The European Green Deal Is Not About the Environment

The Italian minister of economic affairs, Giancarlo Giorgetti, has warned that radicalisation of environmental policies could result in a political “crisis of rejection” of …

Zero-emission cars by 2035? Zero sense planning!

The EU has legislated a zero-emissions sales mandate for new cars and vans from 2035, the first of an array of green laws the …

The case against energy price caps

As energy prices soar this year, policymakers in the European Union and the United Kingdom have proposed various measures aimed at limiting energy inflation. …

EU Gas Security: A supply-side solution

In early September, Gazprom announced an indefinite shutdown of the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which normally accounts for one-third of Russian gas imports …

Nuclear Energy Is Not a Systemic Risk

President Macron announced in February 2022 that he wanted to ‘restart the construction of nuclear reactors’ with six new reactors after the definitive closure …

Nuclear energy, not an alternative, but a necessity

Humans are currently faced with an energy transition in response to a challenge of unprecedented magnitude. In order to combat global warming, nations have …

Fracking: it’s now or never

In many states across Europe, fracking is banned due to nimbyism (reluctance to be the site of fracking themselves) and pressure from green groups, …

Time to finish fishing subsidies

Historically the EU has subsidised certain industries, especially those in the agricultural sector. EU fisheries are no exception, with the European Maritime and Fisheries …

Decarbonisation through technological freedom

Most countries are not on track to meet their promises made under the Paris Agreement, as impactful climate action is often hindered by the …

COVID vs the environment: the Kuznets Curve in action?

The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns reduced global CO2 emissions by 7 percent last year. Some environmentalists, such as the University College London …

The EU National Energy and Climate Plans

With the Clean Energy for All Europeans package, the European Union has committed to being carbon-neutral by 2050. In order to achieve this goal, …

Worst practices in reducing CO2

The Slovak government has been providing subsidies for electric cars. However, if it had bought emission permits instead and thrown them on the fire, …

Climate Crises: The myth of eco refugees

On 2nd December 2019, delegations from the United Nations convened in Madrid for COP25, the 25th annual Climate Change Conference. They gathered to discuss …

The Thunberg phenomenon, Extinction Rebellion, and the denial of trade-offs

When it comes to environmental problems in general and global warming in particular, I empathise with those who take the issue seriously. I like …

Searchers and planners in the climate change debate

Diego Zuluaga // 10.12 .2015
Earlier this week, I wrote about NYU Professor William Easterly’s notion of searchers vs. planners and how it is …