Money

Analysis & investigations

How Exxon is using international law to sue the Dutch government

Exxon owes the people of Groningen millions in compensation for damage caused by gas extraction. Thanks to a legal instrument, it could be the residents of the province that end up compensating the fossil fuel giant.

“Shocking and sad”: how corporations use investment agreements to block decarbonisation in the Global South

Camille Corcoran talks to experts about investor-state dispute settlements, which allow fossil fuel companies to bring multi-billion dollar lawsuits against countries that pass green policies.

Why was organic policy blamed for Sri Lanka’s financial crisis?

Academic research offers a different story from news media on Sri Lanka's short-lived ban on agrochemicals. Bertie Harrison-Broninski explores what really happened, and whether there's a future for national-scale organic policy.

Is corruption and slavery the cost of a mobile phone?

Guinean bauxite is the source of aluminium in everything from our office buildings to our cars - but the bauxite supply chain is a black box of human rights issues.

The Emperor’s new carbon credits? Silicon Valley’s non-existent offsets

Experts expect more than half of the voluntary carbon market to be carbon removals by 2030. The sales are happening already - but the removals are not.

Food and the struggle for Africa’s sovereignty

Jihen Chandoul argues that post-independence clarity on the link between food self-sufficiency and sovereignty offers lessons for today.

Opinion

Nuclear fusion will change the world – but not in time for net zero

Private companies are overpromising with fusion power – it is vital that public funding survives the inevitable bankruptcies that follow, says Professor Matthew Hole.

By Matthew Hole
8 December, 2025

Opinion

How will capitalism react to climate collapse?

Abject failure to treat the causes of climate change, rather than the symptoms, has made solar geoengineering all but inevitable, say Wim Carton and Andreas Malm.

By Wim Carton and Andreas Malm
24 October, 2025

Opinion

Effective climate policy targets economics, not emissions

Current Net Zero policies are unpopular and ineffective - it is time to dethrone fossil capital and forget emissions trading, says Jessica F. Green.

By Jessica F. Green
17 October, 2025

Opinion

How a few giant companies came to dominate global food

How do agricultural monopolies create higher food prices? Is market concentration at breaking point for seeds, agrichemicals and farm tech? Jennifer Clapp explains.

By Jennifer Clapp
7 May, 2025

Opinion

Privatising space will make emissions soar

Space travel comes with atmospheric risks – and if corporations take over the world beyond our orbit, who will regulate extraterrestrial waste and mining?

By D. Raghunandan
11 March, 2025

Opinion

Destroying nature will aways be profitable

In an extract from his new book, Ståle Holgersen questions the idea that climate change presents an economic threat, arguing that capitalism is flexible enough to make money from both destroying and saving the planet - all at the same time.

By Ståle Holgersen
13 December, 2024

Opinion

A Sri Lankan village was offered help from the UN’s Green Climate Fund – now they feel misled

New research looked at an adaptation project funded by the World Bank & UNFCCC-run Green Climate Fund. Instead of helping farmers, it helped their corporate partners.

By Nethmi Bathige
21 June, 2024

Opinion

The Cargill Playbook: how corn subsidies created America’s largest private company

Austin Frerick describes how US farming policy created a grain monopoly, in an extract from his acclaimed 2024 book 'Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry'.

By Austin Frerick
17 June, 2024

Opinion

Forests of gold: carbon credits could be game-changing for Vietnam

Vietnam’s forests are at risk - carbon offset schemes could be the best chance of saving them, say Dr. Quan-Hoang Vuong and Minh-Hoang Nguyen

By Quan-Hoang Vuong and Minh-Hoang Nguyen
2 February, 2024

Opinion

Time for a World Climate Bank

The World Bank prioritises private investors over justice and the climate - a new institution is needed, says Professor Thomas Marois

By Thomas Marois
14 July, 2023

Opinion

Car manufacturers must not repeat solar’s mistakes with China

It is vital that electric vehicles do not become reliant on Uyghur forced labour, says Professor Kendyl Salcito

By Kendyl Salcito
14 July, 2023

Opinion

Enhanced weathering will not work without EU research funds

Too many uncertainties exist around enhanced weathering for it to be implemented, despite significant potential. The EU must be less frugal with R&D or the private sector will step in and transparency will suffer, says Amann Thorben.

By Amann Thorben
13 December, 2022

Opinion

An IMF bailout will not help Sri Lanka. Debt-for-climate swaps would.

Debt-for-climate swaps are an effective mechanism to relieve poverty and help wealthy countries meet their climate finance obligations, says Avishka Sendanayake.

By Avishka Sendanayake
16 November, 2022

Opinion

What is the financial cost of loss and damage from climate change?

