Drought knows no borders. The world’s response still does.

In an article on The Conversation website, Susan Ann Samuel, Postdoctoral Researcher, International Climate Politics, University of Leeds, discusses failure of international politics to keep pace with a problem that is already affecting virtually every part of the world. Climate, biodiversity and land degradation are treated institutionally as separate problems when, physically, they are deeply … Continue reading Drought knows no borders. The world’s response still does. →

Aviation faces a climate it wasn’t built for

In an article on the BBC News website, Theo Leggett discusses how climate change is beginning to affect not just whether aviation can decarbonise, but whether the aviation system itself can operate reliably. Storms, turbulence, flooding and sea-level rise all threaten to make flying more disruptive and expensive. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – … Continue reading Aviation faces a climate it wasn’t built for →

Canada’s climate has already changed — is the country ready?

This is a question that all countries should be asking. Nick Murray writes on the National Newswatch website that Canada is no longer talking only about preventing future climate change; it is confronting changes that are already locked in and for which the country is inadequately prepared. The science says substantial further warming and impacts … Continue reading Canada’s climate has already changed — is the country ready? →

Strong economic case for tackling pollution and climate change together, UN finds

Tackling air pollution and climate change together would boost global GDP by 2.8 per cent by 2035, according to a UN report, as the majority of the world continues to be exposed to air that remains below global quality standards. UN: Every US$1 invested in climate and clean-air action can return US$15 Every US$1 … Continue reading Strong economic case for tackling pollution and climate change together, UN finds →

Energy in Demand News, September 6-7, 2026

Maersk, the integrated container logistics company, has signed a deal to install the first wind sail on a container ship, the Financial Times reports, noting that the maritime industry is returning “to an age-old technology to cut fuel consumption and comply with tougher environmental regulations. The sail, a 35m-high rotor sail designed by the British … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 6-7, 2026 →

This was no ordinary summer

In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Josh Axelrod writes about this most abnormal summer. He argues that some political messaging denies the role of human-caused climate change in this summer's extreme heat but the science tells a different story. Was the heat of this summer really 'normal?' As a summer of European extreme … Continue reading This was no ordinary summer →

How a distant war reached the kitchens of Nairobi

In an article on The Conversation website, Matthew Shupler, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, Harvard University; University of Liverpool, discusses hidden connection between distant geopolitical conflict and everyday energy and food poverty. The striking finding is that families in Nairobi responded to higher prices not simply by switching fuels, but by cooking less, … Continue reading How a distant war reached the kitchens of Nairobi →

Preparing before the crisis: lessons from Finland

Writing on the Le Monde website, Anne-Françoise Hivert provides us with an important story about resilience and preparedness. Distributed across the country, Finland's reserves – along its 1,340 kilometres of border with Russia – cover nine months of grain consumption and five months of its oil and gas needs. The system has emerged as a … Continue reading Preparing before the crisis: lessons from Finland →

Europe’s nuclear revival faces a climate reality check

In an article on the Euronews website, Liam Gilliver questions whether nuclear really provides the reliable, climate-resilient answer Europe needs, particularly as the power system becomes increasingly dominated by renewables and needs flexibility and storage rather than simply more baseload generation. Heatwaves and secret emissions: Why nuclear power may not be as ‘green’ as … Continue reading Europe’s nuclear revival faces a climate reality check →

When national security undermines climate security

In an article on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website, Neta C. Crawford, Professor of International Relations at University of St. Andrews, writes that the US military treats climate change as a threat to national security while largely overlooking the military’s own contribution to the climate problem. The US military’s fatal stance on … Continue reading When national security undermines climate security →