By Jeremy Williams “We need sensible, green leadership,” Rishi Sunak told the country last night, and “a better, more honest debate about how we secure the country’s long-term interest.” He used the words ‘honesty’ five times during a speech which contained dozens of falsehoods about climate policy. So, in the interests of an honest debate, here are ten of the […]
Book review: Five Times Faster, by Simon Sharpe
By Jeremy Williams Every week there are steps forward on climate change to report. There is movement. Things are happening. “The problem,” writes Simon Sharpe, “is the pace of change.” It’s all moving too slowly, bogged down in glacial decision-making processes, held back by institutional inertia and the power of vested interests. The carbon intensity of the global economy is […]
After the Supreme Court EPA Ruling, What Can We Do?
Over the past two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared open season on government regulation of pollution and numerous well-established rights. The conservative justices’ ruling in West Virginia v. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will force the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions on a case-by-case basis instead of setting and enforcing national standards. Without that national regulatory mechanism, […]