Sometimes it is necessary to look at traditional methods of transport to see the possibilities for the future. Christiaan De Beukelaer, Lecturer in Cultural Policy at the University of Melbourne writes on The Conversation website about how traditional sailing can provide a practical response to climate change. How traditional methods could deliver zero-emission shipping … Continue reading Sailing ships can offer an environmentally sustainable alternative to the heavily polluting shipping industry
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Floating nuclear power plant arrives in Russia’s Arctic region to provide electricity to an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait from Alaska
Reuters agency provided a news item recently on the gCaptain website that Russia has built a floating nuclear plant that has reached the Arctic. Does anyone have any views on what the implications are? Russia’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Arrives in the Arctic Russia’s first-floating nuclear power plant arrived in the Arctic port … Continue reading Floating nuclear power plant arrives in Russia’s Arctic region to provide electricity to an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait from Alaska
It is time we account for carbon in the products we use
For years we have discussed embedded carbon in the products we use. Kai Whiting, Sustainability and Stoicism Researcher and Luis Gabriel Carmona, Researcher in Sustainable Systems, Universidade de Lisboa write on The Conversation website that we must start accounting for the carbon in imported products if we are truly to meet our Paris climate objectives. … Continue reading It is time we account for carbon in the products we use
India’s energy transition well underway
Regularly we are reading about the joint venture, Energy Efficiency Services (EESL). Often it concerns LEDs but it is obvious they do just about everything related to energy efficiency. Dhirendra Tripathi writes on the Moneycontrol website about an interview with EESL MD Sauragh Kumar. He said EESL would wait for the department of heavy industry … Continue reading India’s energy transition well underway
Impact of expansion of renewable energy on vulnerable people
We take it for granted that greater deployment of renewables is good for all of us. Ronald Bailey writes on the Reason website that this is not necessarily true, that poor people are actually made poorer in many circumstances. What is your experience? Renewable Energy Mandates Are Making Poor People Poorer Escalating electricity prices … Continue reading Impact of expansion of renewable energy on vulnerable people
Canada’s dairy sector reducing its carbon footprint
While there is controversy over building a new pipeline in Canada, there is some good news for the energy transition from the dairy industry. Alex Binkley explains in an article on the National Newswatch website. Dairy farmers making progress on reducing carbon emissions, DFC says The Canadian dairy sector managed to reduce its carbon … Continue reading Canada’s dairy sector reducing its carbon footprint
How Germany needs to deal with its waste problem
No doubt we all have to increase our efforts to reduce waste. Maximiliane Koschyk writes on the Deutsche Welle website about latest developments in Germany. How is it in your country? Germany's waste problem: Recycling isn't enough The EU wants to outlaw single-use plastic items. But Germany's Environmental Minister Svenja Schulze thinks recycling efforts … Continue reading How Germany needs to deal with its waste problem
Concerned citizens see legal action as a path for climate action
Globally, more than a thousand court cases are demanding that governments and greenhouse gas emitters comply with laws to protect citizens. While there were many commitments made to reduce emissions, actual actions are slow to take place. Irene Banos Ruiz writes on the Deutsche Welle website about recent legal challenges globally. To accelerate climate action, … Continue reading Concerned citizens see legal action as a path for climate action
Nearly-zero energy buildings get important funding in Denmark
To be effective, the energy transition requires our buildings to be as efficient as technically possible. It is encouraging to see that the European Investment Bank is willing to invest in such buildings. The GovernmentEuropa website provides a news item of a recent investment in a building complex in Copenhagen. This is the bank’s first … Continue reading Nearly-zero energy buildings get important funding in Denmark
Advance of e-buses will outpace even electric cars
The electrification of road transport will move into top gear in the second half of the 2020s, thanks to tumbling battery costs and larger-scale manufacturing, with sales of electric cars racing to 28 percent, and those of electric buses to 84 percent, of their respective global markets by 2030. Renewable Energy Magazine provides a news … Continue reading Advance of e-buses will outpace even electric cars
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