The idea that climate change constitutes a threat to national security is well established, with climate change first appearing as a debate in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over 15 years ago, in 2007. The concept gained traction quickly, with a study undertaken 5 years after the inaugural UNSC discussion estimating that around 70% of countries who had released national security…
It is hard to believe it has been almost 35 years since NASA scientist James Hansen’s groundbreaking testimony to US Congress confirming the reality of climate change and the urgent need to act. How is it then, that since this prominent moment, we have now emitted more than in all of history before that landmark event? One study argues that after three…
As we’re hearing a lot at the moment from politicians on both sides of the political spectrum, ‘growing the economy’ is a key underpinning of their economic manifestos. The recent party conferences were abuzz with promises of growth, with the Conservatives promising to ‘grow, grow, grow’ our economy and Labour arguing for their own ideas to boost economic growth. Indeed, ‘growth’ has…
