Oscar Reyes is an Associate Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies. He is a freelance writer and researcher focusing on climate and energy finance, the Green Climate Fund, carbon markets, environmental and economic justice. His publications include Change Finance, Not the Climate; Life Beyond Emissions Trading and (as co-author) Carbon Trading: How it works and why it fails.
Across the globe, policies once dismissed as impossible have been implemented. To get America out of its post-pandemic slump, bold thinking is essential.
How to get money out of fossil fuels — and into a Green New Deal.
Our economy — and our planet — depends on it.
How Banks and Investors Can Be Weaned Off Their Addiction to Fossil Fuels
Trump’s coddling can’t save the notoriously dirty industry when cleaner options and better jobs abound.
“Green Climate Fund: A Performance Check” found that only seven percent of the $2.2 billion in funds already allocated to projects and programs will pass through national or subnational developing country institutions.
An initial assessment of whether the Green Climate Fund is living up to its mandate finds that its becoming a sideshow to big development banks.
While Europe races toward electric vehicles, U.S. automakers are actually trying to make cars less efficient.
States that invest in renewables are reaping the rewards. Those that stick to coal are courting a mining collapse.
Instead of trying to “cure” autism, we should focus on creating a friendlier, more respectful environment.
As national governments lurch to the right, a citizens coalition is Barcelona is showing how ordinary people can reclaim control of their communities.
Climate activists remain hopeful despite the potentially disastrous Trump administration.
This carbon offsetting proposal could nearly double emissions from the airline industry.
Tying the fate of important climate actions to the sale of carbon permits has snatched defeat from the jaws of a broader victory in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The Green Climate Fund is supposed to finance the world’s shift away from fossil fuels. But fossil fuel-funding banks are eager to get on board.
The 2016 vote may have been a disappointment to Spain’s insurgent progressives. But they’ve proven they’re here to stay.
Despite disappointing election results, the Podemos Party’s commitment on inequality has already reshaped the Spanish political landscape.
Will the landmark UN climate deal mark a turning point in the fight against climate change? The devil’s in the details.
There is a diplomatic silence over carbon trading at COP21, but a Paris climate agreement could offer a lifeline to carbon ‘offsetting’ schemes, while new rules could help build a global carbon market.
Experts from the Institute for Policy Studies available for interview from the Paris negotiations from November 30th through December 12th.