Climate and Energy

Amid geopolitical turmoil, achieving a breakthrough at COP27 will require a new approach based on solidarity and long-term thinking.

Amitav Ghosh on world events from the Pakistan floods to the war in Ukraine and the challenges ahead for progressives.

What lies ahead for US and EU climate policy with new investments pouring into the green transition?

While the European Green Deal defines Europe’s green transition, its social dimension is patchy and weak.

The climate ecological crisis needs to be understood and faced as political and economic challenges.

Households across Europe are facing spiralling energy costs as fuel prices rise. But fossil fuel subsidies are no answer to this crisis. Governments should focus on direct support to cover essentials and speeding up the energy transition.

Following the European Parliament’s approval, the European Commission is pressing ahead with its plans to classify fossil gas and nuclear as “green” energy.

With a 2.8 per cent share of the global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel, aviation must not escape climate action.

With the REPowerEU plan, the EU is missing an important opportunity to bring its energy security policy in line with its climate goals.

Europe’s most powerful economies are committed to reaching climate targets but diverge sharply about how to get there.