With its big players absent, is Cop29 futile?
Neither China, the US nor India will attend this year’s UN climate conference.
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How to make Cop29 a success
Amid international turbulence, how can the UK make best use of the conference?
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Carla Denyer’s dilemma
The Green Party co-leader on parliament, GB Energy and her issue with Ed Miliband.
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The road to clean power 2030
A clear, strategic approach is needed to turbocharge infrastructure delivery.
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Emma Pinchbeck: “When I see pylons, I see protection. Not harm”
The incoming chief executive of the Climate Change Committee on clean power 2030 and the art of the possible.
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Donald Trump is a climate disaster
His return could unravel the global consensus on emission reduction.
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Where does the next US president stand on the climate?
A Trump or Harris presidency will mean very different things for rising global temperatures.
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Sleepwalking into the storm
A perverse economic logic is bringing the climate crisis and extreme weather ever nearer.
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Burning Planet takes an alien’s-eye view of humanity
Sunil Amrith’s panoptic history shows how our pursuit of freedom has brought ruin to the Earth.
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Rachel Reeves has been handed a fiscal lifeline
The Office for Budget Responsibility has altered its models to factor in the benefits of public investment. That opens up…
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Can Chris Stark succeed as “Head of Mission Control”?
The government are serious about clean power by 2030. But it will take more than a cash injection to get…
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The great wine climate-change challenge
As the planet warms this century, so wine-production regions and qualities will evolve with it.
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Caroline Lucas: “The absence of climate policy from the election is unforgivable”
The outgoing Green Party MP on the election campaign, populism and her hopes for the next government.
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Why Ulez alone won’t be enough to decarbonise transport
London's deputy mayor for transport Seb Dance on investment, boosting active travel, and tackling anti-London politics.
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Neither party is seriously addressing the crises the UK faces
Great British Energy announcements attempted to cut through the noise on Labour selections. But can the scheme succeed?
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The net zero transition is not a silver bullet
Green industrial strategy could benefit some poorer communities, but it's no panacea for decades of underinvestment.
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The curse of climate brain
Global warming is not only destroying our environment; it is altering the way we think and act – for the…
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What’s behind the Green Party surge?
Green gains at the ballot box should give Labour some cause for concern. For voters, there's always somewhere else to…
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The battle to save net zero is being played out in the courts
Litigation, along with electoral politics and popular protest, is becoming a key tool in the fight against climate change.
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Farmer protests and Just Stop Oil are two sides of the same coin
The government has warmed to one group of protesters while clamping down on others.
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