All posts tagged "fossil fuels"

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  Current climate policy ‘doomed to fail’, says former UK PM Tony Blair

  Net zero policies are increasingly viewed as “unaffordable, ineffective, or politically toxic” and efforts to phase out fossil fuels in the short term are “doomed to fail”, according to a

  • Posted May 1, 2025
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  What was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks

  The petroleum-laden dust has settled on this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate scientists, leaders, lobbyists and delegates are heading for

  • Posted November 26, 2024
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  Trump expected to pull out of Paris agreement – but other climate rollbacks may be tougher

  Donald Trump’s win in the US election earlier this month will bring sweeping changes across many areas of government policy – not least climate action. When he takes office as

  • Posted November 18, 2024
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  Hard-fought COP28 agreement suggests the days of fossil fuels are numbered – but climate catastrophe is not yet averted

  As negotiators stagger towards their beds in Dubai and another year’s climate talks come to a close, it’s time to take stock. Did COP28 achieve the big breakthrough the world

  • Posted December 13, 2023
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  Vote of confidence: how climate-conscious electorates are forcing governments to get serious about going green

  World leaders announced target after target at COP26 but there has been little clarity on the delivery mechanisms behind them. Yet there is evidence that citizens increasingly want action on

  • Posted November 14, 2021
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  COP26 roundup: multilateral move to end oil and gas, as talks enter crucial phase

  Ten national and subnational governments have announced an end to the exploration and extraction of oil and gas at the COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow, UK. The Beyond Oil

  • Posted November 11, 2021
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  Former diplomats challenge Australian government on climate change inaction

  A group of 70 former Australian diplomats have written to the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison raising “deep concern” about his government’s failure to commit to climate change targets.  

  • Posted September 30, 2021
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  Dawn of a new energy infrastructure

  To reach net zero, countries will have to radically reshape their energy production and distribution infrastructures – reforming policies and regulations in every field from transport to housing. Catherine Early

  • Posted September 29, 2021
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  With crisis comes opportunity: economic sustainability and the argument for going green

  Governments around the world have had no choice but to roll out vast stimulus packages in a bid to keep economies afloat during the coronavirus crisis. At a recent GGF

  • Posted September 27, 2020
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  Reset your economy: the power of green stimulus packages

  Around the world, governments are using stimulus packages to jump-start business growth. Catherine Early explores the potential of ‘green recovery’ investments, designed to reshape as well as rebuild national economies

  • Posted July 17, 2020
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