Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Richard Beardsworth
Truss's cost-of-living solution adds fuel to the climate crisis
* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Britain’s new Prime Minister needs to keep in mind that boosting fossil fuel use now sets the country up for worse crises soon Richard Beardsworth is a professor of international relations at the University of Leeds, and Dhanush Dinesh is founder of Clim-Eat. It’s a busy time for the UK’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss.
In tackling the cost-of-living crisis, Liz Truss is adding fuel to the climate crisis
Britain’s new Prime Minister needs to keep in mind that boosting fossil fuel use now sets the country up for worse crises soon. Richard Beardsworth is a professor of international relations at the University of Leeds, and Dhanush Dinesh is founder of Clim-Eat. It’s a busy time for the UK’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. As well as marking the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and welcoming King Charles III to the throne, she must also navigate two simultaneous crises.
Glasgow Climate Pact: what happened at COP26 and what it means for the world - podcast
What did the Glasgow COP26 climate change summit actually achieve? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to researchers from around the world for their views on the negotiations and what needs to happen now. As he finally brought the gavel down on the Glasgow COP26 climate summit on November 13, Alok Sharma, a British minister and president of COP26, became emotional.
Q+A: Joe Biden's Earth Day summit – what could it achieve for action on climate change?
To mark the first Earth Day on April 22 1970, the then US president, Richard Nixon, planted a tree on the White House lawn. More than five decades later, a much greater task falls to the current occupant of the Oval Office. Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to take part in a two-day virtual gathering that will commence on April 22.
Climate change: Joe Biden could ride a wave of international momentum to break deadlock in US
Joe Biden’s presidency is likely to be dominated by “the three Cs”: COVID-19, China and climate change. Each one of these behemoths could make or break him. Despite wildfires and hurricanes, this was not the long-awaited climate election. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris campaigned on the promise of a two trillion dollar investment over the next four years.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Richard
Contact Richard, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack