We are in a global sand crisis. Sand is the second-most used natural resource in the world, second only to water, but by 2050, we will run out of construction grade sand. With no viable alternative, the problems are mounting, but who cares? Continue reading The Resource Crisis No One Cares About
The Office for Road and Rail has given approval for new train services to be run by the UK’s first co-op railway company. Is this the first step in the radical transformation of Britain’s railways? Continue reading Co-Op Railways: A Radical First?
Nuclear disaster is still a possibility at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Continue reading Zaporizhzhia’s Design Is Not Immune to Attack
The world needs to ask itself these crucial questions: Can we attain Paris Treaty goals? If not, what will be our solution? Are we ready to use geoengineering despite all the risks? The answers to these questions will determine the future of climate policy. Continue reading Can the World Attain the Paris Agreement Goals Without Geoengineering?
A recent report by the Institute for Public Policy Research think-tank opens with the fear that the symptoms of climate change will distract from the issue’s root causes. In other words, that the more we busy ourselves with the effects … Continue reading We must not lose sight of the justice demands highlighted by the effects of climate change
It is looking as though Xi Jinping of China will not be attending the COP-26 conference, due to be held in Glasgow from the 31st October – it is assumed representatives will be sent in his place. China is a … Continue reading Climate Commitments can’t Cease with China
Anyone with an eye on the media will have struggled to avoid the recent Insulate Britain protests, with 12 disruptive actions in the last 4 weeks. Protestors have blocked traffic on the M25, the M4 and the M1 around London, … Continue reading Insulate Britain: A Cold Reception from the Conservatives
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