Author: Rod Janssen

How France is learning to adapt

From culture and agriculture to water management and natural landscapes, French regions are at the forefront of the climate transition and will have to adapt over the coming decades. Matthieu Goar discusses these challenges in an article on the Le Monde website.   Global warming is challenging France's regional and cultural identity To understand climate … Continue reading How France is learning to adapt →

Important message on climate change “that we don’t know enough to say it’s too late”

The celebrated Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activist, David Suzuki, says we have to stop elevating the economy and politics over the state of our world. Adam Morton writes on The Guardian website about Suzuki’s positive words.   ‘Despair is a luxury we can’t afford’: David Suzuki on fighting for action on the climate crisis … Continue reading Important message on climate change “that we don’t know enough to say it’s too late” →

Assessing how adopting an active lifestyle can make us better equipped to cope with rising global temperatures

Thomas Deshayes from the Université de Montréal and Julien Periard, from the University of Canberra write a good article on The Conversation website about how humans can combat heat, which is increasingly important as we need to find ways to adapt to increasing temperatures.   Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures? Climate … Continue reading Assessing how adopting an active lifestyle can make us better equipped to cope with rising global temperatures →

New app developed in Romania helps users lower the cost of their energy bills and manage energy consumption

It is encouraging to see a new startup in Romania not only developing the app but planning to market it internationally. An English language version of the app should be available later this year. Simona Fodor discusses the startup and its new app in an article on the Romania Insider website.   Romanian startup develops … Continue reading New app developed in Romania helps users lower the cost of their energy bills and manage energy consumption →

Research is still in its early stages on how, precisely, both climate change and environmental degradation relate to violence against children

Simone Datzberger, Jenny Parkes, Lottie Howard-Merrill from UCL and Steven Kator Iorfa from the University of Portsmouth write on The Conversation website about the impact of climate change on violence against children. The explored both direct violence – physical, sexual and emotional – and structural violence; that is, rooted in inequitable and unjust systems and … Continue reading Research is still in its early stages on how, precisely, both climate change and environmental degradation relate to violence against children →

One local authority’s launch of a retrofit academy to create jobs address skill shortages

Martin Guttridge-Hewitt writes on the Environmental Journal website about the initiative of Essex County Council in England to develop a training pipeline in order to plug a skill shortage in the region. They were faced with 68% of the local homes with an EPC rating of D or below and they seriously needed an upgrading. … Continue reading One local authority’s launch of a retrofit academy to create jobs address skill shortages →

New report by ACEEE: Indiana should decarbonise steel and aluminum facilities to protect local jobs

This is important for EiD readers to see the interest and need to decarbonise Indiana’s industrial base. While the report recommends strategies to decarbonise, will they actually be realised? It will be interesting to follow the progress of the next steps.   The state of Indiana has a strong industrial job base, but the state’s … Continue reading New report by ACEEE: Indiana should decarbonise steel and aluminum facilities to protect local jobs →

Do phrases like “global boiling” actually help drive us towards faster and more effective climate action? Or do they risk making us prone to climate doomism, and risk prompting a backlash?

It has been widely reported that UN Secretary General António Guterres declared last week that the era of “global boiling” has arrived. Is this a help or a hindrance? Noel Castree, Professor of Society & Environment at the University of Technology Sydney discusses the impact of such phrases in an article on The Conversation website. … Continue reading Do phrases like “global boiling” actually help drive us towards faster and more effective climate action? Or do they risk making us prone to climate doomism, and risk prompting a backlash? →

“We are kidding ourselves if we think that the oil giants will pave the way for a future where our planet is habitable”

The oil giant claims 30% of its investing budget goes to ‘transition growth engines’, but it recently ditched a target to reduce its oil output. Daniel Capurro writes on the iNews website that BP invested 11 times more money on oil and gas than on low-carbon energy in the last quarter. Earlier this year International … Continue reading “We are kidding ourselves if we think that the oil giants will pave the way for a future where our planet is habitable” →