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Ideologies Shaping Geopolitics
Ideologies Shaping Geopolitics
The Cold War didn’t end. It just paused for a few years while Russia looked around for a new set of ideological clothes. The fact is that the Russians have never been particularly friendly towards Western Europe. And the current warm Sino-Russian relationship is an...
Will US Climate Act Encourage Other Countries?
Will US Climate Act Encourage Other Countries?
Claiming to be the ‘biggest step forward on climate ever,’ President Biden’s mundane-sounding Inflation Reduction Act may provide a shot of adrenaline to global governments to stimulate their own climate change plans.The Act provides an unprecedented $369 billion...
Worrying Week In Climate Fight
Worrying Week In Climate Fight
Progress is faltering in the fight against climate change on both sides of the Atlantic, despite the pledges made at the COP26 climate conference less than a year ago.This week, the US Supreme Court - the same body that also overturned the Roe v Wade ruling on...
Can Green Energy Beat Stagflation?
Can Green Energy Beat Stagflation?
Doom mongers are having a great time. There are negative economic signals everywhere, with predictions of recession, severe “stagflation” and an enduring cost of living crisis. Much of this has been caused by the extreme rise in energy prices, resulting from the...
New Climate Impact Disclosure Rules for US Companies
New Climate Impact Disclosure Rules for US Companies
The age of greenwashing has moved one step closer to its end. The Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates listed businesses in the USA, has proposed rule changes that would require much greater transparency from its members - the largest companies in...
Down But Not Out: COP26’s Dirty Ending
Down But Not Out: COP26’s Dirty Ending
What a difference one little word can make. The COP26 environment summit concluded over the weekend in a last-minute hijacking of proceedings by India and China to water down commitments to move away from coal, the most polluting energy source. The change of...
Leading Climate Scientist’s Letter to School Strikers
Leading Climate Scientist’s Letter to School Strikers
The man ‘behind net zero’ has written a letter of encouragement to the school strikers marching on the COP26 meeting in Glasgow today.Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science and Director of Oxford Net Zero at the University of Oxford, is a leading climate...
RESET View On Responsibility For Tackling Climate Change
RESET View On Responsibility For Tackling Climate Change
LEADING ARTICLE Most people acknowledge that the climate emergency is the biggest threat we face. The thousands of engaged politicians, activists, lobbyists and business people in the halls and corridors of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow are certainly taking it very...
COVID Has Changed Us
COVID Has Changed Us
The COVID pandemic has made people rethink many aspects of their lives, new research has found. Many are now more aware of their personal impact on society, with a positive shift in the ways they contribute to their communities. But it has also increased negativity...
Women’s Health Strategy Must Meet Needs Of All Women
Women’s Health Strategy Must Meet Needs Of All Women
Healthcare in the UK is failing women and girls. According to Nadine Dorries, the Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care, the gender imbalance is the inevitable consequence of historical bias. “For generations, women have been living in a...
Climate Change Intensifying Says IPCC
Climate Change Intensifying Says IPCC
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that global temperature is expected to reach or exceed 1.5°C of warming averaged over the next 20 years. It reports that emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are already...
New Blueprint Proposed To Tackle Ageism
New Blueprint Proposed To Tackle Ageism
A new report has found disturbing evidence that ageism remains a last bastion of ‘acceptable discrimination’ in the UK. Six in 10 people feel it is a big problem that needs fixing and two-fifths feel that more funding is needed for older people, alongside other...
UK Parliament Drags Feet Over Climate Emergency
UK Parliament Drags Feet Over Climate Emergency
In 2019, the UK Parliament declared a Climate Emergency but a proposed Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill is being delayed, with no firm timescale for debate.Drafted by scientists, legal experts, ecological economists and environmentalists, the CEE Bill...
SPOTLIGHT: COVID Policy Around The World
SPOTLIGHT: COVID Policy Around The World
Policy responses to COVID-19 from different governments across the world have varied wildly. Decisions have been made at different times, with varying degrees of severity.A new resource has been created by Oxford University to collate these responses into one...
Coronavirus One Year On: Countries That Got It Right And Wrong
Coronavirus One Year On: Countries That Got It Right And Wrong
On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 public health emergency had become a pandemic: 114 countries were affected, there were 121,500 confirmed cases and more than 4,000 people had succumbed to the virus. One year on, we have now...
Fighting For The Bees
Fighting For The Bees
Bees are probably the most important insect on the planet. Not just because of the honey and other products they produce directly, but because they are the most prolific pollinators we have.Quite simply, without them, many plants would die. Ever watched The Bee...
In My Opinion: A Great Reset?
In My Opinion: A Great Reset?
It’s a truism that ‘everything’s changed’ as a result of the pandemic. But is it really true? There are certainly many areas of life that have evolved more quickly than anticipated, but is this a permanent reset? Or will people, businesses and governments all...
