climate change

7 min.
New Mexico’s ways of managing a just transition for the climate and workers is being watched closely across the US03/June/2019

How a just transition for US coal workers is becoming reality
6 min.
On the same day that another earthquake hit Groningen, a province in the Northern Netherlands, our region was present in Lyon, France, to launch a new European Hydrogen Valleys Partnership that will help regions like ours achieve a full transition from natural gas to green hydrogen, says regional minister of the Province of Groningen Patrick Brouns31/May/2019

Hydrogen: the new business model for our region
07/May/2019

The big picture
6 min.
Direct tariffs should be promoted and financed by large-scale donors to accelerate the adoption of renewables in developing countries, argue experts from Dahlberg, a global advisory firm. This would encourage the release of extra capital by guaranteeing a market and an energy price for clean energy sources08/April/2019

Financing the energy transition in Tanzania
8 min.
Geothermal heating is gaining a foothold, but accounts for only a small share of the renewable heat sources used globally. The benefits are plenty. Long-term, it is cost-effective, stable and clean, but initial costs are high04/April/2019

The heat source beneath our feet
4 min.
The influence of younger generations on the boards of well known brands such as packaging company Tetra Pak is ensuring that climate action and the energy transition are at the heart of business strategies, says Jo Sullivan, founder and CEO of Conscience Consulting, a Brussels-based boutique sustainability communication agency01/April/2019

Sustainability trailblazers
5 min.
Policymakers know enough about the technologies and practices that will, and will not, be part of a zero-emissions future to take clear policy decisions that will accelerate change25/March/2019

Some things are not negotiable
10 min.
As policy makers grapple with the problem of how to decarbonise the transport sector, biofuels remain mired in controversy18/March/2019

Biofuels fight for a future in Europe
5 min.
More and better data is needed to help reorient capital flows towards more sustainable investments13/March/2019

EU takes investors to task over climate change
7 min.
Ørsted’s transformation from a fossil-intensive European utility to a leading global renewable energy company has benefited the company’s bottom line as well as the climate, writes Jakob Askou Bøss, Head of Strategy and Communication07/March/2019

From black to green in a decade
4 min.
Learnings from business and science will help NATO engage better in the energy transition and create a resilient and energy-efficient military, explain the security organisation’s Anto-nio Missiroli and Michael Rühle25/February/2019

Squaring military, energy and environmental security: NATO’s approach
5 min.
Distribution system operators could compromise the energy transition if they delay their response to changes in the networks, says Serge Colle, EY Global Power and Utilities Advisory Leader22/February/2019

Where does change start if the future is already decided?
5 min.
As the European Investment Bank launches a public consultation on future energy lending, Vice President Andrew McDowell argues for a doubling in energy investments in the next ten years20/February/2019

An invitation to the energy transformation
4 min.
FORESIGHT Editor in Chief Philippa Nuttall Jones speaks to Matilda Axelson about how policy makers in Europe can create an industrial strategy that supports heavy industry’s clean energy transition and ensures it remains competitive globally18/February/2019

Good policies will allow heavy industry to drive a European clean energy economy
4-5 min.
With outside help, developing countries can move directly from no electricity to clean, affordable electricity, says Janu Ramchandani of Kinect Energy Group04/January/2019

Multiple benefits
5-6 min.
21/December/2018

Seagrass beats rainforests as carbon sink
6-7 min.
Belgium’s complicated political structures keep the country’s climate action ambition low. Mars, a US corporation, is showing the way forward with 100% renewable energy and greener transport12/December/2018

Sustainable in a generation
4-5 min.
If we don’t electrify more, we won’t reach our decarbonisation goals, says Ralf Christian, CEO of Siemens Energy Management Division26/November/2018

Coming soon: the all-electric energy world
11-12 min.
As emissions from global aviation rise, companies are beginning to look closely at the idea of using electric planes for short-haul flights as a potential solution21/November/2018

Electric flight prepares for takeoff
4-5 min.
We have the technologies needed for the energy transition, but more funding is needed to find innovative ways to scale them up and win social acceptability, argues Peter Sweatman, Chief Executive of Climate Strategy & Partners19/November/2018

Innovating, not inventing, our net-zero emissions future
4-5 min.
Investors are playing an important role in encouraging companies to integrate the transition to a clean energy economy into business strategies and capital expenditure planning, says Ingrid Holmes, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Hermes Investment Management05/November/2018

Investors pushing the energy transition
8-9 min.
Banks lead green mortgage charge19/October/2018

Banks lead green mortgage charge
4-5 min.
15/October/2018

Learning out loud
6-7 min.
Accelerating the energy transition will be good news for jobs, the economy and climate, says a major report published in September 201805/September/2018

A faster energy transition will bring greater economic benefits
4-5 min.
27/June/2018

Unique data for innovative urban responses
14/November/2017

Vanishing coast
14/November/2017

The big picture
3-4 min.
07/July/2017

The shaky case for negative emissions
3-4 min.
17/March/2017

Cloudburst management the Copenhagen way
5-6 min.
17/March/2017

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