How do ‘Western’ Attitudes to the Climate Emergency Contrast to Global Views?, By Nathan Tippett

In November 2024, countries at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan agreed on a $200bn per year increase in climate financial assistance to developing countries across the world. Western nations say a ‘massive deal was struck’ and the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the pledges made were ‘ambitious’ from both a UK and an Continue Reading

‘Putting America First’: Trump’s Climate Hegemony and the Paris Climate Agreement, By Helena Conybeare

Just five days after his second inauguration as President of the US, Donald Trump signed an order to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. The decision formed part of his new executive order, entitled ‘Putting America First in international climate agreements’. It outlined changes to reverse pre-existing US climate regulations, boosting oil and gas production, Continue Reading

Hurricane Helene, Natural Disasters and US Attitudes to Climate Change, By Emma Purvis

The seaboard of Southeastern American states has always been prone to dangers imposed by hurricanes. Hurricanes can form several times a year, typically originating off of the coast of Africa, in the Cape Verde area, and travelling North over the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico before hitting the United States. According to CBS News, Continue Reading