Recently Chile had to withdraw hosting the next climate conference due to domestic problems and thankfully Madrid will now host it. A recent Guardian article showed that of the 184 national Paris pledges made, 136 are judged insufficient. Then this week President Trump announced that the US will leave the Paris climate agreement at the … Continue reading
Toyota has spent decades cultivating an environmentally conscious reputation for pioneering the Prius, the first mass-market hybrid in the United States, along with other hybrid cars. Now that reputation may suffer because it has sided with the federal government against the government of California over stricter fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. Dino Grandoni explains in … Continue reading
While trains are one of the most environmentally friendly forms of mass transport available, because new stock lasts many decades, there is a need to decarbonise as soon as possible in order to meet long-term. Marcus Mayers and David Bamford, both at Manchester Metropolitan University explain why and how it should be undertaken in an … Continue reading
The US federal government is actively rolling back on its energy and climate policies. Only this week President Trump confirmed it will leave the Paris climate agreement next year, the earliest date possible to withdraw. The federal government is also challenging California on fuel efficiency standards. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has now recently … Continue reading
Of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, 22 are in India. However, as Shivam Vij writes on the CNN website, there have been few demonstrations and it has not become a major political issue so far. Schools were shut and flights diverted. But air pollution still isn’t a political issue in India As protesters … Continue reading
James Pero writes on the Daily Mail website that scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have made a breakthrough that could turn the average window into a source of heat and store energy captured by the sun’s rays for decades Scientists discover extraordinary way to turn normal windows into emission-free solar panels … Continue reading
Maxwell Boykoff, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado Boulder writes an article on The Conversation website that there is often good value in using humour to communicate about climate change. DO you agree? Leave ’em laughing instead of crying: Climate humor … Continue reading
The International Energy Agency and its annual World Energy Outlook have significant impact in our energy and climate policies. As one columnist for Bloomberg writes: the WEO is like “a map used by the people, companies and institutions planning and building the roads. If its scenarios point a certain way, then investments will be made … Continue reading
It is encouraging to see innovations to encourage more and better energy renovations. A news item on the Irish Examiner website explains the new innovations from one couple in Cork. Cork couple behind breakthrough for energy solutions in energy renovation projects A Cork-based startup is aiming to tackle the dual problems of carbon emissions … Continue reading
Recently Greta Thunberg went to British Columbia to inspire some of the climate activists in that Canadian province. Taking inspiration from Greta, Barry Saxifrage wrote on the National Observer website comparing the province of British Columbia to Sweden in their efforts to reduce GHG emissions. It was certainly good to learn the word “flyskam.” You … Continue reading
