Opinion


Is COP29 at a dead end?

Is COP29 at a dead end?

ByMarco MagriniNov 11, 2024
Geographical's climate columnist Marco Magrini fears that COP29 has nowhere to go as the planet continues to warm
Truck working in landfill with birds looking for food

Can microbes save us from plastic pollution?

ByVictoria HeathOct 4, 2024
Robin Hanbury-Tenison on solving the plastics problem across the globe before we all end up as waste product
The entrance to the old Bristol Zoo

Empire to extinction: The legacy of Bristol Zoo

ByAndrew BrooksSep 25, 2024
Andrew Brooks on the passing of Bristol Zoo and the ongoing debate about its role in the 21st century
Flood in southern Brazil leaves the city of Igrejinha flooded and residents are rescued

Will climate change cause more mass migrations?

ByMarco MagriniSep 18, 2024
A rapidly warming planet – and worsening climate change – means tens of millions will be on the move in mass migrations, warns Marco Magrini
Group of avocados hanging on a tree

Should our growing taste for avocados be a cause for concern?

ByAndrew BrooksSep 3, 2024
Andrew Brooks on why our growing taste for avocados has complex consequences for international trade & global markets.
Concept art of the war in Ukraine

Will Putin fail and Ukraine prevail?

ByTim MarshallAug 13, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the worrying fractures appearing in the European and American support of Ukraine
Comparisons can get in the way of geographical understanding

Comparisons can get in the way of geographical understanding

ByAndrew BrooksAug 8, 2024
Andrew Brooks on how reductive comparisons can get in the way of true understanding
Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden

Is the Baltic Sea a ‘NATO lake’? Only if Gotland is a NATO island

ByTim MarshallJul 30, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the strategic importance of a holiday island off the Swedish coast
What happens to the climate crisis if Trump wins in November?

What happens to the climate crisis if Trump wins in November?

ByLogan GourlayJul 25, 2024
Marco Magrini considers the impact on tackling the climate crisis if Donald Trump wins the US election
Concept art of the earth plugged into digital wiring and techonology

We ask AI to explain why we struggle with solving the climate crisis

ByMarco MagriniJul 5, 2024
Marco Magrini asks a sophisticated AI model why we are failing to tackle climate change
Concept art of spaceman playing basketball with earth

Does comparing tackling climate change to the space race make any sense?

ByAndrew BrooksJun 6, 2024
Andrew Brooks on why comparisons between the space race and the global environmental crisis are both misleading and counter-productive
The novel The Ministry of the Future starts with record temperatures in India

The sci-fi world of climate change

ByMarco MagriniJun 3, 2024
Marco Magrini on the lessons to be learned from a dystopian climate novel
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