Even conservative estimates show the climate crisis has cost poor countries more than half a trillion dollars already - it is past time to define and fund loss and damage, say A. Karim Ahmed and Jeffrey D. Tamucci

By A. Karim Ahmed and Jeffrey D. Tamucci
12 June, 2022

Opinion

Food aid is not helping Africa’s struggle with climate change: what would?

Increased droughts, floods, and storms due to climate change are eroding African food security. New research shows that agricultural and cereal aid are not helping.

By Go Shimada
30 March, 2022

Opinion

Why we need a Global Climate Reparations Fund

Loss and damage from climate change has already cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Professors A. Karim Ahmed and Audrey Chapman propose a mechanism to address the moral and financial debt owed by highly industrialised nations.

By A. Karim Ahmed
28 January, 2022

Opinion

The Green Equity Approach can help end coal finance, but it needs reform

The International Finance Corporation is trialling a new ‘green equity’ approach. Kate Geary from Recourse talks about why this is important, and what needs improving to phase out fossil fuel finance.

By Kate Geary
14 December, 2021

Opinion

To stop fossil fuel finance, The Equator Principles must change

Following their new report, BankTrack's Hannah Greep discusses The Equator Principles' failure to mobilise climate finance or protect human and Indigenous rights.

By Hannah Greep
23 November, 2021

Opinion

Reforming farm subsidies can restore nature to the British countryside

The Director of the UK’s Conservative Environment Network sets out his vision for sustainable farming in the UK.

By Sam Hall
4 November, 2021

Markets, Nuclear

Fusion: is it finally coming together?

Nuclear fusion will revolutionise energy but also has the power to bankrupt investors, says Professor Matthew Hole.

Culture, Markets

Is Earth’s climate written in the stars?

Alasdair speaks to professor Dagomar Degroot about his new book, “Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean,” exploring how the solar system impacts our climate, and how this has affected human history.

Carbon capture, Fossil fuels, Markets

Can Gulf petrostates really build green cities?

Bertie is joined by Gökçe Günel, who breaks down why oil-rich states are investing in sustainability.

Carbon capture, Geoengineering, Markets, Politics & law

Can tech really save us from climate disaster?

Alasdair speaks to Wim Carton about his new book, "The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It's Too Late," co-authored by Andreas Malm.

Markets, Mining

Is the race for minerals unnecessary?

Alasdair interviews Thea Riofrancos, author of the new book "Extraction: The Frontiers of New Green Capitalism," about the harmful consequences of critical mineral mining.

Economics

What if climate politics is about power, not carbon?

Alasdair speaks to Jessica F. Green about her new book 'Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix Them'.

Economics

Has neoliberalism undermined climate action?

Alasdair speaks with Felix Schulz about public opinion on climate policy and why support for environmental measures is declining in the global north.

Agriculture, Markets

Have monopolies broken agricultural markets?

Alasdair speaks to Jennifer Clapp about her new book “Titans of Industrial Agriculture: How a Few Giant Corporations Came to Dominate the Farm Sector and Why It Matters.”

Fossil fuels, Markets, Politics & law

Why are foreign companies suing governments that decarbonise?

Alasdair talks to Eunjung Lee about investor-state dispute settlements.

Markets, Transport

What does space privatisation mean for climate?

Bertie talks to the Director of the Delhi Science Forum, D. Raghunandan, on whether space exploration is good or bad for the environment.

Economics

Is climate crisis really an economic threat?

Bertie speaks to Ståle Holgersen about his new book 'Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World' and the relationship between ecological and economic crises.

Markets, Politics & law

How transparent are the new Indonesian President’s business interests?

Alasdair speaks to investigative journalist Margareth Aritonang about President Prabowo Subianto's business interests.

Economics

Overshoot: has the world surrendered to climate breakdown?

Alasdair speaks to Andreas Malm and Wim Carton about their new book 'Overshoot: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown'.

Markets

Does tax dodging limit climate finance?

Alasdair speaks to former politician and French magistrate Eva Joly about corporate corruption, tax evasion, and the climate crisis.

Economics, Markets

Can renewables ever be profitable enough?

Ed speaks to Brett Christophers about electricty markets and the role of the private sector in renewable energy projects.

Agriculture, Markets

Are monopolies breaking our food system?

Bertie speaks to Austin Frerick about his new book 'Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry'.

Markets

Are carbon offsets mostly worthless?

Alasdair talks to Rachel Rose Jackson, director of climate research and policy at Corporate Accountability to discuss their new research which found considerable flaws in the 50 most used offset projects.

Economics

Can we build a sustainable economy?

Alasdair talks to Sir Dieter Helm, Professor of Economic Policy at The University of Oxford, about his new book 'Legacy: How to Build the Sustainable Economy'.

Fossil fuels, Markets

Has Equinor made Norway dependent on oil?

