World’s top court to weigh in for the first time on countries’ legal obligations to combat climate change. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the world’s top court, is set to issue its first-ever legal guidance on countries’ obligations...
Examining the state of the climate and energy policies of the world’s second most populous country. China. The world’s second largest country by population (recently surpassed by India) and its largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In 2019 alone China emitted...
Cambridge University’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows highlights the danger of Big Oil funded research. Co-authored by Zak Coleman, Peach Rose & Tom Howarth In recent months, students, academics, and leading environmental campaigners have been...
Yesterday the Met Office confirmed that last year was the UK’s warmest since records began in 1884. The data released yesterday showed the average temperature in the UK for 2022 was above 10 ᵒC for the first time, surpassing the previous all-time high of 9.88 ᵒC set...
Another year, another UN climate summit. Tom Howarth rounds up the COP27 conference. You’d be hard pressed to have not heard at least some of what went on at this year’s conference of the parties (COP) event in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. An event like no other, the...
