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A 21st-century American infrastructure agenda depends on the Paris Agreement

The past three centuries of progress have been powered by coal, oil and gas. Burning much of what’s left will lead to environmental and economic catastrophe. Here’s how to save the earth without giving up on growth

Governments have to decide whether to rescue oil and gas firms or admit they got energy policy wrong

Brent crude close to $62 as agency issues warning of global social instability and potential for financial defaults in producers such as Venezuela and RussiaThe price of oil continued its precipitous fall on Friday, hitting...

Soaring costs of resource extraction require transition to post-industrial 'circular economy' to avoid collapseA new landmark scientific report drawing on the work of the world's leading mineral experts forecasts that industrial...

Early warning of civilisational collapse by early to mid 21st century startlingly prescient - but opportunity for transition openAccording to a new peer-reviewed scientific report, industrial civilisation is likely to deplete...

Industry expert warns of grim future of 'recession' driven 'resource wars' at University College London lectureA former British Petroleum (BP) geologist has warned that the age of cheap oil is long gone, bringing with it...

Converging climate, energy, and economic crises signal the potential to transition to a prosperous post-carbon eraEarlier this month, I had the honour of being interviewed by Rob Hopkins, the founder of the Transition Towns...

The British public understand the complex role the environment plays in our lives – for the economy, our jobs and our futureA few days ago, in a stuffy, close-windowed meeting, I stared at a projection of Powerpoint slides,...

Only 9,100 homes last year given green energy makeover out of 500,000 target, but government says pace of retrofits has risenBarack Obama's $5bn programme to help fuel America's economic recovery by making more than half...

The future is bright for the world's economies to go low-carbon – but only if we act together and support developing countries

Emissions legislation and excessive fear of global warming are the last thing we need when the world economy is in recession