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Changing energy model dynamics one community at a time6
- 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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City-led climate change mitigation: persisting inequalities0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 22/07/2016
The role of cities in efforts for global emission reductions are high on the global agenda. However, the reality of the funding gap between the demand for investment from cities in the developing world, and the capacity to mobilise funds, brings to the fore the stark inequalities that endure between developed and developing states.
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The irony of a UK exit that Brexiters are missing0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 08/06/2016
As pro-Brexit voters push for Britain to leave the EU, their arguments fail to take into consideration the paradox that their leaving might cause: the UK’s move from prominent policy maker within Brussels, to being at the whim of decisions made in the EU without their input. The UK march for autonomy would in fact be undermined by the geography and trade links that would likely ensure a sustained close relationship between the UK and the EU, governed by the very EU energy policy that the ‘out’ campaign are trying to escape.
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COP21, success or failure?1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 05/12/2015
In Paris, climate politics is normalizing. Unsuccessful coercion gives ways to voluntary measures; the top-down approach gives way to bottom-up climate diplomacy. After twenty long years, and in times of political turmoil, this can only mean progress.
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Climate Case: the heat goes on0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 02/11/2015
Something noteworthy happened in June in the Netherlands, where an activist organization successfully sued the state over its lack of commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. While unprecedented and unparalleled, the Climate Case won’t save the climate but pits government against court.
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In search of finality: two degrees of global warming0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 03/07/2015
On June 8, the G7 agreed on the notorious two degrees target of global warming. In a rare moment of agreement, politicians, environmentalists and corporations signaled their approval of a ‘policy’ which is diversionary at best and socially regressive at worst.
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Policy Research Internship
- Opportunities
- 22/10/2018
Policy Research Internship
- Opportunities
- 22/10/2018
