up to machines used to cut a 9000-year-old forest in a bid to stop the destruction of trees for what is clearly commercial gain. NICK MEYNEN reports
Poland's primeval forest is under serious attack Nick Meynen | 2nd June 2017 Activism Poland Forest Conservation Logging poland action on forest.jpg Polish activists have this week chained themselves …
A new proposal to radically reduce concentrations of methane and other greenhouse gases has been proposed by French researcher, Dr Renaud de Richter, at a recent meeting in London.
Can new biomimicry technology lock-up CO2? Nick Breeze | 24th September 2019 News Biomimicry Geoengineering Carbon Capture Methane Climate Change Dr Renaud de Richtor A new proposal to radically …
The very least 'global warming' could do for us is to give us warmer winters, right? Wrong, writes Nick Breeze, who met climate scientist and meteorologist Jennifer Francis in his attempt to understand the complex interactions of jet stream, polar vortex, the melting Arctic, and the extreme snowfall that's hitting the northeast US right now.
Global warming - you must be joking! How melting Arctic ice is driving harsh winters Nick Breeze | 21st November 2014 Comment Climate Change US Arctic Weather jennifer-francis-sam-eaton-cut.jpg The …
NICK BREEZE, co-founder of the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series, responds to Dr Robert Biel's article on systems theory to discuss climate change and the failure of one generation and the agency of the next
… The BonnLab, best described as a city-lounge, was a hive of activity with new …
James Hansen is making his second visit to the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties, COP23 in Bonn to declare the that the Paris Agreement “ambition” is a “hoax”. NICK BREEZE meets the man still raising the climate alarm.
James Hansen at COP23: The voice of dissent Nick Breeze | 9th November 2017 Comment James Hansen COP23 Bonn Climate Change Paris Agreement Hoax 405676.jpg James Hansen is making his second visit to …
Uranium mining is a dirty business that we didn't clean up but sourced out to less demanding countries, so why isn't this being discussed in any debate about nuclear energy asks NICK MEYNEN
Uranium from Russia, with love Nick Meynen | 4th August 2016 News Nuclear Energy Nuclear Reactors Energy Uranium Uranium Mining Environment Cancer uranium mining.jpg Uranium mining is a dirty …
The World Economic Forum is a beast with two heads; the first is old-world economic growth and capitalism, while the new is one set on solving the mountain of problems created by the other. How can events like the WEF be 'retooled' to serve succeeding generations? NICK BREEZE reports
… governmental actors at the state level, or city level, or civil society, as well as …
Reporting from The 5th International Degrowth Conference in Budapest - which continues today and tomorrow - NICK MEYNEN explores the new narrative of ‘sufficiency' being discussed and and asks will it catch on before it's too late?
… in a range of maximum 50 km around the city supply 2,000 consumers with the …