COP26 UK: a failure in leadership on the Just Transition
A key issue on the agenda at the summit will be how to ensure that this decarbonization process is fair for all.
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Don’t applaud the climate summit’s loss and damage fund deal just yet
The applause might not yet be warranted and the deal leaves much undecided and has been met with criticism.
Calls grow in Europe for a wealth tax to finance the green transition
While a wealth tax still has a long way to go to make a major comeback in Europe, there is movement in Brussels.
Heat pumps are boosting Europe’s clean energy transition
Heat pumps provided just 10% of global building heat in 2021, but a recent IEA report notes their use is really taking off across Europe.
Europe’s reliance on Russia must speed up energy transition
The catastrophic Russia-Ukraine conflict has led to sweeping economic sanctions from Europe and the United States, but now that placing pressure on Moscow involves a ban on Russian fossil fuels, it’s also sparked a renewed sense of urgency among Europeans
Toyota’s fair-weather environmentalism imperils green transition
One-time hybrid pioneer Toyota has announced plans to pivot to selling zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) only by 2035 in Western Europe. There’s little mystery about the impetus behind the long-term plan—as industry observers very quickly noted, the move towards CO2-free vehicles
Nuclear power and the energy transition
No energy source is perfect, but nuclear is the most ethically responsible form of energy generation.