The Transition Town movement has produced a year-by-year timeline to lead us to a happier, healthier society. Shaun Chamberlin outlines this vision - beginning with a landmark 2010 climate change accord
A year-by-year vision of a sustainable future Shaun Chamberlin | 7th July 2009 Activism Climate Change And Energy Transition Town Climate Change Peak Oil transition-timeline.jpg The Transition Town …
Pictures available online for the first time show that the effects of global warming are far worse than previously expeced. The images produced by the Hadley Centre, part of the UK Meteorological Office, show for the first time that the Stern Review's timeline for action is wrong.
Exclusive: Images Show Climate Change Worse than Previously Thought 19th January 2007 News Climate Change Stern Hadley Global Warming Global Warming Climate Change Campaigns Carbon Dioxide Comments …
German chancellor Angela Merkel linked the building of a controversial Russian gas pipeline to the fate of her country’s coal industry.
Germany moves from coal - to gas Karl Mathiesen | 25th January 2019 News Angela Merkel World Economic Forum Climate Change x German chancellor Angela Merkel linked the building of a controversial …
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has started work on a scenario in line with the stretch target of the Paris Agreement for its influential outlook.
IEA climate pathway Karl Mathiesen Climate Home News | 17th June 2019 News Iea IPCC. IPCC 1.5C Report Climate Change ck65-idveaawezb.jpg The International Energy Agency (IEA) has started work on a …
Indian coal firm Adani is struggling to finance its proposed mega coal mine in Australia's Galilee Basin, write Marina Lou & Christine Ottery, as promised government support evaporates and a major investor looks set to pull out.
Money dries up for Great Barrier Reef coal project Marina Lou Christine Ottery Greenpeace Energydesk | 16th March 2015 News Australia India China Coal Fossil Fuels Finance Oceans Climate Change …
The end of cheap oil has got governments panicking to control prices rather than planning for a post-oil era. Tom Levitt reports
Peak oil is 'getting closer' but the world is not ready Tom Levitt | 28th June 2011 News Peak Oil Energy Climate Change peakoil.jpg A peak in the production of oil is a real possibility before 2020, …
Despite a growing consensus in favour of alternatives such as 'carbon clubs' and bilateral agreements, Friends of the Earth's Craig Bennett says the UN is our best hope for tackling climate change
… different baselines, temperature targets and timelines, bilateral agreements would be even …
This chronicle of over two centuries of melting Alpine and polar ice, seen through the works of contemporary artists, is at its best both powerful and provocative, writes Martin Spray. But he wonders - is art really such an effective force for environmental protection?
Vanishing ice through artists' eyes Martin Spray | 9th May 2014 Reviews Art Climate Change Water Travel iceberg-cut.jpg This chronicle of over two centuries of melting Alpine and polar ice, seen …
A huge march of over 20,000 people including local farmers last weekend marked the biggest protest yet against a new international airport in France's Loire Valley. The peaceful occupation of a bridge was later attacked by riot police with tear gas and water cannon.
France: 20,000 protest Loire Valley airport Squat!net | 12th January 2016 News Protest France Climate Change Aviation Transport pont-chevire-cut.jpg A huge march of over 20,000 people including local …
The UN’s aviation body is blocking climate critics on Twitter, accusing them of 'fake news' and 'spam'.
UN aviation body blocks critics online Megan Darby Climate Home News | 29th March 2019 News Climate Change Aviation Flying depositphotos_3196446_s-2019-e1553705619256.jpg The UN’s aviation body is …
During my global travels, spreading the word on the cheapest, most effective and equitable policy road for renewables, my observations and experiences have led me to several infuriating and distressing conclusions.
Counquer ourselves first Miguel Mendonça | 1st October 2008 Comment Environmentalism Unity Movements Campaigns Green Lifestyle Protest UK US Campaigns Green Lifestyle Protest Marketing Climate Change …
In this joint statement to COP21 Amnesty International and Greenpeace International call on all governments to protect human rights by including making respect for human rights an explicit purpose of any agreement, while agreeing to phase out fossil fuels and deliver 100% renewables for all by 2050.
To protect human rights means 100% renewable energy for all by 2050 Greenpeace Amnesty International | 9th December 2015 Comment Climate Change Human Rights COP21 Law Unfccc Energy Renewables …
Dr Saleemul Huq explains we must stay below 1.5ºC - and why loss and damage compensation, and litigation, are the next big agenda items at COP24.
Interview: climate litigation looms Nick Breeze | 11th December 2018 News Climate Change COP24 Katowice Loss And Damage Climate Litigation Dr Saleemul Huq Dr Saleemul Huq explains we must stay below …
In 2009 G20 nations pledged to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. But they are still supporting them with $452 billion a year. Worst offenders include the UK, the only G7 country that's ramping up its fossil fuel spending; and Turkey, host of tomorrow's G20 summit, which plans to double its CO2 emissions with a huge new fleet of coal power plants.
… recommends G20 governments adopt strict timelines for the phase out of fossil fuel …
Fossil fuel companies are a risky investment thanks to the 2.8 trillion tonnes of 'unburnable' carbon in their reserves, writes Franklin Ginn. But there's an even stronger reason to support fossil fuel divestment: to erode their political power, which they use to block progress to a sustainable, low carbon future.
… can work, but only if clear goals and timelines are set. Research that helps …
Ahead of the latest UN climate conference, Tom Levitt asks if its time we let go of the holy grail of targets and looked at alternatives such as 'carbon clubs'?
… different baselines, temperature targets and timelines - and a framework vulnerable to …
Scientists know that if Antarctica's ice sheets and glaciers collapse, sea levels could rise 5 metres. But the idea that it will take 200 years to happen is based on a linear model, writes Dady Cherry. In fact, the process is exponential - and could take place 'within decades'.
… equivalent of feigning surprise when their timelines, based on a completely bogus …
Colleague and friend Shaun Chamberlin pays tribute to the life and work of Dr David Fleming, founder of the idea of personal carbon trading
Dr. David Fleming: a tribute Shaun Chamberlin | 21st December 2010 Comment Dr. David Fleming Peak Oil Iea Transition Towns Rob Hopkins Shaun Chamberlin Economics Climate Change …
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 …
The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused vigourous debate in the media. Their reasoning is that we simply don't have the capacity to produce enough renewable energy to meet our needs. But as this comprehensive Ecologist report from 2007 shows the UK is really a renewable energy powerhouse.
… a similar trajectory, on slightly varying timelines, as was detailed in May in an …