It is encouraging to see the positive developments in India’s low-carbon energy transition. There are challenges. Coal use is still growing in a country where energy demands are rising fast. Harry Cockburn discusses latest developments in an article on The Independent website. India investing more money in solar power than coal for first time … Continue reading India’s energy transition: renewable energy investments have begun to outpace those in fossil fuels
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Air pollution monitoring is to be revolutionised with the launch of a new satellite system
dioxide emissions and then make the data public, according to a recent article on The Independent website. Climate crisis: Satellites to monitor air pollution generated by every power station in the world Air pollution monitoring is to be revolutionised with the launch of a new satellite system capable of tracking the damaging greenhouse gas … Continue reading Air pollution monitoring is to be revolutionised with the launch of a new satellite system
Proposal to reverse an Obama-era rule affecting efficiency standards for certain types of lightbulbs will have serious impact on long-term energy and climate objectives
Globally, there has been considerable success in improving the efficiency of lightbulbs through energy performance and labelling standards. The current administration in Washington is proposing to reverse a 2017 decision to expand the types of bulbs covered under stronger standards. Manufacturers argue the stronger 2017 standards were put in place illegally, but the process-driven debate … Continue reading Proposal to reverse an Obama-era rule affecting efficiency standards for certain types of lightbulbs will have serious impact on long-term energy and climate objectives
Latest update on climate finance institutions
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the May update on global climate finance institutions compiled by Beate Antonich. Institutional Finance Update: Investors’ Decisions Impact Climate Change, and Climate Risks Impact Their Portfolios Meeting the SDGs requires leveraging private sector finance and increasing investments in activities that can … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions
The transition to electric cars, trucks and ships will be dramatically harder that it sounds
David Keith, Assistant Professor of System Dynamics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Christopher R. Knittel, Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at the MIT Sloan School of Management write on The Conversation website about the difficulties to reduce carbon emissions from cars and trucks. … Continue reading The transition to electric cars, trucks and ships will be dramatically harder that it sounds
To go 100 % carbon free, the devil is in the details
Steve Hanley writes on the CleanTechnica website about what it really takes to be 100 % carbon free. What are your views? 100% Renewable Does Not Necessarily Mean Zero Carbon “100% renewable energy” is a popular concept these days. 160 major corporations have signed pledges saying they will power all of their activities using 100% … Continue reading To go 100 % carbon free, the devil is in the details
Europe’s climate hardliners and their potential impact on the future of climate policy
We’ve now had the election for the European Parliament and there is an interesting division. The Greens and Liberals have done well. But the right-wing populists have also improved to some extent. This article on the Deutsche Welle website by Harald Franzen raises an important question about the possible threat to climate policy. What are … Continue reading Europe’s climate hardliners and their potential impact on the future of climate policy
Today’s cars are essentially smartphones with wheels
You should enjoy this article about the impact of digitalisation of our new vehicles. Bill Hanvey explains is an article on The New York Times website. Interestingly vehicles collect a lot of unusual data. But who owns it? Your Car Knows When You Gain Weight Cars produced today are essentially smartphones with wheels. For … Continue reading Today’s cars are essentially smartphones with wheels
Climate change target needs to be politically credible
When do we need to reach net zero emissions? Aled Jones, Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, at Anglia Ruskin University discusses the politics involved in an article on The Conversation website. While the example is the UK, it affects all of us. Net zero emissions by 2050 or 2025? Depends how you think … Continue reading Climate change target needs to be politically credible
International agreement on increasing energy efficiency targets for certain types of ships
Following an earlier story on shipping last week, a stricter target for energy efficiency improvements in some ships has been agreed at the International Maritime Organization. Nina Chestney explains in an article on the Hellenic Shipping News website. IMO agrees on stricter efficiency targets for some ships The International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday … Continue reading International agreement on increasing energy efficiency targets for certain types of ships
