Climate and Energy

The editorial team brings you infographics on the potential of renewable energy in 2049, while Daniel Scholten explores the power struggles its rollout will bring.

The two stories of Souria’s life up to the year 2049. One built around the struggle to contain climate change. One a witness to planetary collapse and missed opportunities

From school strikes to the Green New Deal, the current political energy around climate change is an opportunity that must be seized.

An interview on struggling for a coal phase-out by 2030, a just transition for workers, and on why gender is relevant to the COP climate talks.

An interview on the importance of the COP24 climate talks in Katowice and what the EU can do to lead climate action around the world.

Could reframing the climate challenge around near-future targets be a way out?

As we approach the early December COP climate summit, Bert Metz explains what the recent IPCC report on global warming means for the planet, the economy and for Europe.

Political will stands in the way of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, but the Greens’ resolution for ambitious climate action must not waver.

Investments in energy efficiency would tackle smog in Poland, but education is key to their success.

In local climate strategies in Poland, energy poverty and smog are key issues.