What we learned this week

It’s been going on for years now, but this investigative short documentary from Deutche Welle lifts the lid on dodgy carbon offset schemes in Kenya, and how they displace and even kill nomadic people.

“Tax the rich – do it now” is easy enough to say, but it’s more unusual for someone to follow up with “start with me”, as Dale Vince does in his piece in the Guardian.

Regardless of national energy policy under the new US regime, Hawaii may follow Sweden in using eco-labels on pumped fuels. Research in Sweden has showed that it successfully influenced drivers in choosing their next car.

In a pretty shabby week for climate action all round, the UK’s new Labour government signalled that it is open to a third runway at Heathrow . This is a notorious zombie project that was ruled illegal in 2010 and then again in 2020, but it refuses to die because governments can’t resist the siren call of economic growth. (Some background posts on this here)

Having read World Without End last year, and with the film adaptation of Here in cinemas, I was curious to see what other graphic novels with a climate theme might be out there. Here’s the start of a book list, and let me know of any others you know.

Speaking of books, use the code BUP2S on checkout at Bristol University Press, and you can get 50% off my book The Economics of Arrival. You have until January 31st to do so.

This week’s articles

• Why Dakar won the Sustainable Transport Award
• Climate influences on weather in 2024