The Latest Breaking News from Brett Christophers

Critics say BlackRock’s Minnesota utility bid will increase rates – and clean energy goals will suffer

Sale opponents say private equity’s profit-seeking is at odds with reasonable rates and state’s goal to decarbonize

The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2025

Why wind farm developers are pulling out at the last minute

The UK government’s strategy for tackling climate change received a major blow in May when Danish developer Ørsted announced that adverse economic developments had halted its 2.4 gigawatt (GW) Hornsea 4 wind farm in the North Sea.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2025

BP dropping its green ambitions is a travesty. But that’s exactly how capitalism works

The failure to deal with the climate emergency is not a problem of greedy individual companies, but a system rigged against positive change, says Brett Christophers, a professor of economic geography

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025

Look at what hedge funds really do – and tell me capitalism is about ‘rewarding risk’

‘Alternative asset managers’ are mainly focused on protecting themselves from losses – and they get tax breaks for it, too, says author Brett Christophers

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

They wield huge power over your day-to-day life, without consent or oversight. Who are they? Asset managers

We need to shine a spotlight on the acquisition of such basics as housing, schools and water networks, says Brett Christophers, a professor of economic geography

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

From poster child to worst performing EU economy: how bad housing policy broke Sweden

High mortgage debt and a broken rental system is taking its toll on a country once seen as the example for others to follow, says Brett Christophers, an economic geography professor

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

If UK wages are going down, why aren’t rent, food and energy prices coming down too?

Many British companies make their profits outside the UK or provide services so essential they know the government will step in to cover consumer bills, says economic geography professor Brett Christophers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: Big oil companies are already reneging on their global warming promises

If there's an enduring truism about corporate promises to do well by doing good, it's that believing them is a mug's game.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2023