Author: Rod Janssen

Why do so many climate change initiatives globally tend to get started, make some progress and then get stuck or even regress?

Matthew Hoffmann and Steven Bernstein, Professors of Political Science and Co-Directors at the  Environmental Governance Lab at the University of Toronto write about why so many actions on climate change starts well but then “gets stuck.” Have you experienced this?   Why action on climate change gets stuck and what to do about it Work … Continue reading Why do so many climate change initiatives globally tend to get started, make some progress and then get stuck or even regress? →

Start-up makes products from waste materials, then ensuring they’re recyclable when consumers have finished with them

Can you imagine that the gold medals at this year’s upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo will be made from e-waste?  Well, they will be.  Alex Lawson writes in the London Evening Standard about a business venture about closed loop manufacturing.  What are your views? The duo using waste to take the climate change fight upmarket … Continue reading Start-up makes products from waste materials, then ensuring they’re recyclable when consumers have finished with them →

Story map from the EEA on the worsening impacts of climate change over the next decades

Europe’s many regions are expected to face worsening impacts of climate change over the next decades. A compilation of several existing maps published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) today illustrates how drought, heavy rain and flooding, forest fires and sea-level rise could affect some selected regions in Europe, including Central Europe, the Iberian peninsula, … Continue reading Story map from the EEA on the worsening impacts of climate change over the next decades →

At Siemens’ recent annual shareholder meeting in Munich, climate change took center stage

If you have ever been to the Hannover Messe in Germany, you will realise what Siemens means to technologies for the industrial sector. So many of the technologies, if not all, extol their energy-efficient features as a major selling point. Last week, Siemens held its annual shareholder meeting.  Steven Beardsley explains in an article on … Continue reading At Siemens’ recent annual shareholder meeting in Munich, climate change took center stage →

Steps UK government needs to take to decarbonise cars by 2035

The UK government recently pledged to bring forward a ban on new diesel and petrol car sales from 2040, to 2035. Many are now concerned about how to achieve this. Ashley Fly, Lecturer in Vehicle Electrification at Loughborough University provides his views on The Conversation website on what it will take to reach the target. … Continue reading Steps UK government needs to take to decarbonise cars by 2035 →

Restoring Scotland’s peatland in drive to reduce GHG emissions could lead to problems for its Scotch whisky industry

While very little of the peat extracted annually is for whisky, the industry is caught up in the government’s efforts to restore Scotland’s peatlands. Charlie Parker explains latest developments in an article on The Times website.   Green plans for saving peat are risky to whisky The Scottish whisky industry faces a critical shortage of … Continue reading Restoring Scotland’s peatland in drive to reduce GHG emissions could lead to problems for its Scotch whisky industry →

Energy efficiency has the power to replace dirty fossil fuels and decarbonise the energy sector

Forest Bradley-Wright explains in an article on the Clean Energy website that the choices we make in the next decade will either lock us into a future of fossil fuel dependence or transition us toward a clean energy future. Energy efficiency has the power to replace dirty fossil fuels and decarbonise the energy sector.   … Continue reading Energy efficiency has the power to replace dirty fossil fuels and decarbonise the energy sector →

With a growing interest in railways, transport is well positioned for a big role in Europe’s climate plans

Sergio Matalucci writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the role that trains can and should play in the European Green Deal since transport is one of the key sectors that needs to decarbonise and rail offers so many benefits.   Will trains play a key role in the European Green Deal? While governments debate … Continue reading With a growing interest in railways, transport is well positioned for a big role in Europe’s climate plans →

Impact of climate change on the wine industry

It is important to understand what climate change will do to various industries.  Laura Reiley writes on the Washington Post website about the impact on the wine industry.   Goodbye cabernet sauvignon. How climate change will end wine as we know it. The prospect of hotter summers, warmer winters, drought and violent weather events have … Continue reading Impact of climate change on the wine industry →