Carbon Critical: Last Train from Bełchatów?
The key to energy transition is energy replacement—quitting coal.
Carbon Critical: The Great Unwanted Climate Experiment
Lower carbon emissions is a rare silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic. Just don’t confuse it for actual good news for the climate.
Carbon Critical: The Franco-German Nuclear Motor
Should the EU economy run on uranium? Its two biggest countries disagree.
Carbon Critical: The Four Camps of the New Climate Debate
As the 2020s begin, hardly anyone is ignoring or denying climate change anymore. We are all either Carbonists, Lukewarmists, Techno-Mitigators, or Alarmists. The global …
Show Me the Money
As national leaders debate the next long-term EU budget, climate and defense are proving the two most contentious issues.
Carbon Critical: High-Hanging Fruit
Some sectors could quickly take action to reduce CO2 emissions. But heavy industry has already done much of the easy stuff.
How to Make Carbon Pricing Work
Critics say Germany’s carbon price is too low. But price isn’t the only factor policymakers need to consider.
The Climate Chancellor Comes Up Short
Angela Merkel’s government presented a “climate package” that disappointed.
No Climate Denial at the Pentagon
Unlike President Trump, the Pentagon regards climate change as a threat to national security and is undertaking substantial efforts to prepare for the fallout.
Carbon Critical: Meat Tax Back on the Menu
Sausage-loving Germany is discussing raising taxes on meat. It’s a controversial idea whose time has come.
A Green Industrial Revolution
To stop climate change, growth needs to be decoupled from environmental pollution. Europe should lead the way, both as a model for others and to secure its own economic future.
Prospecting Claims, Digging for Nuggets
Germany and Europe will not find solutions to the climate crisis without the United States
Carbon Critical: Flight Shaming
Traveling by plane is terrible for the environment. Yet aviation is very difficult to decarbonize. What’s the future of flying in a world of …
“The Greens Are Now Under Enormous Pressure”
Fridays for Future activist LUISA NEUBAUER about what’s next for the climate protection movement.
Merkel’s Climate Pivot
Angela Merkel has said her government will look at ways to make Germany carbon neutral by 2050. Does this mark the return of the “Climate Chancellor”?
Red Herring & Black Swan: Climate Change Math
The traditional statistics on greenhouse gases don’t capture emissions related to trade, shipping, or international aviation. But that’s not the only reason they’re misleading. …
