Simon Corrall / shutterstock Christian Dunn, Bangor University Britain’s rivers and coasts are polluted – there’s no escaping that fact – and water companies are coming under more and more pressure to fix things. Most recently, a law firm has … Continue reading
Marc Hudson, University of Sussex UK prime minister Rishi Sunak appears to be wavering on “net zero by 2050” that Theresa May successfully passed through parliament with barely a cough of disapproval in 2019. Sunak is now talking about more … Continue reading
Lorraine Whitmarsh, University of Bath; Caroline Verfuerth, Cardiff University, and Steve Westlake, Cardiff University Amid headlines of wildfires raging across Europe and Africa and flooding in China, the UK government took the bewildering choice to expand fossil fuel extraction. Prime … Continue reading
Sam Illingworth, Edinburgh Napier University The dangerous wildfires burning across Europe show us how real the climate crisis has become. When we see these disasters on the news, it’s clear we need to take action on climate change now. But … Continue reading
Shutterstock Noel Castree, University of Technology Sydney It made world news last week when a small lake in Canada was chosen as the “Golden Spike” – the location where the emergence of the Anthropocene is most clear. The Anthropocene is … Continue reading
