In this blog Molly Scott Cato, Professor of Green Economics at the University of Roehampton, discusses how a new master’s degree can inform sustainable citizens and support the sustainability transition of our economy. The world’s leaders agree that the climate crisis is the most important issue facing humanity. Yet there is little discussion about how…
Category: Climate Network
Critical Optimism and COP26 | Dr Martin Poulsom
Dr Martin Poulsom, Senior Lecturer in Theology A form of this post was originally posted on LSE’s Religion and Global Society Blog. Was COP26 a success or a failure? To some extent at least, our answer will be connected to our general tendency to be optimistic or pessimistic about the state of things, our gut…
Was COP26 a failure? | Molly Scott-Cato
Written by Professor Molly Scott-Cato The purpose of COP26 was to ‘Keep 1.5 Alive’, to ensure that our climate does not heat up by more than 1.5 degrees. This is the target against which the diplomatic agreement, signed by nearly 200 countries after two weeks of tortuous negotiation, should be judged. And by that measure…
COP26 and the marketization of climate policies: Forest are not just Carbon Stocks – they have rights
COP26 and the marketization of climate policies: Forest are not just Carbon Stocks – they have rights Written by Jérémie Gilbert, Professor of Human Rights Law From 1 – 12 November 2021, the UK is hosting the UN climate change conference, COP26, in Glasgow – during this summit, governments will have to set out…
COP 26: What is it? | Molly Scott-Cato
As the climate crisis soars to the top of people’s political concerns, we are hearing more and more about ‘the COP’ taking place in just a few days now in Glasgow. So what is the COP? What are its chances of success? And what would success look like? COP stands for ‘conference of the parties’….
The Road to Glasgow: Tracing the Footsteps of Climate Negotiators
By Zuzanna Soltysiak and Emma Carter With wildfires raging around the world and floods taking lives in Europe and Asia, the IPCCC released its recent report with a clear message: human activity is causing climate change and we need a major and systemic change to the way we live to protect our shared climate. As…
Libraries and environmental sustainability | Sarah Pyke and Shelley Trower
By Sarah Pyke and Shelley Trower “We’re recycling books every day. We’re recycling information and we’re sharing stories” – Rachel, Storyhouse Just before the pandemic hit, in 2019 and early 2020 we travelled on trains across England – from Falmouth in the South West to Newcastle in the North East – to carry out a…
Public Attitudes Towards Climate Change | Professor Stephen Drinkwater
By Professor Stephen Drinkwater Climate change has become one of the most pressing issues facing policy-makers across the globe. Concerns about global warming and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events also apply in countries that have not thus far been, or are expected to be, directly affected by the most severe effects of climate…
Roehampton Climate Network Launch
Humanity is facing an existential crisis as a result of ongoing environmental damage and destruction. One of the most urgent manifestations of this crisis is in the climate emergency, an issue that is now at the forefront of policy-making across the world. The House of Commons’ Climate Assembly indicates that the public is ahead of…
If Humanity Counted | Molly Scott-Cato
When you look at the plunging growth charts that have been turning economists white over the past year, it is important to remember that these charts measure growth according to GDP (gross domestic product). And that it is only one way of looking what an economy does and – as a Green economist – I’m…