Month: November 2017

A defining moment for clean energy

Undoubtedly, people define the expressions “clean energy” or even “renewable energy” differently and it can be frustrating when we have no idea what is included. Meg Charlton writes on the Slate website that we don’t really have common, useful definitions for these things. While not included, we could even include the term “energy efficiency” that … Continue reading A defining moment for clean energy →

Deutsche Asset Management uses detailed mapping tool to identify where assets most at risk due to climate change

The impact of climate change is understandably causing concerns for the entire financial sector. Increasingly there are floods or storms or drought or whatever. To better identify where risks may be increasing Deutsche Asset Management has started using a new tool to map such risks. Emily Chasan explains in an article on the Bloomberg website. … Continue reading Deutsche Asset Management uses detailed mapping tool to identify where assets most at risk due to climate change →

Latest update on climate finance institutions

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the October update on global developments in climate finance institutions.   Climate Finance Institutional Update: New Financing from Climate Funds, Green Bonds During the month of October, the Boards of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Adaptation Fund approved new funding … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions →

Effect of telling stories about climate change on changing behaviour

The types of stories that are told can have a positive impact on behaviour. Two academics, Tom van Laer from the University of London and Ross Gordon from Macquarie University provide a good article on their related research work on The Conversation website. Concerning story telling, EiD would also recommend you go to the IEA … Continue reading Effect of telling stories about climate change on changing behaviour →

Britain sees advantages with Dutch “Energiesprong” approach to renovation

Somehow we have to a new approach or a new set of approaches to seriously renovate our entire building stock to an ambitious level (factor four?). Recently, BPIE stated that 97% of our building stock needs updating. Our low carbon strategies need us to increase our ambition, our population segments suffering from fuel poverty need … Continue reading Britain sees advantages with Dutch “Energiesprong” approach to renovation →

Ignoring climate change seen as more risky than proposing solutions

Bruce Anderson writes on the Abacus website about a recent survey taken of Canadians on their attitudes to climate change. You will find that this is one of the most comprehensive reports that EiD has published and hopefully we will find similar surveys from other countries. Importantly, for Canadian politicians, it’s riskier to ignore climate … Continue reading Ignoring climate change seen as more risky than proposing solutions →

Making greenhouses even greener

Two of my uncles had large greenhouses and one was probably (almost certainly) Canada’s first commercial organic farmer so there has always been a fascination with this industry. It is encouraging to read an article by Sydney Pereira on the Newsweek website how there are now demonstrations to have greenhouses both produce electricity and grow … Continue reading Making greenhouses even greener →

Reviewing progress in addressing climate change through clean energy investment

Two years since the signing of the Paris climate agreement and eight years after Copenhagen, countries on both side of the rich-poor divide are falling short on promises made to address climate change through clean energy investment, research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) finds in an article on the Renewable Energy Focus website.   … Continue reading Reviewing progress in addressing climate change through clean energy investment →

How climate priorities are having an effect on farming

There are probably many ways we could discuss agriculture issues, but an article by Daniel Boffey in The Guardian explains about a recent effort for carbon-neutral eggs. Boffey states that organic and free-range varieties reflect farmers’ priority for the welfare of the chickens, at a cost to the wider environment. However, carbon-neutral eggs take a … Continue reading How climate priorities are having an effect on farming →