While the first arrests are being reported as part of the investigation of Russian interference in last year’s US presidential election, today the American social media moguls (Facebook, Google and Twitter) will be questioned about the role their platforms played in swinging the election result. Facebook recently admitted that around $100,000 has been spent on … Continue reading
Australian energy landscape is getting ever more interesting. This week Malcolm Turnbull’s government announced the national energy guarantee (Neg) scheme. The plan has been questioned since the day of its release by the opposition as well as the media. Today both the Labor and Greens said that the Neg is more likely to intensify the … Continue reading
I have recently been to Cambodia and was shocked by the history of its civil war – which I have never even heard of before visiting. Out of 7 million people living in Cambodia in the 1970s before the civil war began, almost 2 million people have been killed during the rule of Khmer Rouge … Continue reading
Despite being one of the most well positioned countries in the world to produce energy from renewable sources, solar power especially, Australian federal government is refusing to give up coal. This is somewhat understandable as the country is not only majorly powered by this particular energy source, but also because a significant chunk of its total wealth acquired … Continue reading
After writing up the previous post yesterday, I still felt like I haven’t let it all out. I’m thinking now not only about what the Trumpsidency will mean for climate policies in the US or anywhere else, but also about the giveaways it has provided us with on the petty state of capitalism in the Western societies. Something … Continue reading
Over the past few days, Donald Trump’s presidency has been one of the biggest stories in the Western news. The story has also been big among the environmental crowd. Many commentators are worried that Trump becoming the new US president will mean stopping the progress achieved with the development of the Paris Agreement and its unprecedentedly fast ratification within a … Continue reading
According to the United Nations, renewable energy could and should be a solution to energy-sourcing challenges posed by climate change and the need to switch to low-carbon economy. It is no secret that Asia, which is abundant in renewable resources, is slowly becoming a leader in the renewable energy sector globally – in 2015, more … Continue reading
As the Guardian has reported yesterday, the Dieselgate, part II, also dubbed Petrolgate, is being shot across the chambers of the European Parliament. The automotive industry is now lobbying to rise the allowed pollution rates of newly manufactured petrol cars by 50%. This is especially frustrating if only a single £22 filter could fix the problem, as also stated in … Continue reading
I’m currently reading Naomi Klein’s latest book on the structural causes of climate change and the environmental issues we are facing globally. She argues that capitalism and consumerism need to be left behind if we want to act against climate change as she sees it as the core product of the capitalistic systems. Klein argues there … Continue reading
Some time ago I bought a special edition of the National Geographic, Cool It, published on the Paris Climate Talks 2015 occasion. As some of you might already know, National Geographic has been collaborating with Shell for a few years now, in the form of a campaign The Great Energy Challenge. I, however, was under the impression that National Geographic is an independent, … Continue reading
