Latest update on mitigation

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the September update on global developments in mitigation. Mitigation Update: Catholic Organizations, Soot-free Buses, Net-zero Buildings, and Citizens Advance Mitigation Action Recent mitigation news includes a diversity of measures through which governments, civil society organizations, the private sector and citizens are … Continue reading Latest update on mitigation →

Focus on industrial energy efficiency in Europe

The gods are obviously shining down on industrial energy efficiency in Europe these days. For too long, energy efficiency policies and programmes were geared towards the buildings sector. Yes, there is a requirement for mandatory audits for large industry and there is promotion for energy management systems and to help SMEs, but the overall effort … Continue reading Focus on industrial energy efficiency in Europe →

Reviewing ‘publication bias’ in scientific studies related to climate change

The scientific community has been under the microscope as there are claims and counter-claims about the quality of the research related to climate change. Importantly, Johan Hollander, Associate Professor of Biology at Lund University in Sweden writes on The Conversation website about research they have undertaken to assess publication bias. This is an important article … Continue reading Reviewing ‘publication bias’ in scientific studies related to climate change →

Promoting improvements in the energy performance of the petrochemical industry in Singapore

It is encouraging to see the improvements in energy efficiency in the petrochemical industry in Singapore. These efforts started several decades ago and are not letting up. Narendra Aggarwal explains in an article on The Business Times website. Striving to better energy performance PROACTIVE in energy-conservation efforts since the beginning of its operations in … Continue reading Promoting improvements in the energy performance of the petrochemical industry in Singapore →

The island of Ireland takes regional approach for energy transition

Colm Gorey writes on the Silicon Republic website about a research project underway that demonstrates battery-based energy storage on the Irish grid. This is important as Ireland and Northern Ireland continue to increase the deployment of renewable energies. All-Ireland project to stress-test renewable energy storage for smart grids An all-Ireland research project aims to … Continue reading The island of Ireland takes regional approach for energy transition →

The energy transition in Africa has some concerns

We have read many articles recently about the deployment of renewable energy technologies in Africa but we also have to appreciate that countries such as China are investing heavily in coal plants. David Obura, Adjunct Fellow from the University of Queensland, writes about concerns about the overall environmental impact. The environmental impact of a … Continue reading The energy transition in Africa has some concerns →

Understanding the macroeconomic benefits of the low-carbon energy transition

Stephen Hall from University of Leeds and Jeffrey Hardy from Imperial College London write an important article on The Conversation website about their research assessing what the benefits will be to the British economy from transitioning to a low-carbon economy. This does not even include the benefits from addressing energy demand. Britain's switch to … Continue reading Understanding the macroeconomic benefits of the low-carbon energy transition →

Latest update on climate adaptation finance

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the September update on global developments in climate finance for adaptation. Climate Adaptation Finance Update: GCF Adaptation Projects Get Underway During the month of September, Caribbean countries received financial assistance in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Cambodia secured funds … Continue reading Latest update on climate adaptation finance →

How America’s coal country is finding its own sustainable energy transition

Regardless what the Trump Administration is promoting, the sustainable energy transition is truly underway and nowhere more than the coal areas of the country. Diane Cardwell provides a good article in the New York Times describing many of the developments underway What’s Up in Coal Country: Alternative-Energy Jobs From the mountain hollows of Appalachia … Continue reading How America’s coal country is finding its own sustainable energy transition →

Latest update on climate finance institutions

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the September update on global developments in climate finance institutions. Climate Finance Institutional Update: Green Bond Issuance Reaches US$96 Billion September was marked by a flurry of meetings, announcements and reports by multilateral development banks (MDBs), climate funds and other actors … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions →