Trump’s Rushed Oil Leasing in the Arctic: A Dumpster Fire of Desperation, Greed, and Crippling Loyalty Tests
The Trump administration is fast-tracking its attempts to lock the federal government into binding contracts for drilling in the undeveloped coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, pictured here in this satellite image. Photo: NASA These days the Arctic holds several distinctions. First, of course, it is the most rapidly warming place on Earth—warming […]
‘He muffed it’: Green economy reacts to Rishi Sunak’s first Spending Review
National Infrastructure Bank welcomed, but failure to build on government’s new 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution is roundly condemned by green groups Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reiterated the Treasury’s commitment to delivering on the UK’s net zero emissions goal, announcing plans for a new National Infrastructure Bank, record investment in new infrastructure […]
McDonald’s CEO: How we are thinking differently about our role in society
While 2020 has forced each of us to grapple with difficult issues — from the Covid-19 pandemic to social justice to climate change — it has also made clear that no single government or organization will be able to solve them all. It’s going to take all of us, which is why now, more than […]
Want More Science-Based Policies? Start by Protecting the Scientists
Photo: Triff/Shutterstock As we approach the holidays I, like most people, have been reflecting on everything 2020 has given us (or taken away) while starting to look ahead to 2021. One thing I am particularly looking forward to is hearing more from experts and scientists so that we can usher in a new era of […]
Climate-Smart Cooking and the Future of Food (Free Download)
It’s clear that the climate crisis poses a very real threat to food security across the globe. If no action is taken, millions – perhaps billions – of people are at risk of malnutrition as staple crops and other fruits and vegetables become harder to grow, more expensive, and less nutritious. But at the same […]
Chancellor unveils plan for National Infrastructure Bank, as Treasury hints at new net zero test
But speech provides little new support for green recovery, as Rishi Sunak details bleak economic outlook and controversially cuts overseas development aid Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned the UK is facing the worst economic contraction in over 300 years as a result of the coronavirus crisis, as he today unveiled plans for a “once in […]
How to Prioritize Climate Change in U.S. National Security
By Kate Guy From the outset of Joe Biden’s run for the American presidency, he pledged to look at national security with fresh eyes. Evolving systemic threats like climate change, often relegated to the portfolios of environmental experts and science agencies, were repeatedly mentioned in his plans to remake U.S. defense and foreign policy. “Climate […]
Biden ramps up plan to put US on ‘irreversible path to achieve net zero emissions’
President-elect’s ambitious climate strategy secures first victory, as General Motors ditches support for emissions standards legal battle President-elect Joe Biden yesterday used a day of major announcements from his transition team to reiterate how climate action will be at the heart of his administration, confirming that John Kerry has been nominated as the White House’s […]
Making sense of your climate-denying cranky uncle
Published November 25, 2020 One challenge at Thanksgiving dinner is your climate-denying cranky uncle. You’re likely to hear a string of arguments from how cold it was last Tuesday to the whole field of climate science being a hoax. How do you make sense of your cranky uncle’s arguments? Is there any rationality in irrational […]
Creative pressure: Why the advertising and PR industry is in the sights of the fossil fuel divestment movement
Agencies facing fresh calls to cut their ties with laggard fossil fuel firms, leaving many in the advertising and PR sector with difficult decisions to make As fossil fuel companies’ social license to operate becomes increasingly frayed, more and more industries in their orbit are getting entangled in the reputational quagmire that is now part […]
