Turning off the tap: What does the new UN plastic resolution intend to achieve?
David Burrows considers the UN Environment Assembly’s draft resolution on ending plastic pollution, and its chances of success
In her book Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, Susan Frankel writes that it’s “not always easy to see when a relationship is in trouble”, noting that plastic and humans have “been together for so long it’sContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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Weathering the storm
A major inquiry has found the UK’s critical national infrastructure dangerously at the mercy of extreme weather events. Huw Morris reports
Neil Howe takes an in-depth look at the potential impact of the Retained EU Law Bill
Mariana Mazzucato tells Chris Seekings why governments must take inspiration and courage from ‘moonshot’ projects when tackling the world’s greatest challenges
Dr Parag Khanna, founder of FutureMap, talks to Chris Seekings about how climate change, mass migration, globalisation and other powerful trends will force us to reimagine the world map
Inequality is the under-discussed root cause of global warming, says Guilherme Azevedo, and key to addressing climate injustice
Global warming is already having a detrimental impact on worker productivity, labour markets and economic growth, according to a study by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
The cost-of-living crisis is the greatest short-term risk facing the world, and threatens to undermine eff orts to tackle climate change, which is the biggest long-term risk, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023.
The UK has lost significant market share in green technology to European competitors over the last two years, which will be worth £4.3bn by 2030.
