Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Logan Gourlay

Greenwashing gives way to green-fading

4 minutes

Marco Magrini fears the consequences of much of the corporate world turning its back on carbon reduction commitments It is quite worrying, the future of the world. We need to appeal to the people and educate them to sort of revolt against this and to fight the propaganda of the fossil fuel industry, which is unrelenting and enormous.’ Thus spoke, in 2016, the CEO of a … [Read more...] about Greenwashing gives way to green-fading

Africa battles the storm with green defences

4 minutes

Across sub-Saharan Africa, cities are embracing nature-based solutions to climate change. A World Bank report reveals the keys to their success  In the night of 14 March, 2019, Cyclone Idai made landfall in Beira, the capital of Mozambique. Winds of up to 230 kilometres per hour tore through buildings and flattened neighbourhoods, and storm surges more than four metres … [Read more...] about Africa battles the storm with green defences

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

4 minutes

Marco Magrini ponders the impact on tackling the climate crisis if Trump regains the presidency Political elections shape the destiny of a country, sometimes of an entire region. But none can influence the fate of the entire world more than the US presidential election. The raison d’être of this column is that there is a climate crisis underway. It’s a crisis because it … [Read more...] about What happens to the climate crisis if Trump wins in November?

The dramatic growth of data centres

4 minutes

As much as 70% of the world's internet traffic flows through a band of rural counties I'm the American northeast In the southwestern outskirts of Washington DC, the capital’s residential suburbs slowly give way to historic towns, a protected Civil War battlefield, rolling hills and the green pastures of Northern Virginia. For residents, however, the sounds of the … [Read more...] about The dramatic growth of data centres

Does summit fever hinder our understanding and love of mountains?

8 minutes

Are mountains to be conquered or feared, revered or enjoyed? Dawn Hollis wonders whether 'slow mountaineering' is the best way to appreciate our highlands Climbing mountains with small children gives you a different perspective on things. To start with, one’s definition of a ‘mountain’ becomes very much qualified. Last summer, I took my small humans up Latrigg, a 386-metre … [Read more...] about Does summit fever hinder our understanding and love of mountains?