Perspectives

Business must understand that the climate cannot wait

Perspective / Highlights of business-relevant findings from the new IPCC report and an explanation of why climate action cannot be postponed in favour of economic interests.

Can 400ppm spark us into climate action?

Perspective / Atmospheric CO2 is about to hit a record high. This won’t immediately plunge the world into chaos, but that doesn’t make 400ppm just a symbolic level.

The promises for job creation of road infrastructure are exaggerated

Perspective / Claims for infrastructure projects are a lot like alchemy and divert attention away from other, more sustainable, options for job creation.

Top tips: how we can make cycling more of a priority in the UK

Perspective / Despite a surge in interest in the socio-economic and environmental values of cycling, not much is being done to make UK roads more bike-friendly.

What role should environmental policy play in warming Arctic?

Perspective / Reflections on how discussions about the Arctic have changed since 20 years ago, and what place environmental policy has in these new priorities.

Is it time to rethink water and energy links in Middle East?

Perspective / 30,000 people from 150 countries converged in Abu Dhabi for events focused on energy, water, and how to build a more sustainable and climate-resilient future.

Davos 2013: four simple environmental ideas to consider

Perspective / Climate action can’t wait until we have spare cash, or until green technologies are cheap. We know what we have to do.

A time of transition: why lamenting the lack of political will at COP18 misses the point

Perspective / In the aftermath of COP18, exhausted but satisfied negotiators talk about making progress while negotiators, NGOs and think tanks suggest a failed process.

Doomed eco-toilet scheme was “valuable experience”

Perspective / We look at key factors that led to the failure of a major sustainable-sanitation project in Erdos, China, and how it will inform future work in sanitation.