Facing the Nuclear Storm
Countries across the Middle East are building or have already started operating their nuclear power plants. To assess how “resilient” their nuclear energy systems are, one must look at a number of important risks and factors
Tag: climate change
Heat is on for Brazil’s Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro has shifted focus from an economic reforms agenda, which the country sorely needs amid recession fears, to a cultural one, which pleases his supporters.
Climate Change Conundrum
Can cities succeed when nations fail in the fight against global warming?
The Battle for Antarctica
Failure to stem climate change could have dramatic consequences for the continent
The Unnatural World
Will mankind have the ability to prevail in the struggle for a sustainable planet?
Dangerous Years
What will it take to spark a great environmental awakening and avert catastrophic climate change?
After the Paris Agreement
The international deal to combat global warming comes into force in 2016. For climate activists, it’s the beginning of a new stage in the struggle to hold nations accountable for their greenhouse emissions.
The End of Stationarity
Winners and losers in the time of climate change
Our Common Home
In an extract from the papal encyclical Laudato Si’, the bishop of Rome makes an impassioned plea to save the planet from ecological destruction: “We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world.”
Will Lebanon Face its Immense Climate Change Dangers?
An eye-opening report on climate change effects in Lebanon reveals the need for government to commit to save tens of thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars over the coming decades, and prevent a further fracturing of society along wealth/poverty lines.