Reviewing climate change and employment impacts

Garth Heutel, Associate Professor of Economics at Georgia State University assesses the impact on employment by climate change policies (or the lack of them). He provides this article on The Conversation website. Do climate policies ‘kill jobs’? An economist on why they don’t cause massive unemployment Climate change will hammer the U.S. economy unless … Continue reading Reviewing climate change and employment impacts →

The port of Hamburg is to build an experimental magnetic “hyperloop” track

Hamburg is planning to build a hyperloop, not for passengers, but for goods. Oliver Moody provides a good article in The Times about latest developments. Hamburg to send parcels at speed of sound in hyperloop The port of Hamburg is to build an experimental magnetic “hyperloop” track that could propel goods to their destination … Continue reading The port of Hamburg is to build an experimental magnetic “hyperloop” track →

Australian mining companies may be in breach of their legal duties by refusing to consider the financial risks posed by climate change

An investor group, Market Forces, finds most Australian mining and infrastructure companies are dismissing climate as a financial risk to their business, in breach of legal requirements. Ben Smee explains in an article in The Guardian. What is the situation in your country? Australian mining giants 'may be breaking law' by ignoring climate change risks … Continue reading Australian mining companies may be in breach of their legal duties by refusing to consider the financial risks posed by climate change →

More data needed at city level to demonstrate that emissions are declining

Today most of the GHG emissions is organised at the national or state level, not at city scales according to a new article on The Conversation website. These are the findings for the United States by Conor K Gately and Lucy Hutyra at Boston University. Is it any better in other countries? From pledges … Continue reading More data needed at city level to demonstrate that emissions are declining →

Big brother monitors electric cars in China

In cities, CCTV cameras are everywhere and we increasingly feel that authorities are watching our every step. Is it any surprise this should happen when we are in our cars? Now, Andrew Griffin writes in The Independent that authorities in China are now watching drivers of electric cars all the time, claiming that the information … Continue reading Big brother monitors electric cars in China →

What is a just transition to a clean energy economy?

We are in the midst of a low-carbon energy transition but don’t really understand all the implications. Franziska Mey and Chris Briggs from the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney try to answer what a fair and just energy transition would look like in Australia. Their article was posted on The … Continue reading What is a just transition to a clean energy economy? →

Reviewing the work of the environmental lawyers Client Earth

Anyone involved in the decision-making process in the EU and many countries will have seen the impact of Client Earth [https://www.clientearth.org/]. But few fully understand the full role of the organisation. Anke Rasper interviews James Thornton, CEO of Client Earth, in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Client Earth: Changing environmental law, the … Continue reading Reviewing the work of the environmental lawyers Client Earth →

Comparing electric and hydrogen vehicles

It is encouraging to see the developments underway in our low-carbon energy transition. This is definitely true for transport. Jake Whitehead, Robin Smit and Simon Washington from the University of Queensland discuss the relative strengths of electric and hydrogen vehicles in an article on The Conversation website. What are your views? Why battery-powered vehicles … Continue reading Comparing electric and hydrogen vehicles →

Promising signs for Britain’s energy efficiency policies?

Andrew Warren reveals in an article on the Business Green website how three years after the Energy Efficiency Deployment Office was scrapped, a new directorate has been quietly launched within government to drive forward UK energy efficiency efforts. Andrew, a regular contributor to EiD, is a former special advisor to the House of Commons environment … Continue reading Promising signs for Britain’s energy efficiency policies? →

Understanding climate change communication and adaptation in maritime communities

It is always good for us to reflect on how we communicate and what it means to different communities. Chui-Ling Tam from the University of Calgary argues in an article on The Conversation website that communication is not all black and white but quite nuanced. The author argues “We are not doing a good job … Continue reading Understanding climate change communication and adaptation in maritime communities →