Shereen El Feki is a presenter with the global news channel Al Jazeera International. From 1998 to 2005 she was Healthcare Correspondent at The Economist, writing on bio-medical research, the pharmaceutical and biotechno…
Wednesday 9 December
If nothing else, the first week of the COP15 conference will be remembered as a demonstration that it is possible to get the world’s most opinionated people to agree on something – as long as the issue is climate change,…
Friday 18 December
The past few weeks have been an interesting time in the Nordic region. The Copenhagen climate conference has gathered world leaders to discuss the future of the planet.
Saturday 17 April
A proposition. The vast volcanic cloud currently shrouding Europe, rendering the continent’s airspace the exclusive province of birdlife, is wonderful.
The Copenhagen Climate Conference, upcoming elections in rogue states and expert opinion on a new presidency in South Africa.
Each summer philosophical thinkers in politics, economics, ecology and the arts meet at the Tällberg Forum in Sweden to try to come up with new initiatives to tackle the ecological problems facing the planet. The peaceful…
As Copenhagen gears up to host the United Nations Climate Change conference COP15 later this year, Monocle meets Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and talks about Denmark’s identity, global security and the impact…
Lumberjacks are finding themselves at the forefront of the climate change debate as ‘biomass’ (that’s burning wood chips to you and me) becomes a buzzword for the environmental movement. Monocle visited one of the largest…
Yes, they can look pretty, but Diana Balmori’s landscaping projects can also change cities, make people happier and healthier and battle climate change. A pioneer of the green roofs movement, she helped build New York’s…
The boats are hosed down, the kids are back at school and the holidays are well and truly over in the southern hemisphere, so now New Zealanders are bracing themselves for a year of political blood sport. An election must…
The British insurance company affecting the Syrian conflict, Bill Clinton discusses climate change, and we get the latest aviation stories.
We discuss the Arab League summit’s outcome, look at the climate change debate, and forecast the new season’s fashion with the founder of Kitsuné
Australia's tough stance on climate change, and why the Chinese are putting their money on Samoa.
Hugo Macdonald’s weekly highlights include the changing political climate in Burma, a chat with the Mayor of Oklahoma and learning how to make bridges “sing”.
We analyse the Doha Climate Change Conference, ask whether the post-Hugo Chavez era might be about to dawn, speak with the author Robert Burley.
Victoria Scott reports from Doha’s climate change conference, the CFR's Robert Kahn explains the fiscal cliff, and we visit the Whitney museum in New York.
Tuesday 7 December
Maximising on the midday sun isn’t only a concern for Barcelona seaside holidaymakers looking to get some colour, it’s also being considered a key to keeping energy costs down and curbing climate change 600km west in Spa…
Chinese eco-cities, what the Pharoahs can teach us about climate change, and the battle between business and environmentalists over vast oil reserves in Canada.
The world recession, climate change and volatile oil prices will take their toll on businesses, but they also herald new opportunities. Monocle looks at the migration of wealth and the changing face of the business lands…
Robert Bound and Andrew Tuck learn why our climate change approach is off the mark with Duncan Clark, co-author of "The Burning Question". Plus, we compare some of the world’s most anticipated cultural mega-projects and…
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