The latest IEA press releases suggest that Dr Birol, its Executive Director, has the attention of global decision-makers and business leaders. EiD congratulates the IEA and Dr Birol for this achievement. However, EiD, like 60 leaders from within the climate community, worries about the potential delayed climate action which might be triggered by the IEA … Continue reading
Madeleine Cuff writes on the inews website about a breakthrough in wireless charging announced by Stanford engineers. Scientists make breakthrough in wireless charging for electric vehicles Drivers could one day charge their electric vehicles without having to stop and plug in, thanks to a breakthrough in wireless charging announced by Stanford engineers. The US … Continue reading
For countries that have based much of their economy on fossil fuel resource extraction, a low-carbon energy transition is a major challenge. Ryan Heath discusses these challenges in an article on the Politico website. Justin Trudeau walks sustainability tightrope Canada has long been on a climate collision course. The country extracts some of the … Continue reading
For the first time, the European Commission has published a report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport. The report analyses the CO2 emissions and energy efficiency information of all the ships over 5,000 gross tonnage, which performed maritime transport activities related to the European Economic Area (EEA) in 2018. A news item on the Hellenic … Continue reading
Cecilia Keating writes on the Business Green website about new analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) calls on the government to implement vast energy efficiency programmes for homes that will lower heating bills while reducing carbon, spurring jobs and levelling regional inequalites. ECIU: Leaky homes and extended lockdown could exacerbate households’ … Continue reading
Sarah McLaren, Professor of Life Cycle Management at New Zealand’s Massey University writes a valuable article on The Conversation website about how we account for greenhouse gas emissions and what are the implications. What are your views? Climate explained: why countries don’t count emissions from goods they import The latest Ministry for the Environment … Continue reading
Clyde Russell, columnist for Reuters, writes about how the government is not driving investment in a clean-energy future as a means to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, as many other countries are. Australia shows how policy can stifle renewable energy future One of the themes emerging as the world looks to recover from the … Continue reading
Would you take a train journey right now? Any travel during this pandemic can be risky but people still are travelling and as the economies start to grow again, no doubt we will be taking more journeys. Marcus Mayers, Visiting Research Fellow and David Bamford Professor of Operations Management, both from Manchester Metropolitan University, write … Continue reading
Charles F. Kutscher, Fellow and Senior Research Associate, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder writes on The Conversation website about the need to take an entirely different approach to reduce emissions from the building sector to zero. What are your views? Buildings consume lots of energy – here’s how … Continue reading
The European Union (EU) cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 23.2 % from 1990 to 2018, according to latest official data, published last week by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Over the period, the EU’s contribution to global emissions is estimated to have decreased from 15 % to 8 %. In 2018, the EU’s emissions … Continue reading
