It is with great sadness that Energy in Demand announces the passing of Hélène Connor Lajambe, recipient of the 2012 Légion d’Honneur (France) in recognition of her four decades of visionary work in promoting environmental protection, sustainable energy and participatory governance. Hélène was returning from a trip to Tibet – a life-long dream – when … Continue reading
It is wonderful to read that Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour auctioned his guitars and donated the earnings to ClientEarth, an association so many of us have dealt with over the years. “The global climate crisis is the greatest challenge that humanity will ever face,” the Pink Floyd frontman said. Ben Kesslen explains in an article … Continue reading
There are calls to speed up climate-protecting measures in Spain as climate change is hitting Spain harder than most other European nations. Stefanie Müller explains in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Climate change a threat to tourism in Spain Climate change is hitting Spain harder than most other European nations. Drinking water is … Continue reading
Matthew Taylor writes in The Guardian that a survey says teachers in Britain feel ill-equipped to educate pupils who want to learn more about the climate crisis. Is this happening in other countries as well? Teachers want climate crisis training, poll shows A climate protest by students outside the Scottish parliament in March. Photograph: Jeff … Continue reading
While concern about the impact of climate change is increasing in Canada, the willingness to pay even a tiny amount to address it is not there. Eric Grenier explains in an article on the CBC website. Is this a Canadian phenomenon or is this more universal? Canadians are worried about climate change, but many don’t … Continue reading
Neta C. Crawford, Professor of Political Science and Department Chair at Boston University explains in an article on The Conversation website about the climate change concerns of America’s military. The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also a huge carbon emitter Scientists and security analysts have warned for more than a … Continue reading
The EEA assessment ‘Adaptation challenges and opportunities for the European energy system’ analyses the needs for climate change adaptation and climate resilience in Europe’s energy system now and in the future. This assessment supports the clean energy transition, which involves a massive expansion of renewable energy sources, many of which are sensitive to climate factors. … Continue reading
It will be interesting to see how successful these buses will be in cleaning urban air. Corazon Miller writes on The Independent website about this effort planned in several English cities. Is anyone aware of similar initiatives in other cities? Buses that suck pollution out of the air to be rolled out in Southampton … Continue reading
After an eceee summer study with the theme of sufficiency, it is good to see this column by the writer and philosopher, Julian Baggini, continuing the theme in The Guardian. As he writes, our desire to always go one better is natural but that doesn’t mean we should let it consume us with envy. What … Continue reading
The urgency of action on climate change seems at last to be widely accepted – and we know we have to take radical action now, and consistently into the future. One of the many challenges we face is decarbonising the housing stock: while new homes can and must be built to much higher energy and … Continue reading
