Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

03 November 2021
Petra Minnerop argues that finalising the Rulebook on Article 6 Paris Agreement is essential for increasing and achieving states‘ ambitions. Science based legal targets must…
29 October 2021
Harry T Dyer calls on all social media platforms to take more responsibility for the communities they foster, and the voices and discourses they emphasise and minimise online. In…
28 October 2021
Felix Westeren explores the values that should underpin effective climate change policy and the difficult question of how we weigh sacrifices in the present against wellbeing…
27 October 2021
Attributing credulity to sloppy thinking or ignorance is tempting, but doesn't advance our understanding of post-truths and conspiracy theories. Steven Pinker’s new book is all…
26 October 2021
World Economic Forum Founder and Chairman Klaus Schwab made the following speech as part of the World Food Day Ceremony at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 15…
25 October 2021
Melanie Kramers offers four reasons to remain optimistic in the run up to COP26. I don’t know about you, but my eco anxiety has been soaring to record highs with each report of…
22 October 2021
Hannah Bloomfield strikes a note of caution about Europe's current rush to wind. Through summer and early autumn 2021, Europe experienced a long period of dry conditions and low…
21 October 2021
No Globalization Without Representation: U.S. Activists and World Inequality by Paul Adler. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021. 344 pp., £36 hardcover…
21 October 2021
Ahead of COP26, Anir Chowdhury argues that others should not wait for developed nations to take historic steps to address climate change. Instead, they should turn to their…
15 October 2021
Tom Johansmeyer reveals a new trend in non-terror political violence. What we’ve seen in Latin America’s insurance market has worldwide social and economic implications. With very…