Climate change crisis and COP27
COP27 – 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – which will be held from November 6-18, in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), could not have…
Global natural gas crisis dampens momentum for ‘cleaner’ LNG
Europe’s energy crisis has cooled efforts to lower the carbon intensity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, as buyers worried about a winter supply crunch prioritize securing shipments of any…
A global crisis
The reckless escalation of economic, political and military pressure by the United States and Nato against Russia is rapidly leading to a major global economic crisis with serious repercussions for…
Food crisis
A friend, a young journalist in Gaza, Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh, told me that food prices in the besieged Strip have skyrocketed in recent weeks and that many already impoverished families…
Costs of the Ukraine war
While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific consequences of the war which are felt in many regions around…
Horror in Ukraine
The tragic, illegal war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine should end now, with a ceasefire and then a comprehensive peace agreement. It could be based on the previously negotiated…
Europe throws billions at energy crisis
Almost every week now, European governments are announcing emergency measures to protect households and businesses from the energy crisis stemming from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Hundreds of billions of euros…
Europe energy crisis may deepen with looming liquidity crunch
Europe’s problems in sourcing oil and gas this winter after a dispute with Russia may be exacerbated by a new crisis in the market where prices are already red-hot: a…
Global food crisis
As parents and global citizens, we are very worried about the cost-of-living crisis that the world is facing – the worst in over a generation. The interlinked shocks of the…
Coal rush! Energy crisis fires global hunt for polluting fuel
The sleepy Tanzanian port of Mtwara mainly dealt in cashew nuts until late last year. Now it bustles with vessels loading up with coal, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drives…
