Environment and Energy

It’s not you, it’s me – what the US withdrawal from Paris means for renewable energy investment 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 07/07/2017
The announced rebuff of the Paris Climate Agreement by the world’s first economy will have profound impacts on renewable technologies investment. It will restrain investment opportunities, innovation and technology transfers, which are instrumental in meeting the carbon reduction vows of Paris.
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EU and Chinese energy cooperation: Remodelling a new world order?3
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 01/07/2017
Do China and the European Union have what it takes to remodel the global order? At least this is what some energy commentators were asking themselves upon the signing of deeper cooperation on fighting climate change.
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The EU-China climate alliance: new plans and old troubles 1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 25/06/2017
The success of common EU and China climate ambitions will, to a large degree, depend on overcoming persistent disagreement in the fields of trade and investment.
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Climate change and biodiversity: Two global challenges for the price of one 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 01/05/2017
Healthy ecosystems and vibrant biodiversity are crucial elements to life on this planet. Ecosystems are delicately balanced and even slight shifts in temperature can have considerable knock-on effects. Substantial losses to biodiversity and a range of ecosystem functions are projected if we continue with a ‘business as usual’ approach.
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Putting local food back into our cities 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 17/03/2017
Food has never been under the policy remit of cities, primarily since it’s cultivated outside of our cities in peripheral and rural areas. Nevertheless, in recent years’ food has emerged as a topic of discussion within urban agendas.
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Biodiversity loss, so important yet not so popular issue 0
- Analysis, Environment and Energy
- 13/02/2017
Across the globe, societies are increasingly transitioning away from a grey palate and moving towards ‘greener’ tendencies. This propensity for change is a welcome progression as many global environmental challenges already pose enormous risks for populations around the world.
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