Fossil Fuels

Climate was an important feature of the Norwegian elections, but if this was indeed the first “climate election”, the results are disappointing.

An international energy agreement allows corporations to sue nation-states for phasing out fossil fuels.

What story will be told by the plastic, carbon, concrete, nuclear waste, and cities we leave behind?

A new type of denialism is taking hold in the fossil fuel industry, a bid to ward off systemic change and protect their business model.

The new administration’s plans are running up against the reality of a divided legislative system and a political economy hooked on fossil fuels.

Peace, diplomacy and keeping fossil fuel in the ground can still prevail in the Eastern Mediterranean.

There’s a direct connection between the Green surge and the electoral victories of far-right populist forces. Greens must use this opportunity to fight for climate justice.

The Green European Journal has put together a selection mapping some of the major currents that have shaped political ecology in recent years and which continue to do so.

Unless pursued with extreme care, natural climate solutions risk becoming just another offsetting tool – alibis for inaction and delay.

We sat down with Molly Scott Cato, Green MEP and economist, to discuss the EU’s sustainable finance package, alternatives to the current banking model and the role of speculation in Brexit.