Pierre Friedlingstein: There are no “magical climate solutions”
Nothing matters more than ending fossil fuel consumption, says one of the world's leading climate scientists.
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The vast majority of scientists agree that human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases, are now the main driving force behind climate change, which is raising global temperatures and affecting weather patterns. Here you can find the New Statesman’s expert coverage on climate change as well as our analysis on activism, climate justice and the overall crisis.
For-profit schemes can’t drive the transition to net zero
The failure of the last contracts for difference auction showed that market mechanisms alone won’t decarbonise the energy grid.
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Do pensions hold the key to the UK’s net zero transition?
New research shows that pension funds could quadruple what they invest in climate solutions.
Asset managers won’t fix the climate crisis
Institutional investors won’t finance the green transition on their own, when the rewards from fossil fuels are still so great.
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Quantifying climate
Liz Henderson, the head of Aon’s Climate Risk Advisory team, on new approaches to risk.
How quickly are sea levels rising?
Swathes of Norfolk will be underwater in the coming decades, reveals an interactive data project by the New Statesman.
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The Parliament Brief: Is the UK prepared for more flooding?
The Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey faced questions from MPs on whether the country is ready for the winter.
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The Policy Ask with Mike Thornton: “Businesses respond to certainty almost as well as money”
The chief executive of the Energy Saving Trust on retrofitting homes, the cost-of-living crisis and government backtracking over electric vehicles.
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Middle East crisis shows why “security” and “resilience” are the new economic buzzwords
What this week’s by-elections, and the Gaza crisis, mean for the new economy.
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How the Local Power Plan will transform the energy sector
Proposals to underwrite and provide seed capital to community renewables projects have largely gone under the radar.
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Greening the grid
The UK’s energy infrastructure is in desperate need of renewal. Is Labour up to the challenge?
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The Inflation Reduction Act is rewiring the global economy – Britain must respond
President Biden's flagship piece of domestic legislation resets the relationship between markets and the state.
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The opposition needs to grasp the economic opportunity of net zero, rather than focusing on the costs.
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Being a green superpower will unlock the UK economy
Changing how we use energy will keep bills down, create jobs, and boost GDP.
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How to actually deliver on our energy commitments
The UK is at a crossroads but luckily, we know the way forward.
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How your IT can help the planet
As organisations look to more sustainable ways of operating, efficient technology can be the key to cutting e-waste and emissions.
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Net zero aviation: the sky’s the limit
Britain should be leading the sector towards a more sustainable and prosperous future.
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On net zero, the Conservatives are increasingly estranged from business
At the Tories’ annual party conference, industry seemed more supportive of the green transition than senior politicians.
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Pensions, policyholders and the planet
It’s time to put the nation’s retirement savings to work more effectively to counter climate change.
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Rosebank has exposed contradictions on the centre left
Approval of new North Sea drilling will not be revoked by an opposition still wedded, like Biden, to a dual-pronged…
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