Environment and Energy

Can the EU’s fight against illegal logging help to preserve forest ecosystems in timber producing nations?1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 18/08/2017
Preserving ecosystems via trade – A long way ahead for the EU’s fight against illegal logging.
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From Brussels to Beijing: Is there room for optimism in climate policy in Trump’s era?0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 14/08/2017
The decision of President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States of America from the Paris Agreement shocked the international community. After his decision (which, according to Article 28, of the agreement, cannot take place earlier than 4th November 2020) to abandon this historic climate pact that brought together all the countries in the world – with the exception of Syria and Nicaragua – is there still hope for an ambitious climate policy that keeps global warming “far below 2º C”?
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The Vienna Agreement: conflicting tales of OPEC compliance 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 27/07/2017
The first quarter of 2017 proved to be a short-lived success for OPEC’s collaborative efforts to stabilise oil prices. Unless international relations and compliance with the Vienna Agreement are restored, oil prices continue to face a murky and unstable future.
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EU’s environmental policy is blatantly incomplete. The consumption side is missing.1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 20/07/2017
Despite having achieved an unprecedented decrease of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions within its territory, lowering them by 13 percent from 1990 to 2010, the European Union’s carbon footprint has increased by 8 percent during the same period. This paradoxical phenomenon is the result of our increasing demand for goods and services, which is mainly satisfied by importing products from developing countries that typically have more carbon-intensive industries.
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Changing energy model dynamics one community at a time 6
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 15/07/2017
The science of climate change is complex but clear, the earth is warming. The solution however is steeped in cultural, geographical and political aspects and needs to change the way we think about ourselves and our place in the environment and how we categorize the relationship between society, the economy and natural systems.
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Have our food waste policies passed their expiry date?0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 11/07/2017
Food waste is being increasingly recognised as a key environmental, social and economic issue. Despite this, the policy response to this challenge is sorely lacking, whilst existing legislation is hindering organisations trying to recuperate surplus food. It is imperative that policy makers support and facilitate the efforts of those working to combat food waste.
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