An introduction A lesser-known area of DECC’s work is in international low-carbon energy policy. UK media coverage is currently being given to an imminent milestone in global population expansion: there will soon be seven billion of us. To meet even the basic needs of seven billion people requires a prodigious quantity of energy. And whether [...]
Whilst good progress was made in Bonn, the important question is was it good enough? There is only one answer to this question: no. The pace of progress is disappointing and in fact quite frightening. But this pace is not the result of complex technical barriers that we must wait to overcome. The current pace [...]
Justice doesn’t make for good news. Watch the UNFCCC from a distance and you’d be forgiven for thinking that there must be a better way of doing this. With the first week of Bonn dominated by discussions of the negotiating agenda can we really expect this process to keep the world bellow 1.5 or even [...]
The primary objectives of our military are to address today’s challenges, whilst preparing for tomorrow’s. Analysing the new and emerging threats to the UK’s interests at home and overseas, the MoD’s “Global Strategic Trends – Out to 2040” identified climate change as one of the ‘Ring Road issues’ – primary drivers of global change in [...]