Alasdair talks to Professor Jonas Fossli Gjersø about the history of Equinor - previously Statoil - and the way it has shaped Norway's economy, history, and environmental policy.

Carbon capture, Markets, Politics & law

What happened at COP27 with removal offsets?

Alasdair speaks to Kelly Stone, Senior Policy Analyst at ActionAid, about her time at COP27 and where international diplomacy is taking offset markets and their governance.

Fossil fuels, Markets

Will the Russian economy survive fossil phase-out?

Lauren talks to Thane Gustafson about the future of Russian Oil through the Climate Crisis and the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Agriculture, Markets, Politics & law

Has environmental policy contributed to the crisis in Sri Lanka?

Bertie speaks to Melani Gunathilaka, a Sri Lankan climate activist who has become a leading voice in the Gotagogama protests. They discussed the role of climate policy in the cascading crises and corruption allegations that have recently plagued the country.

Markets, Politics & law

How has climate change affected Lebanon? With Assaad Razzouk

Lauren talks to Assaad Razzouk, host of the Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast and British Lebanese clean energy entrepreneur. They talk about the recent elections in Lebanon, systemic problems with climate finance, and the ways a clean energy transition could help struggling economies.

Markets

Is the finance industry on track for net zero?

Daniel Klier is CEO of ESG Book, and was previously HSBC's first Head of Sustainability, and Chair of the Bank of England Climate Risk Working Group.

Carbon capture, Economics

Is climate modelling undermined by economics and ideology?

Alasdair MacEwen talks to Associate Professor Wim Carton of Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies about offset markets, carbon removal technologies, and IPCC modelling.

Bioenergy, Forests, Markets, Politics & law

How Europe funds illegal Russian logging, and why timber sanctions matter – with Earthsight’s Sam Lawson

With the invasion of Ukraine ongoing, Bertie talks to Sam Lawson, Director of investigative NGO Earthsight, following a public letter from 120 NGOs calling for a boycott on Russian and Belarusian wood.

Markets

Are offsets helping or deterring climate progress?

Louisa Casson from Greenpeace explains her work looking into carbon offsets and how they have developed since COP26. She also gives her view on the development of voluntary carbon markets.

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Bioenergy, Politics & law

Drax biomass led to disabling health conditions, say unions and workers

Agriculture, Politics & law

La loi Duplomb: a gift for the French agro-industrial complex?

Politics & law

A longstanding battle: Māori efforts to protect the Whanganui River

Fossil fuels, Markets, Politics & law

How Exxon is using international law to sue the Dutch government

Fossil fuels, Markets, Politics & law

“Shocking and sad”: how corporations use investment agreements to block decarbonisation in the Global South

Bioenergy, Politics & law

Drax-owned facilities broke environmental rules more than 11,000 times in the US

Bioenergy, Forests

What are Drax’s plans on the West Coast?

Bioenergy, Politics & law

Money

Analysis & investigations

Opinion

Podcasts

Fusion: is it finally coming together?

Is Earth’s climate written in the stars?

Can Gulf petrostates really build green cities?

Can tech really save us from climate disaster?

Is the race for minerals unnecessary?

What if climate politics is about power, not carbon?

Has neoliberalism undermined climate action?

Have monopolies broken agricultural markets?

Why are foreign companies suing governments that decarbonise?

What does space privatisation mean for climate?

Is climate crisis really an economic threat?

How transparent are the new Indonesian President’s business interests?

Overshoot: has the world surrendered to climate breakdown?

Does tax dodging limit climate finance?

Can renewables ever be profitable enough?

Are monopolies breaking our food system?

Are carbon offsets mostly worthless?

Can we build a sustainable economy?

Has Equinor made Norway dependent on oil?

What happened at COP27 with removal offsets?

Will the Russian economy survive fossil phase-out?

Has environmental policy contributed to the crisis in Sri Lanka?

How has climate change affected Lebanon? With Assaad Razzouk

Is the finance industry on track for net zero?

Is climate modelling undermined by economics and ideology?

How Europe funds illegal Russian logging, and why timber sanctions matter – with Earthsight’s Sam Lawson

Are offsets helping or deterring climate progress?

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Drax biomass led to disabling health conditions, say unions and workers

La loi Duplomb: a gift for the French agro-industrial complex?

A longstanding battle: Māori efforts to protect the Whanganui River

How Exxon is using international law to sue the Dutch government

“Shocking and sad”: how corporations use investment agreements to block decarbonisation in the Global South

Drax-owned facilities broke environmental rules more than 11,000 times in the US

What are Drax’s plans on the West Coast?

Drax fined again over pollution: “I’m afraid to go outside,” say residents

Can climate cause regime change?

Meltdown: is it too late for the Arctic?

Can the past reframe our view of a sustainable future?

Fusion: is it finally coming together?

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