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Climate scientist James Hansen: ‘The opposition to nuclear power is truly insane’
The young climate activists who run our Dear Greenpeace campaign are not the first to point out that nuclear power should be accepted by...
Sep 5, 20238 min read


An open letter to Greenpeace
Dear Greenpeace, You may have seen the article in The Guardian today. Or maybe the Germans saw it in Die Welt : We’re the young folks...
Aug 29, 20231 min read


18-year-old school striker launches legal action to defend nuclear power’s place in EU Taxonomy
Today, together with a team of young climate activists, WePlanet has launched a new campaign, Dear Greenpeace , asking one of the world's...
Aug 29, 20233 min read


Waarom ik eis dat Greenpeace verzet tegen kernenergie staakt
Met andere jonge klimaatactivisten wil rechtenstudent Freek van der Heide worden toegelaten in de rechtszaak die Greenpeace heeft...
Aug 28, 20233 min read


How can we scale up precision fermentation?
Food innovators have unlocked the keys to make animal-free proteins and fats that are biologically identical to (and just as delicious...
Aug 16, 20237 min read


How I overcame my radical environmentalist nihilism
Plants and insects don’t have a problem when they’re on the verge of dying out. It’s us, people, who have a problem with this. Because we...
Aug 3, 20238 min read


One reactor – one national park
The construction of a nuclear power plant cannot be an end in itself. Activists make a case for stricter protection and restoration of...
Jul 26, 20233 min read


The danger of flirting with nuclear innovation
Small, modular nuclear reactors? A molten salt reactor with thorium? All well and good, argues Marco Visscher, but praising innovation...
Jul 23, 20234 min read


What we need is not so much a different way of life as a different technology
The market won’t solve the climate crisis. So let’s make sure governments step up to stimulate innovation for a more sustainable world....
Jul 12, 202313 min read


‘We can’t afford for everyone to live our lifestyles’: A response
A close look at subtle (and not so subtle) examples of racism in energy and climate policy, by Todd Moss, founder of the Energy for...
Jun 30, 20236 min read


'History is not over'
If there is one thing worth taking away from the lectures of the great historian Timothy Snyder it is this: be very sceptical every time...
Jun 21, 20233 min read


What is the most dangerous nuclear power plant?
What is the world’s most dangerous nuclear power plant? Fukushima? Chernobyl? Zaporizhzhya? The answer is none of these. It is the one...
Jun 14, 20234 min read


To save nature, we need to redesign the world
Politicians have become too shy about their role in land planning. If they’re serious about protecting nature, they must adopt a radical...
Jun 8, 202313 min read


The pros and cons of seven positions on zero-carbon energy: A guide
Debates on energy policy can easily derail. To recognise and avoid caricatures, we need a better understanding of what the different...
May 24, 20239 min read


What are the most effective actions for the climate?
If we don’t change course, the lifestyle of every family will result in one climate death. We urgently need ways to prevent global...
May 22, 20234 min read


Study finds strong public support for advanced nuclear energy, especially amongst environmentalists
New study finds strong public support for advanced nuclear energy, especially amongst environmentalists
May 12, 20234 min read


Getting a taste of animal-free cheese: Our visit to Formo
How to experience the exciting world of precision fermentation up close? Hanno Kossmann and Martin Reich got a tour around the offices...
May 11, 20235 min read


We don’t need special legislation on new breeding technologies in the EU
The current burdensome approval procedure for new breeding technologies doesn’t make sense, argues Joost van Kasteren. If the European...
Apr 26, 20236 min read


Never do anything for the first time
Whatever technology comes along, it never enters the world without a message of doom. That was true for writing, for the steam train, for...
Apr 19, 20238 min read


Nobel laureates and leading scientists urge Chancellor Scholz to stop Germany’s nuclear exit
Experts warn that eliminating this major source of low-carbon power while reopening coal power plants endangers the global climate and...
Apr 14, 20233 min read
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