With the Cop28 climate conference due to open next week in Dubai, a major Oxfam report has exposed how the world’s richest 1% cause more carbon emissions than the poorest 66% combined – a good moment, it would seem, to reflect on who exactly is responsible for the lion’s share of carbon pollution.
Global environment editor Jonathan Watts explains why uncovering the disparity is key to solving the crisis, while environment correspondent Sandra Laville reveals how just 12 super-rich individuals outpollute 2.1m homes annually (and more from the great carbon divide series can be found here).
Winter has descended in Ukraine and so too has a sense of gloom upon Kyiv. Shaun Walker reports on how exhaustion from two years of war and a realisation that a swift victory may no longer be achievable have subtly changed the national mood.
This week’s edition went to press before the result of the Netherlands election was known (visit here for the latest news) – but for context, don’t miss Paul Tullis’s long read on Dutch farmers’ mass protests over nitrogen emissions and what it could all portend for other developed nations.
As the final season of The Crown hits TV screens, complete with ghostly appearances from Diana, Princess of Wales (and mostly withering reviews), culture writer Mark Lawson considers other regal stage and screen dramatisations, featuring varying degrees of historical accuracy, and asks if the Netflix show has permanently broken the mould for royal drama.
For many years, album covers began to feel like symbols of a lost era. But as vinyl sales continue to bounce back, Dorian Lynskey delves into the identities of people whose images appeared on memorable record sleeve artwork.
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