You should enjoy this article about the impact of digitalisation of our new vehicles. Bill Hanvey explains is an article on The New York Times website. Interestingly vehicles collect a lot of unusual data. But who owns it? Your Car Knows When You Gain Weight Cars produced today are essentially smartphones with wheels. For … Continue reading
When do we need to reach net zero emissions? Aled Jones, Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, at Anglia Ruskin University discusses the politics involved in an article on The Conversation website. While the example is the UK, it affects all of us. Net zero emissions by 2050 or 2025? Depends how you think … Continue reading
Following an earlier story on shipping last week, a stricter target for energy efficiency improvements in some ships has been agreed at the International Maritime Organization. Nina Chestney explains in an article on the Hellenic Shipping News website. IMO agrees on stricter efficiency targets for some ships The International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday … Continue reading
Ireland has now provided an estimate for renovating its building stock to meet long-term low-carbon objectives. Rodney Farry and Fiach Kelly explain in an article in The Irish Times. Making all homes energy efficient to cost €50bn, says Varadkar It will cost €50 billion to bring all homes in Ireland up to the required … Continue reading
The energy transition takes on different dimensions. It is encouraging to see the transformation of an old coal power into a gem for the community. Kate Connolly explains in an article in The Guardian. Art electricity’ revives old German power station When the Luckenwalde coal power plant in east Germany closed down soon after … Continue reading
Steve Hanley writes on the CleanTechnica website about China taking advantage of market opportunities to invest in renewable energy in Cuba. Is your country doing the same? China Invests In Renewable Energy In Cuba Cuba began investing in renewable energy in 2014 and is ramping up its efforts in a push to make renewables … Continue reading
Atika Shubert and Nadine Schmidt write on the CNN website about Germany’s concern for climate change and what that means to their lifestyles — including what this means to their love for cars. Climate change concerns sour Germany’s love for cars A new Deutschland Trend poll by national broadcaster ARD, shows that 48% of … Continue reading
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the recent update on energy finance for mitigation compiled by Beate Antonich. Mitigation Finance Update: Which Banks Take Climate Action Seriously? Story highlights: Brazil’s cement industry aims at reducing 35% of its emissions. Bank of America will mobilize USD 300 billion … Continue reading
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, published a report titled, ‘SDG Footprint of African NDCs: Advancing the Co-benefits Approach,’ which explores how a number of African countries are designing systems to simultaneously achieve their climate targets and the SDGs. Wangu Mwangi explains in an article on the SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute … Continue reading
UPDATE: The International Maritime Organization (on Friday agreed stricter energy efficiency targets for certain types of ships in an effort to speed up action to cut the sector’s emissions. See here. The International Maritime Organization aims to halve global emissions by 2050. Shipping, along with aviation, has been excluded from international talks on climate change … Continue reading
