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MEPC 80: International Shipping Regulator Fails to Align with 1.5C Paris Agreement Temperature Goal
The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted a revised strategy to decarbonise global shipping at the MEPC 80 climate...
Constant Tedder
Jul 10, 20233 min read
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5 Key Takeaways From the Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact
On June 22, 2023, world leaders and financial experts from more than 40 countries gathered in Paris for the Summit for a New...
Constant Tedder
Jul 5, 20236 min read
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Planetary Health: Measuring and Managing Planetary Biomarkers
Ram Ramprasad makes a strong case that planetary wealth can only be created by addressing planetary health. He suggests complementing...
Constant Tedder
Jun 28, 20236 min read
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Why the World Needs a Free Trade Agreement on Green Goods and Services
Over the last 20 years, negotiations for a “green” goods free trade agreement have taken place on an on-and-off basis without success....
Constant Tedder
Jun 27, 20236 min read
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Explainer: What Is Carbon Pricing?
An effective strategy for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is vitally important for the success of climate change policies. Carbon...
Constant Tedder
Jun 17, 20236 min read
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ESG Investing: A Rising Trend Amid Greenwashing Concerns
Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investing – an increasingly popular trend in finance – is facing mounting scrutiny...
Constant Tedder
May 17, 20236 min read
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‘Fit for 55’: EU Gives Final Approval to Carbon Market Reforms, the Bloc’s Main CO2-Cutt
EU countries gave the green light on Tuesday to the biggest overhaul to date of the bloc’s carbon market, raising costs for polluting...
Constant Tedder
Apr 26, 20233 min read
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G7 Ministers Set Big Targets for Wind and Solar Expansion, Fail to Provide Coal Exit Timeline
Following two days of intense negotiations in Sapporo, Japan, the world’s seven most powerful economies agreed to accelerate the...
Constant Tedder
Apr 17, 20233 min read
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How India’s Carbon Tax Implementation Could Set a Precedent for G20 Countries
Climate change is one of the biggest global challenges of the 21st century. The increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the...
Constant Tedder
Apr 12, 20236 min read
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EU Gives Final Approval to 2035 Ban on Sales of CO2-Emitting Cars With E-Fuels Exemption
The final approval of the ban on CO2-emitting cars by 2035 was delayed by last-minute opposition from Germany, Italy, and other Eastern...
Constant Tedder
Mar 29, 20232 min read
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What Does China’s Changing Demographic Mean for Sustainable Development?
China is entering an ageing society and seeing the start of its population decline. The rapidly changing demographic will create...
Constant Tedder
Mar 21, 202310 min read
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EU Unveils Industrial Plan to Lead Clean Tech Production and Secure Raw Materials in the Race to Net
The new measures, part of the bigger EU Green Deal Industrial Plan, aim at making the bloc a leader in clean tech production in response...
Constant Tedder
Mar 17, 20233 min read
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Biden Budget 2024: Fossil Fuel Subsidies Phaseout and More Investments in Clean Energy and Climate R
US President Joe Biden released the budget for the fiscal year 2024, which includes billions of dollars to combat climate change and...
Constant Tedder
Mar 13, 20233 min read
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Is India on Track to Become the Next Global Leader of the Green Energy Transition?
India is forecast to be the world’s second-largest economy by 2050 – will its ambitions for “green growth” be the key driver that...
Constant Tedder
Mar 10, 20237 min read
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Hong Kong’s Lantau Tomorrow Vision: How (Not) to Respond to Criticism as a Policymaker
The Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands project – perhaps better known by its previous name, Lantau Tomorrow Vision – is a large-scale...
Constant Tedder
Mar 7, 20239 min read
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3 Leading Countries in Climate Policy
Globally, our climate is changing due to anthropogenic forcing. Understanding the role human activities play in climate change can help...
Constant Tedder
Mar 2, 20235 min read
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Water Trading Market: A Solution to Water Scarcity?
Water rights are most commonly assigned according to prior appropriation, a queuing system summarised as “first in time, first in right.”...
Constant Tedder
Feb 21, 20236 min read
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The EU’s Game-Changing Law to Fight Global Deforestation
On December 6, 2022, the European Union took an important step in the fight against global deforestation. On this date, a political...
Constant Tedder
Jan 5, 20234 min read
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COP27 Week 1: Recap
The 27th United Nations climate change conference (COP27) kicked off on November 7 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Attended by more than 90...
Constant Tedder
Nov 15, 20225 min read
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What Can We Expect From COP27, And What Must Happen?
COP27 is right around the corner, and the key talking points this year range from finance and adaptation to decarbonisation and...
Constant Tedder
Nov 4, 20227 min read
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