Environment and Energy

Oil extraction in Italy and “collateral” damage 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 21/03/2018
The hydrocarbon sector threatens health and environment in Italy, but fossil fuels continue to be the cornerstone of the national energy policy.
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Making nature count: What can the EU do?1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 10/03/2018
How much would it cost if we had to pay for the clean air that forests provide? For the groundwater filtered by natural soils? For the beautiful setting of the ocean when on holiday? How would businesses and national economies compare if we looked beyond the GDP, towards intangible environmental services? Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) has the answers, but its pioneers need to communicate what it’s all about to ensure implementation.
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Rewilding: why it may be time for Europe to take a walk on the wild side 1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 06/03/2018
Rewilding is a novel conservation approach that aims to allow nature to manage itself, free from human influence, thus allowing it to return to a ‘wilder’ state. It’s an appealing idea – but what would this mean in practice?
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Białowieża Forest: An unexpected venue for the Commission’s case against Poland 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 02/12/2017
Poland has become the prime example of recurring nationalism in the midst of Europe, fueling frictions between EU lawmakers and national leaders. But besides the pending disputes over constitutional changes and migration laws, the European Court of Justice ruling on the Białowieża Forest can define the course for the future relationship.
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The answer to our most pressing environmental problems lies beneath our feet 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 26/11/2017
Soil is our most underappreciated, undervalued and yet most essential natural resource. Adopting restorative soil practices plays a key role in tackling many of the major challenges humanity faces today; food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity conservation.
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Carbon Capture and Storage – another British blunder?0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 05/11/2017
In 2012, the British Government opened Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Commercialisation competition with a budget of £1billion to support the UK’s first commercial scale CCS projects. However, with the unexpected withdrawal of the funding in 2015, Norway has since developed a strategy aimed at realising a full-scale CCS chain by 2022. Is this yet another British blunder?
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