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Jack Marley

Commissioning Editor

Jack joined The Conversation in 2018 after internships at Mongabay and The Press Association. He has a research background in marine biology and began his media career at university, where he reported on a fossil fuel divestment campaign for his campus paper. Jack covers energy and environment and is interested in climate change, biodiversity and political ecology. He is based in Newcastle.

Why courts favour cars, not the climate

Jul 25, 2024 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

For planning to block a motorway encircling London, five Just Stop Oil activists were recently sentenced to a minimum of four years in prison. Just Stop Oil wants to end the extraction and burning of coal, oil and gas...

Fossil fuel ads work on you too – here’s how

Jun 13, 2024 06:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

If countries cannot keep fossil fuels in the ground then they should at least keep their ads off the air. Godfathers of climate chaos in the coal, oil and gas industries have used slick advertising campaigns (not to...

Does voting help the climate?

Jun 06, 2024 11:33 am UTC| Politics

The worlds biggest election took place in heat so severe it claimed the lives of several poll workers. Nearly one billion people were eligible to vote in the election that returned Narendra Modi to power in India, but...

Why cheap renewables are stalling

May 16, 2024 04:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Last summer, the northern hemisphere was the hottest it has been for 2,000 years. The warnings of climate scientists are at fever pitch: halt the burning of coal, oil and gas or risk catastrophic warming of at least...

A ‘sponge city’ may be your home in 2050

May 09, 2024 07:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

Your home was probably designed for a climate that no longer exists. As long as humanity continues to burn fossil fuel, padding the heat-trapping blanket of gases in Earths atmosphere, the weather will become more...

The weather experiment that really flooded Dubai

Apr 25, 2024 06:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

A reckless experiment in Earths atmosphere caused a desert metropolis to flood. That was the story last week when more than a years worth of rain fell in a day on the Arabian Peninsula, one of the worlds driest regions....

Climate Change Series

Climate change is warping the seasons

Mar 07, 2024 09:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The seasons arent what they used to be. People who live in Earths middle latitudes are accustomed to a spring, summer, autumn and winter. If youre in the northern hemisphere, you may have noticed plants flowering...

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Economy

Luxury Stocks Surge as Fashion Giants Face High-Stakes Holiday Season

A sharp rise in luxury stocks is increasing pressure on major fashion houses like LVMH and Kering to prove that early signs of recovery can translate into meaningful fourth-quarter momentum. Over the past three months,...

Gold Prices Extend Gains in Asia as Economic Uncertainty Lifts Safe-Haven Demand

Gold prices advanced in Asian trading on Thursday, continuing a steady climb driven by persistent uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economic outlook. Despite U.S. lawmakers voting to end the nations longest-ever government...

Asian Currencies Steady as Yen Tests Intervention Levels and Dollar Holds Firm After U.S. Shutdown Ends

Asian currencies traded mostly within tight ranges on Thursday, with investors watching the Japanese yen closely as it hovered near levels that have previously prompted government intervention. The U.S. dollar remained...

Asian Stocks Decline as Investors Rotate Out of Tech Ahead of Key Hong Kong Earnings

Most Asian stock markets slipped on Thursday as investors pulled out of heavyweight technology shares amid growing concerns over high valuations and shifting focus toward major Hong Kong earnings. The move followed a mixed...

Trump Signs Bill Ending Record U.S. Government Shutdown After 43 Days

President Donald Trump has signed legislation officially ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which lasted 43 days. The move came just hours after the House of Representatives voted 222-209 to approve a...

Politics

Western Energy Giants Explore Turbine Deals in Syria’s $7 Billion Power Rebuild

U.S.-based GE Vernova and Germanys Siemens Energy are in advanced discussions to supply gas turbines for a massive $7 billion project aimed at restoring Syrias war-ravaged power sector, according to sources familiar with...

U.S. Court Blocks DOT Order to Undo Delta–Aeromexico Partnership

A U.S. appeals court has temporarily paused a government directive requiring Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to dismantle their long-standing joint venture, offering both carriers a brief reprieve as their legal challenge...

Victoria Signs Historic Treaty with Indigenous Australians, Paving Way for National Reconciliation

Australias state of Victoria has made history by signing the nations first-ever treaty with Indigenous people, marking a pivotal moment in the countrys journey toward reconciliation. The landmark agreement, which will take...

FAA Eases Flight Cuts as Government Shutdown Nears End

The Trump administration has reduced government-imposed flight cuts at 40 major U.S. airports to 6%, signaling improving air traffic conditions as the record-long government shutdown draws to a close. The Federal Aviation...

U.S. House Passes Bill to End Record-Breaking Government Shutdown

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a crucial funding bill aimed at ending the nations longest-ever government shutdown. The legislation, approved in a 222209 vote on Wednesday evening, will fund government...

Science

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

SpaceX’s Starship Completes 11th Test Flight, Paving Way for Moon and Mars Missions

SpaceX has successfully launched its 11th Starship rocket from Starbase, Texas, marking another milestone in Elon Musks ambitious plan to create a fully reusable spacecraft for missions to the Moon and Mars. The test...

FDA Adds Fatal Risk Warning to J&J and Legend Biotech’s Carvykti Cancer Therapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the safety labeling for Carvykti, the multiple myeloma therapy developed by Johnson Johnson and Legend Biotech, to include a warning about a rare but potentially...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Boost AI Research in Childhood Cancer

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in pediatric cancer research. The order provides an additional $50 million in research grants to...

Technology

Baidu Introduces New AI Chips to Boost China’s Domestic Computing Power

Baidu has announced two new artificial intelligence chips designed to strengthen Chinas access to advanced, cost-efficient, and locally controlled computing power. The launch comes as ongoing U.S.China tensions continue to...

Cisco Stock Jumps as Strong AI-Driven Networking Demand Boosts Earnings and Guidance

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) surged over 4% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after reporting stronger-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results and raising its full-year outlook, driven by robust demand for...

Trump’s tariffs threaten the future of innovation – and UK tech could be collateral damage

US president Donald Trumps 15% baseline tariffs on EU imports may read like a throwback to old-school protectionism, designed to safeguard American jobs and manufacturing. But in todays globalised and digitally driven...

Australia Warns of Chinese Cyber Threats Targeting Telecoms and Critical Infrastructure

Australias top intelligence official has issued a stark warning about escalating cyber threats from Chinese state-backed hackers targeting the nations critical infrastructure and telecommunications networks. Mike Burgess,...

SoftBank Shares Drop After $5.8 Billion Nvidia Stake Sale Amid AI Valuation Concerns

SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) shares fell sharply on Wednesday after the Japanese tech giant confirmed it had sold its entire stake in artificial intelligence leader NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). The divestment...