Climate change activism has helped to “counteract powerlessness and the sense of being done to” among children and teenagers

Eleanor Busby writes on The Independent website that people are increasingly reporting anxiety about climate change but experts say taking collective action on the issue has boosted students’ wellbeing. What are your views? Climate change activism ‘reducing mental health symptoms among young people’ Climate change activism is reducing symptoms of mental ill-health among young people, headteachers and … Continue reading Climate change activism has helped to “counteract powerlessness and the sense of being done to” among children and teenagers →

Britain’s energy bill for its Parliament goes up

In a few days, Britons will go to the polls to elect the next government. Environmental issues have come up but not as much as Brexit, not surprisingly. Extinction Rebellion and others are keeping environmental issues as visible as possible. While the Palace of Westminster, the meeting place for both the House of Commons and … Continue reading Britain’s energy bill for its Parliament goes up →

Lessons learned from recent experience of urban mobility in Paris

Paris has certainly changed in recent years. In the 1980s I was one of the few who would ride my own bike around the Arc de Triomphe on my way to work. Now, there are many bike and scooter share options and one feels they are coming from all directions at all times. Well, in … Continue reading Lessons learned from recent experience of urban mobility in Paris →

How community groups can get into power generation under the first renewable electricity support scheme in Ireland

As we are learning every day, communities play a key role in our low carbon energy transition. A new support scheme in Ireland plans to aid schools, sports clubs and small businesses create power from renewables. Kevin O’Sullivan explains in an article on the Irish Times website. New scheme to help community groups generate … Continue reading How community groups can get into power generation under the first renewable electricity support scheme in Ireland →

Better understanding climate deniers

Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London ends his article with an important question: why are we allowing the people with the most privilege and power to convince us to delay saving our planet from climate change? In an article on The Conversation website Professor Maslin describes what he calls the … Continue reading Better understanding climate deniers →

Refusing to follow EU rules on energy efficiency standards will put UK manufacturers on the back foot

In recent months, Andrew Warren, a former special advisor to the House of Commons environment select committee and a regular contributor to EiD, has written on the impact of Brexit on aspects of British energy efficiency policy. Actually, these have implications for important industries in Britain. In this article, recently published on the Business Green … Continue reading Refusing to follow EU rules on energy efficiency standards will put UK manufacturers on the back foot →

“The life of every child born today will be profoundly affected by climate change”

Not that long ago, none of us discussed climate change or even really knew what it was. Now that has completely changed. Mia Rabson from the Canadian Press explains on the National Newswatch website what this means for children born today. Today’s babies won’t know life without climate change, new report warns A baby … Continue reading “The life of every child born today will be profoundly affected by climate change” →

A single whale could capture the same amount of carbon dioxide as 30,000 trees

Having heard that whales are able to store up to nine tons of carbon in their body, the economist Ralph Chami set out to find their economic value in fighting climate change. Jason Nark explains in an article in the Washington Post. An economist quantifies how valuable whales are to fighting climate change A … Continue reading A single whale could capture the same amount of carbon dioxide as 30,000 trees →

How the music industry is facing the low carbon energy transition

EiD has looked at various industries and how they are addressing the low carbon energy transition. Now we look at the music industry and its impact. Lowri Ellcock discusses latest developments in an article on The Guardian website. I made excuses': music industry frets over becoming carbon neutral As they released their eighth album, … Continue reading How the music industry is facing the low carbon energy transition →

Smart devices and the challenge for recycling

E-waste is a global problem, while the mining of fresh resources for electronics leaves devastation in its wake. And yet, the more cutting-edge our devices, the harder they are to recycle. Greg Norman discusses the issues in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Smart devices score poor marks on recycling Tucked away inside … Continue reading Smart devices and the challenge for recycling →