Browse Carbon Emissions

16 Jul 2023 8 minute read

Carbon credit dollars stir up communities in Kenya

Can you really put a price on nature? Anthony Lang’at reports on a controversial scheme seen as innovative...

9 Feb 2023 3 minute read

‘Are carbon emissions an inevitable part of my caffeine addiction?’

Our Agony Uncle responds to a reader’s question about coffee-related carbon emissions.

11 Aug 2020 3 minute read

This article is more than three years old.

Can I criticize fast fashion without sounding ‘out of touch’?

Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter...

6 Feb 2019 4 minute read

This article is almost five years old.

What if...we reduced carbon emissions to zero by 2025?

Hazel Healy sketches out a radical scenario of carbon cold-turkey.

15 Sep 2017 4 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

To stop climate change, we need to eat less meat

We can’t put off facing the consequences of our diets, says Leo Barasi.

13 Jul 2017 9 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

The rich, poor and the earth

Equality matters in terms of health and happiness, but surprising new data reveals that it is also better for the environment...

27 Sep 2016 7 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Climate Con: why a new global deal on aviation emissions is really bad news

A new climate deal is expected to be agreed upon soon by the International Civil Aviation Organization, is a cop-out, writes...

19 Nov 2015 4 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

The elephant in Paris – the military and greenhouse gas emissions

In the aftermath of the terrible killings in Paris, military responses are again taking central stage, writes Nick...

1 Jan 2014 6 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Is flying still beyond the pale?

Climate researcher Kevin Anderson and business adviser Brendan May go head to head.

1 Jan 2014 6 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Is flying still beyond the pale?

Climate researcher Kevin Anderson and business adviser Brendan May go head to head.

Life without the car: A crash through our addiction to cars

25 Jul 2008 2 minute read

This article is more than 15 years old.

Life without the car: A crash through our addiction to cars

They are machines that kill more people than wars. Pouring out 1,000 known pollutants into the environment, they contribute as...

11 Mar 2008 1 minute read

This article is more than 15 years old.

Emission trade-off

Not long after environmental groups ...

9 Aug 2006 5 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Flying showers and parties

A
silent boat crept past the other day. A triangular red...

9 Aug 2006 2 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Spiders and the World Cup

Rain.
My first dose of large quantities of it, through...

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