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Commentary

Champions League final switch good for environment but football must do more

Shifting the all-English final from Istanbul would reduce carbon emissions but there is still a lack of long-term thinking from Uefa when it comes to doing...

By Andrew Simms on 13 May 2021

Commentary

The need and opportunity for green recovery & why we need ecological interest rates

If the Chancellor can get his carbon sums right, he can help save the economy and the climate together – the CEE Bill and an ecological interest rate...

By Andrew Simms on 3 March 2021
Clean energy, Enough money

Commentary

Economic prospects for 2021: the FT survey

Each year the Financial Times newspaper investigates the UK’s upcoming economic prospects with a survey of economic analysts. Andrew Simms from Rapid...

By Andrew Simms on 12 January 2021
Enough money

Commentary

Fossil fuel disarmament

Three years ago, on 7 July 2017, something quite remarkable happened. After decades of trying to get the nuclear powers to fulfil their commitments under...

By Peter Newell and Andrew Simms on 7 July 2020
Clean energy

Briefing

Crisis conversations – Reset #4: time, work and sharing economic benefits

A decade of economic hardship seemed to have transformed for increasingly urban workforces the promise of shorter working weeks and better work – life...

By Andrew Simms on 4 June 2020
Decent work, Enough money, Secure rights, Liveable cities

Briefing

Crisis conversations – Reset #3: thriving places to live

Quieter streets, cleaner air, more time – amidst the human tragedy of the Covid-19 outbreak other experiences are inviting people to ask more of the...

By Andrew Simms on 11 May 2020

Briefing

Crisis conversations – Reset #2: learning as we go for long term transition

In the debate over the global response to Covid19 a battle of hashtags has broken out between those urging a quick return to ‘normal’, and those saying...

By Andrew Simms on 16 April 2020

Briefing

Crisis conversations – Reset #1: learning as we go for long term transition

How quickly the brain adapts to the new normal – Emily Maitlis, BBC Newsnight, 25/03/2020 In late 2018 the Rapid Transition Alliance launched with the...

By Andrew Simms on 6 April 2020

Commentary

New poll reveals a climate ‘awareness – action gap’ – but big behaviour changes under way in food, travel, consumerism & family life

A new poll of scientists – many working in fields related to the climate emergency – reveals a current gap between awareness of international climate...

By Andrew Simms on 16 November 2019
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