These groups have documented four ways that climate-related information has become less accessible since Trump took office. Morgan Currie, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford University and Britt S. Paris, Ph.D. Student in Information Studies at University of California, Los Angeles explain about the four ways in an article on The … Continue reading Continuing concern over US federal government tampering with information about climate change
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Property owners should be incentivised to upgrade draughty buildings, not just knock them down
Roger Harrabin writes on the BBC website about a dilemma for the buildings renovation sector. Is it better to demolish old buildings and build to latest standards or is it better to renovate. One can imagine the views of the Renovate Europe campaign. What are yours? Don't demolish old buildings, urge architects Footage of … Continue reading Property owners should be incentivised to upgrade draughty buildings, not just knock them down
Energy efficiency provides a near-immediately deployable solution in the drive for electrification
The electrification transformation continues to gain steam as all customer segments adopt electric technologies to lower their utility bills, engage with newly developed and efficient technologies, access plug-and-play ease of use, and reduce negative environmental impacts, writes Jessie Mehrhoff, a research analyst contributing to Guidehouse Insights’ DER Solutions service on the Smart Energy International website. … Continue reading Energy efficiency provides a near-immediately deployable solution in the drive for electrification
Climate change: delay is the new denial
Denying climate change has taken on a new approach. Stuart Capstick, Research Fellow in Psychology, at Cardiff University with a contribution by Julia K. Steinberger, Professor in Social Ecology and Ecological Economics at University of Leeds write on The Conversation that delay is the new denial and they explain how to spot the arguments. What … Continue reading Climate change: delay is the new denial
Court requires Ireland to come up with more robust and ambitious climate plan
The case was the first of its kind in Ireland and only the second in the world in which the highest national court of law has required a government to increase the ambition of the national climate policy. Brian Mahon explains in an article on The Times website. Victory for Friends of the Irish … Continue reading Court requires Ireland to come up with more robust and ambitious climate plan
Climate change: “walking into an increasingly dense minefield”
Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics at Massey University in New Zealand discusses whether humanity is doomed if we are unable to curb emissions by 2030 in an article on The Conversation website. What are your views? Climate explained: are we doomed if we don't manage to curb emissions by 2030? Humanity is not … Continue reading Climate change: “walking into an increasingly dense minefield”
The homes of wealthy Americans are major engines of the climate crisis
It doesn’t come as any surprise that the rich use more energy and emit more GHG emissions than those less affluent but it is good to understand the differences. Recently an analysis took place in the US. Oliver Milman discusses this in an article on The Ecologist website. Affluent households energy intensive Wealthy Americans’ … Continue reading The homes of wealthy Americans are major engines of the climate crisis
Immediate action is required for UK to achieve its net zero carbon targets
Robert Lea writes on The Times website that a new report by the National Grid says that the target will be missed if ministers focus only on decarbonising the energy and transport sectors and neglect efforts to change consumer behaviour and the way homes are heated. The consumer needs greater understanding of their energy use … Continue reading Immediate action is required for UK to achieve its net zero carbon targets
Torrential rains have submerged at least a quarter of Bangladesh
Having been to Bangladesh for climate meetings and having worked with many Bangladeshi over the years, it is always painful to watch how the country has to cope with extremes that are not their doing. The country’s latest calamity illustrates a striking inequity of our time: The people least responsible for climate change are among … Continue reading Torrential rains have submerged at least a quarter of Bangladesh
IEA has become increasingly supportive of clean energy yet “continues to appeal to its oil-producing funders, ducking hard questions about the endgame for dirty energy”
Under its Executive Director, Fatih Birol, the IEA leads talk of a green recovery, yet dodges hard questions about phasing out dirty energy. Chloé Farand discusses in an article on the Climate Change News website. For all its green talk, the IEA still gives comfort to oil and gas producers When oil major Total … Continue reading IEA has become increasingly supportive of clean energy yet “continues to appeal to its oil-producing funders, ducking hard questions about the endgame for dirty energy”
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