Environmental Dialogue Above Lac Léman

Discussions with representatives of countries and international organizations at Palais des Nations ... more

Which Price Levels Good for Climate and OPEC?

Despite the frenzied talk about the huge rise in oil prices, what the market is witnessing is not a novelty ... more

Desertification cannot wait for climate

The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which was held in Abidjan ... more

Time for Climate Engineering

While talk of reducing carbon emissions responsible for climate change continues as if it were a problem for the future ... more

Will Australia Export Hydrogen and Import Carbon

The first shipment of liquefied hydrogen, which recently left Australia for Japan, heralded a new era in energy technology and trade ... more

UNEP at 50: Leading World Institute or UN Department?

Half a century after it was created as the world’s leading environment institution, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is facing ... more

Environment Stumbling Between Pandemic and Invasion

The corona pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine are two overwhelming events that will mark the twenty-first century with their impacts ... more

The polluter pays: Noble principle, but weakly implemented

The “polluter pays” principle has been associated with the environmental movement since its inception ... more

Climate Profiteers

Just as wars create a new social class of profiteers known as war profiteers, the battle against climate change will undoubtedly create a new class of disaster traders ... more

Is Climate Change a Threat to Peace and Security?

The United Nations concluded its 2021 environmental discourse with a resolution, endorsed by a majority of the General Assembly members, deeming climate change a threat to world peace and security ... more