Category: Environment
Nord Stream 2: Controversy, Bluff and Serious Considerations
A vision, a major construction work, and sanctions – Nord Stream 2 in three words. Estimated to be operational by early 2020, the pipeline remains incomplete due to increasing tensions
Read MoreThe non-state side of IR: Can multinational corporations turn palm oil sustainable?
“No, I don’t use that product because it contains palm oil, which is not environmentally friendly.” Most of us will have said or heard some variation of this sentence at
Read MoreWe Need to Talk About Climate Migrants and We Need to Talk About Them Now.
As Climate Change intensifies, Climate Migrants become more of a terrifying reality. Already crippled by the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus, Guatemala and other Central American countries are facing
Read MoreAnalysis: Is it ethically justified to have children?
We are all aware that ice caps are melting, rainforests are being felled or burned down, and the ozone layer is depleting. The number of conflicts in the world is
Read MoreCommon Agricultural…Fraud? Why the European Common Agricultural Policy needs improvement
We all need it, we all benefit from it, yet when asked to pay 5 cents more for our milk at the supermarket, we are quick to forget about it:
Read MoreA Study of Pressure and Time: Polemic Surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Nears an Uneasy Resolution
When Morgan Freeman’s character in the iconic 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption pondered about the study of pressure and time, he likened the gradual but mighty power of geology to
Read MoreAll hail Gaia: On COVID-19 and Radical Environmentalism
Among the vast range of bad news concerning COVID-19, occasionally, we find a glimmer of good news. Cities all over the world have clearer water and air, support for healthcare
Read MoreThe Politics of Ivory: Changing the Paradigm of ‘Western Conservation’
Illegal wildlife trade is currently one of the largest “black market” industries that exist in the world. This estimated multi-billion-dollar business has caused devastating consequences for the world’s ecosystems and
Read MoreA Unique Conservative-Green Coalition in Austria: An Example for Others?
Something exceptional has happened in Austrian politics: the conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) of Sebastian Kurz has formed a coalition with the Green party. This is the result of negotiations
Read MoreEurope’s ‘Man on the Moon’ Moment: The Green Deal
Tackling climate change has been an incredibly complex and controversial topic of discussion within the EU during the past few years. Earlier this year in June, the European Council tried
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