“This crisis offers us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rebuild our economy in order to withstand the next shock coming our way: climate breakdown”

As current and former central bankers, Andrew Bailey, Mark Carney, François Villeroy de Galhau, Frank Elderson believe the pandemic offers a unique chance to green the global economy. They provided this opinion piece on The Guardian website. The world must seize this opportunity to meet the climate challenge We are currently in the midst … Continue reading “This crisis offers us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rebuild our economy in order to withstand the next shock coming our way: climate breakdown” →

EIB partners to accelerate energy efficiency projects in Spain and Portugal

It is good to see the European Investment Bank getting involved in important investments in Portugal and Spain. The latest developments are in a news item on the Renewable Energy Magazine website. EIB and Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios Join Forces to Boost Energy Efficiency in Spain and Portugal The European Investment Bank and Unión … Continue reading EIB partners to accelerate energy efficiency projects in Spain and Portugal →

New EEA report shows average CO2 emissions from new cars and vans registered in Europe increased in 2018

Average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new cars registered in the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) and Iceland increased in 2018 for the second year in a row, according to final data published this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA). For the first time, average CO2 emissions from new vans also increased … Continue reading New EEA report shows average CO2 emissions from new cars and vans registered in Europe increased in 2018 →

Reflections on the urgency of the IEA preparing a new scenario that puts the Paris Agreement’s objectives at its centre

The latest IEA press releases suggest that Dr Birol, its Executive Director, has the attention of global decision-makers and business leaders. EiD congratulates the IEA and Dr Birol for this achievement. However, EiD, like 60 leaders from within the climate community, worries about the potential delayed climate action which might be triggered by the IEA … Continue reading Reflections on the urgency of the IEA preparing a new scenario that puts the Paris Agreement’s objectives at its centre →

Highways could become charging sites for electric vehicles, say Stanford engineers

Madeleine Cuff writes on the inews website about a breakthrough in wireless charging announced by Stanford engineers. Scientists make breakthrough in wireless charging for electric vehicles Drivers could one day charge their electric vehicles without having to stop and plug in, thanks to a breakthrough in wireless charging announced by Stanford engineers. The US … Continue reading Highways could become charging sites for electric vehicles, say Stanford engineers →

Energy transition challenge: the Canadian government backs both climate action and its oil and gas sector

For countries that have based much of their economy on fossil fuel resource extraction, a low-carbon energy transition is a major challenge. Ryan Heath discusses these challenges in an article on the Politico website. Justin Trudeau walks sustainability tightrope Canada has long been on a climate collision course. The country extracts some of the … Continue reading Energy transition challenge: the Canadian government backs both climate action and its oil and gas sector →

New EC report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport

For the first time, the European Commission has published a report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport. The report analyses the CO2 emissions and energy efficiency information of all the ships over 5,000 gross tonnage, which performed maritime transport activities related to the European Economic Area (EEA) in 2018. A news item on the Hellenic … Continue reading New EC report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport →

New analysis notes that extended lockdown into the winter months could exacerbate fuel poverty in the UK

Cecilia Keating writes on the Business Green website about new analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) calls on the government to implement vast energy efficiency programmes for homes that will lower heating bills while reducing carbon, spurring jobs and levelling regional inequalites. ECIU: Leaky homes and extended lockdown could exacerbate households' … Continue reading New analysis notes that extended lockdown into the winter months could exacerbate fuel poverty in the UK →

Insights into reducing GHG emissions both within a country and internationally

Sarah McLaren, Professor of Life Cycle Management at New Zealand’s Massey University writes a valuable article on The Conversation website about how we account for greenhouse gas emissions and what are the implications. What are your views? Climate explained: why countries don’t count emissions from goods they import The latest Ministry for the Environment … Continue reading Insights into reducing GHG emissions both within a country and internationally →

The current debate in Australia over energy policy and emissions shows that in the absence of supportive, or even neutral, government policies

Clyde Russell, columnist for Reuters, writes about how the government is not driving investment in a clean-energy future as a means to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, as many other countries are. Australia shows how policy can stifle renewable energy future One of the themes emerging as the world looks to recover from the … Continue reading The current debate in Australia over energy policy and emissions shows that in the absence of supportive, or even neutral, government policies →