Author Archives: Anna

About Anna

Anna is a 21-year-old UK-based postgraduate student studying MSc Sustainability, Planning and Environmental Policy. Her interests mainly focus on human interaction with the climate - mitigation and adaptation strategies!

COP22 – Time to get real about the Paris Agreement

The conclusion of the 21st Conference of the Parties left people in high spirits after the drafting of the Paris Agreement – the Plan Z for action on climate change. COP21 was largely regarded as a success; however it is down to COP22 held in … Continue reading

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Who should be compensated for the UK’s decision to frack?

First, some background on UK shale oil and hydraulic fracturing. The UK Government has been investigation fracking since 2011, this idea has been getting increasingly closer to reality over the past 2 years. The interest in fracking sparks from the … Continue reading

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It’s Good the Pope Didn’t Directly Address Climate Change at Congress

On 23rd September the Pope addressed US Congress on several issues including poverty, weapons and immigration quoting his publication, Laudato Si. However, he did not directly talk about one of today's most pressing issues – climate change.

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Tackling Our Fossil Fuel Addiction

24th February saw Obama veto the Keystone XL pipeline, however it seems as though the campaigners are aiming at a bigger issue. With the increasing urgency to fight climate change, it is possible that the campaign became a general protest demanding that all remaining … Continue reading

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What’s the Deal?

Barack Obama & Xi Jinping have recently struck deals to reduce carbon emissions in the coming decade. But is it just a new name for old targets?

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“Why are you, and people your age, concerned about climate change?”

As a 17 year old student there are a variety of things that should concern me – my grades, my friends, my hobbies – but you may not think climate change would be on that list when I have never … Continue reading

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Who are the real ‘hooligans’ in the Arctic?

​On the 18th September 2013, 28 Greenpeace activists and 2 journalists embarked on a protest against drilling for oil in the Arctic. Representing 18 nationalities, the Arctic 30 travelled to the Barents Sea to scale Russian oil giant Gazprom’s most recent … Continue reading

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