Jason Hickel: “As long as capital controls production, we will have perverse results”
Jason Hickel is an anthropologist and author of Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World. He believes that global warming is a serious problem and that the current policy for reducing emissions is inadequate. He proposes degrowth, reducing harmful industries, taxing the rich, reducing consumption among the rich and limiting their control over our productive capacity. In Spain, …
The CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere reached 423.9 ppm in 2024. Land and oceans are no longer able to bind further CO ₂, so the greenhouse gases remain in the air and drive global warming. The WMO is concerned about the massive increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.
What is COP30? All information about the World Climate Conference in Belém
The 30th World Climate Conference will take place in Belém, Brazil from November 10th to 21st, 2025. There will be 53,000 guests, 7,000 of them UN employees and delegations from member countries. The conference will focus heavily on the development and implementation of a new climate finance framework. It will be the first climate conference since negotiations began that the …
Ember Energy Research released a report last week. It compares world energy demand and consumption during the first half of 2025 with the first part of 2024. Wind and solar power generation grew 109%, while coal generation fell by 0.6%, while solar and wind grew by 7.7%. For the first time, electrical energy derived from renewables exceeded the amount derived …
Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures
The winner of the Photojournalism category is Jon A Juarez. His photo shows the first successful rhino embryo transfer into a surrogate mother through IVF in Ol Pejeta, Nanyuki, Kenya. This breakthrough paves the way for saving the rare northern white rhino from extinction.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several important environmental, energy and climate bills and vetoed others ahead of Monday’s deadline. Lawmakers extended the cap-and-trade program by 15 years to 2045 and specified how its revenues will be allocated for wildfire prevention efforts, high-speed rail and other projects. One of the more controversial bills was Senate Bill 237, which makes it easier to …
Why do some trees lose their leaves and others don’t? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast
As spring started springing, Robi-Jo wanted to find out why some trees lose their leaves and others don't. Eloise Stevens and Paul Ashton, a botanist at Edge Hill University, took them into the secret life of our big leafy friends.