Whilst many believe the Natural gas crisis was simply caused by a lack of preparation by energy firms, Russia's dominance in its supply of gas to Europe highlights how their abundance of this natural resource is being used as a lever in negotiation over Ukraine.
China took very underwhelming action in the COP26 summit last year in Glasgow despite being the largest emitters by quite some margin. Jinping's recent statement make it seem like China are retreating further from taking accountability through radical reform to their emission-heavy economy.
Jakarta, Indonesia's capital city, has been sinking into the Java sea for 400 years. However, the increasing severity of climate changed has caused sea levels to rise at a much faster rate, meaning 1/3 of the city may be submerged by as early as 2050. The Indonesian President laid out plants for relocation in 2019.
Offshore windfarms are becoming one of the most predominant forms of renewable energy worldwide. New developments could see wind turbines also capture carbon from the atmosphere, as well as generating green energy.
In a phenomenon which has become more frequent in recent years, snow has fallen in the Sahara. Whilst the snow blanketing the golden mountains of the desert is a glorious sight, many wonder if this a sign of climate change's accelerating effect on extreme environments.
On 14th January what is estimated to be the largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century occurred in Tonga. The current damage is devastating, and aid is slow to get off its feet. The economic implications of this event for Tonga could be disastrous.
China's artificial sun sustained temperatures 5 times hotter than the real sun for 17 minutes straight, smashing the previous record held since 2003. Could this be the future for clean energy?
2021 saw climate disasters cause over $170.3 bn in damages, one of the most expensive results in records. This year should be a testament to the hard-hitting reality, urgency, and severity of climate change.
With meat production accounting for 60% of greenhouse gas emissions from the food industry, innovative solutions are needed. Lab-grown sea food and 3D-printed meat may be the food of the future.
In 2019, Amazon co-founded the 'Climate Pledge', with an overarching goal of achieving net zero by 2040. What are Amazon actually doing to achieve this goal?
With ocean pollution only exacerbating in recent years and remaining one of the most pressing modern issues, a recently developed plastic-eating microbe may be a crucial advancement in this field.
10% of the world’s population are responsible for about half of all greenhouse gas emissions, while the bottom half of the world contributes just 12% of all emissions. Many argue that progressive tax is needed to end this emission inequality.
On the 5th day of COP26, 60 of the FTSE 100 companies have pledged to net zero emissions by 2050.
today at COP26 over 40 countries have made pledges to move away from coal use, a move the IIEA says could limit global warming to 1.8 degrees.
A UN report published on Monday exposes that the greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere in 2020 has reached a 3 million year record high. With upcoming climate talks at the COP26 summit, many wonder how radical change needs to be to put us back on course to the Paris Agreement's targets.