Tag: Sustainable development
Transitioning from Coal: The Leading Country Committed to Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground
Global climate talks are grappling with a significant challenge: the burning of oil, gas, and coal is a major contributor to climate change, resulting in devastating floods and more severe hurricanes. Despite this, the...
Revamping COP29: Urgent Call to Update UN Climate Summits
The UN climate talks are facing criticism from former UN chief Ban Ki-moon and other veterans of the process. They believe that the current structure of the COP climate summit is no longer effective...
Azerbaijan: Perfectly Suited for Hosting Climate Summit
Azerbaijan is gearing up to host the COP29 climate talks in Baku, a critical global summit that aims to address climate change. Mukhtar Babayev, the president of the talks, believes that Azerbaijan is well-suited...
Transitioning from Coal: Monitoring the Industrial Revolution’s Origin Country’s Swift Shift
The closure of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant marks a significant milestone in the UK's journey towards zero-carbon power and the end of its long history of burning coal for electricity. This closure makes the...
Reshaping Tenerife’s Energy Economy: The Impact of Wind Power
Guillermo Galván García, the coordinator of ITER’s Wind Energy Department in Tenerife, is on a mission to increase the island's reliance on clean energy sources while also minimizing the impact of turbine installations on...
Wyoming’s Land Offer: Grand Teton Park or Developers?
As the sun sets behind the Grand Teton Mountains, a local outfitter named Jake Hutton leads a horseback tour of the Kelly Parcel, sharing thrilling stories of encounters with grizzly bears. The 640-acre state-owned...