Ireland pledges to end offshore oil drilling
Policy
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says his government is planning to phase out oil exploration in Ireland’s territorial waters. “Our independent
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The stark truth about UK government climate action: there is no one in charge
Opinion
Steve Allen / Shutterstock The UK’s climate change targets are world-leading. Yet there is no clear plan in place to
Book review: the gravity of the climate crisis must bring us back Down to Earth
Environment
“Trump’s originality is to link, in a single gesture, first the headlong rush toward maximum profit while abandoning the rest
The polarizing EU elections and the energy transition
Opinion
Citizens around the world are voting to change the way things are done. There are many causes of this upheaval
Book review: Titans of the Climate compares U.S.-China climate policies
Environment
“Both China and the United States were blessed and cursed with gigantic natural energy resource endowments in the form of
Book review: The Uninhabitable Earth unfurls the climate kaleidoscope
Environment
You’d think that a culture woven through with intimations of apocalypse would know how to receive news of environmental alarm.
Green New Deal learns from Europe’s climate missteps
Opinion
In early February, American Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), flanked by veteran climate activists and supported by a host of environmental
Book review: A Bright Future encourages world to rethink nuclear
Industry
Nuclear power may be the world’s most contentious energy source. Some believe it is the only answer to our climate
Carbon Emissions: Research Shows Decade of Steady Decline across Europe and US
Environment
Sherman Cahal / shutterstock Charlie Wilson, University of East Anglia A sliver of hope against a backdrop of gloom: 18
Duly noted: the United States sides with Russia and Saudi Arabia on climate
Environment
At least the battle lines are no longer fuzzy. In advance of the 24th meeting of the Parties to the
Tempering the alarm about sea level rise
Environment
New report on Sea Level Rise and Climate Change challenges the alarming predictions of 21st century sea level rise. “Antarctica
Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil would be a disaster for the Amazon and global climate change
Opinion
Photo: Antonio Scorza / Shutterstock Ed Atkins, University of Bristol It is perhaps a cruel irony that, on the same
Climate change and wildfires – how do we know if there is a link?
Environment
A firefighter runs after trying to save a home in Lakeport, California, suffering its biggest fires ever. AP Photo/Noah Berger
Cost of nuclear for dummies, and future generations
Environment
Everyone “knows” that nuclear is expensive. We also know that existing reactors produce clean electricity very cheaply. So which is
Swiss hydropower can handle glacier melt: study
Production
While melting glaciers provide a temporary boost to Swiss hydropower production, their disappearance does not pose a threat to power