In an article on The Conversation website, James Dyke, Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, comes to this troubling conclusion: as climate change becomes more severe, its consequences could undermine our ability to respond effectively, creating a dangerous cycle of worsening impacts and weakening climate action. The worse climate change … Continue reading When climate change undermines our ability to fight it
Tripling renewables, doubling efficiency and accelerating electrification: is the world on track?
Climate Analytics has published a briefing that emphasises the relationship between energy efficiency, renewable energy and electrification, and the urgency of accelerating progress as the world faces an inevitable overshoot of the 1.5°C climate threshold. New Report from Climate Analytics: From setting targets to limiting overshoot - understanding the challenge [insert screenshot] Due to … Continue reading Tripling renewables, doubling efficiency and accelerating electrification: is the world on track?
Climate change knows no municipal boundaries: rethinking adaptation in Canada
In an article on The Conversation website, Rachida Bouhid, PhD Student, Department of Strategy, Social Responsibility, and Environment, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), argues that climate change does not respect municipal boundaries, and effective adaptation requires cooperation across communities and all levels of government. Adaptation policies must be built around the local communities … Continue reading Climate change knows no municipal boundaries: rethinking adaptation in Canada
Preparing for a hotter future: Germany’s national climate stress test
In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Sarah Steffen writes about Germany's efforts to prepare for the increasingly severe consequences of climate change, particularly extreme heat and prolonged drought. A record heatwave. Five years of drought. A nation under pressure. Germany is running its biggest joint crisis exercise to date to test how authorities … Continue reading Preparing for a hotter future: Germany’s national climate stress test
From passive consumers to active participants in Europe’s energy transition
Liam Gilliver writes on the Euronews website explaining that Europe's energy transition depends not only on generating more renewable electricity, but also on modernising electricity grids and enabling consumers to play an active role in balancing supply and demand. How Europeans can become ‘better grid citizens’ – without cutting their electricity use Green technology … Continue reading From passive consumers to active participants in Europe’s energy transition
Unlocking the untapped potential of industrial waste heat
A news item on the Parke website, the technology centre TECNALIA has launched Revalheat, a start-up capable of reintegrating heat that is currently wasted back into production processes, reducing fossil fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions. Importantly, industrial waste heat, often considered an unavoidable energy loss, can be transformed into a valuable resource that improves energy … Continue reading Unlocking the untapped potential of industrial waste heat
Who should pay for the energy transition — consumers or taxpayers?
In an article on The Conversation website, Colin Nolden, Senior Research Fellow, Energy Institute, University of Sheffield, discusses that the challenge is not simply how to make energy cheaper, but how to pay for the energy transition fairly. It raises an important question about whether the costs of supporting renewable energy and vulnerable households should … Continue reading Who should pay for the energy transition — consumers or taxpayers?
COP31 approaches: can the world move from climate promises to implementation?
As world leaders prepare to gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for COP31, attention is turning from setting climate ambitions to delivering concrete results. With energy efficiency, electrification, building renovation and climate finance featuring prominently on the agenda, the conference offers an important opportunity to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable energy system. But amid geopolitical … Continue reading COP31 approaches: can the world move from climate promises to implementation?
The global environmental law organisation, ClientEarth, provides briefing in advance of COP31
At COP31, states must build on the UAE Consensus, the COP30 roadmaps, and the outcomes from Santa Marta. The multilateral system must accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and help secure a prosperous, healthy and liveable future for all. ClientEarth, a team of lawyers and policy experts dedicated to protecting life on Earth have … Continue reading The global environmental law organisation, ClientEarth, provides briefing in advance of COP31
New EEA briefing on how to climate-proof critical infrastructure in Europe
Extreme heat, drought, wildfires and storms disrupted transport, energy and water supply across Europe this year, confirming risks the European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA) identified two years ago. A briefing published this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA) looks at how to climate-proof critical infrastructure, based on the lessons learned this year. What … Continue reading New EEA briefing on how to climate-proof critical infrastructure in Europe
