Author: Rod Janssen

European State of the Climate report recently published

The 2022 release of the European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report, compiled by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission, was published recently. The ESOTC 2022 is the sixth in a series of annual ESOTC reports, typically released in … Continue reading European State of the Climate report recently published →

Update on the energy renovation of buildings

EiD has published 586 posts on buildings in the past 11 years. You can see how the topic has evolved over the years. Particularly relevant to renovating buildings is this post from last summer to work cut out for us to get the energy efficiency improvements we need. Now if you are looking at renovating … Continue reading Update on the energy renovation of buildings →

Wartime solar power in Ukraine

Michael Birnbaum writes on the Washington Post website that a growing number of Ukrainian hospitals, schools, police stations and other critical buildings are racing to install solar panels ahead of what many expect will be another hard winter. A less carbon-intense, decentralised energy system is emerging as a key element of Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts. “Before … Continue reading Wartime solar power in Ukraine →

Suing over the cost of climate change in the US

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School and John Dernbach, Professor of Law, Widener University discuss the many lawsuits against Big Oil over climate change in an article on The Conversation website.   More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got … Continue reading Suing over the cost of climate change in the US →

Understanding the carbon footprint of ChatGPT

Kate Saenko, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Boston University provides a very interesting article on The Conversation website about the impact of the carbon footprint of AI models. This is definitely going to get more and more important. Interestingly, the author is on leave from Boston University to work at Meta, Inc. so she … Continue reading Understanding the carbon footprint of ChatGPT →

Climate change policy – something is still missing: stringent policies to eliminate methane emissions

Maria Olczak, Queen Mary University of London; Andris Piebalgs,European University Institute; and Paul Balcombe, Queen Mary University of London write on The Conversation website about the need for better policies to reduce methane emissions.   Methane must fall to slow global heating – but only 13% of emissions are actually regulated Methane – a potent … Continue reading Climate change policy – something is still missing: stringent policies to eliminate methane emissions →

Our energy transition: GHG emissions from the global transport sector aren’t falling fast enough

Shifting to sustainable travel is essential to reduce carbon emissions from transport. Encouraging public transport, biking, reducing flying and replacing fossil fuel cars with electric ones can help significantly. Martin Kuebler discusses the challenges in this shift to sustainable travel in an article on the Deutsche Welle website.   Growing demand for travel poses green … Continue reading Our energy transition: GHG emissions from the global transport sector aren’t falling fast enough →

Investments into solar look set to exceed that of oil production for the first time ever

A news item on the Deutsche Welle website discusses latest analysis by the IEA that investments into solar look set to exceed that of oil production for the first time ever, with more than $1.7trn set to be funnelled into clean energy solutions in 2023.   Solar power investment overtakes oil for first time The … Continue reading Investments into solar look set to exceed that of oil production for the first time ever →

Half of EU countries have no mandatory energy-saving measures in place for next winter, new analysis by European Environmental Bureau shows

Most measures adopted by EU member states to save gas and electricity are voluntary and only targeted at public buildings, new analysis published this week reveals. Governments refraining from mandatory reductions for business and industry are shifting the burden of the energy crisis onto the most vulnerable citizens, warns the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). The … Continue reading Half of EU countries have no mandatory energy-saving measures in place for next winter, new analysis by European Environmental Bureau shows →