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Commentary

World Water Day: 5 stories of rapid transition

In the midst of a climate emergency, we are reminded that billions of people don’t have access to the safe water and sanitation they need. To accelerate...

By Andrew Simms, Peter Newell and Nicky Saunter on 22 March 2023

Commentary

Why COP26 failed on fossil fuels

For the first time at a key climate summit, the F word got a mention in the final text: fossil fuels. Yet even then, extensive lobbying ended with the word...

By Freddie Daley and Peter Newell on 1 December 2021
Clean energy

Commentary

What would a climate emergency plan look like?

Across the world, national and local governments are declaring a climate emergency on the back of dire warnings from UN scientists about the need for urgent...

By Peter Newell on 7 May 2019
Clean energy, Liveable cities, Secure rights

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Towards a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

A new approach is needed to tackle the climate crisis, in which the long overlooked
supply-side of fossil fuels takes centre stage. A crucial aspect of this...

By Peter Newell and Andrew Simms on 8 July 2019

Commentary

The elephant in the room: Fossil fuel non-proliferation

There is a huge elephant in the world of climate policy that no one wants to name. The burning of fossil fuels is the primary cause of the current climate...

By Peter Newell on 10 July 2019

Commentary

The business of rapid transition

Business represents the great paradox of rapid transition. On the one hand, much is expected of business in terms of technological innovation, new models of...

By Peter Newell on 3 March 2020
Enough money, Decent work, Clean energy, Digital progress

Commentary

Supporting Just Transitions in the Oil and Gas Sector in Africa: The Role of External Actors

The climate imperative to reduce production and consumption of fossil fuels is well recognised. But what is less well understood and supported is the need...

By Peter Newell and Suneeta Kaimal on 22 April 2022

Commentary

Squaring urgency and equity in the just transition debate

Is it possible to accelerate transitions in inclusive ways? Can rapidity be squared with attending to questions of equity and social justice? The question...

By Peter Newell on 25 October 2018
Secure rights

Commentary

Life, but not as we know it

Amid the fear, uncertainty and personal loss that surround the current Covid-19 pandemic, people are starting to think about what form a ‘just recovery’...

By Peter Newell on 1 April 2020
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