John Broder explains in the New York Times about some of the breakdowns that can be expected in the energy system as a result of the impact of changing climate. Climate Change Will Cause More Energy Breakdowns, U.S. Warns The nation’s entire energy system is vulnerable to increasingly severe and costly weather events driven … Continue reading Vulnerability to climate change is not only in developing countries
Author: Rod Janssen
Explaining failure
Robert Manne, a professor of politics at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, has written an excellent article article in The Guardian about why we have not made as much progress on addressing climate change as we could have. This is a sobering review that should give us some food for thought. Climate change: some reasons … Continue reading Explaining failure
How easy it is for the media to change its coverage of climate issues
We normally expect unbiased, accurate coverage from the major news agencies. Suzanne Goldenberg writes in The Guardian about what happened at Reuters’ news agency because of one climate sceptic senior editor. Rest assured that EiD’s editor is not a climate sceptic. Reuters' climate-change coverage 'fell by nearly 50% with sceptic as editor' Media Matters … Continue reading How easy it is for the media to change its coverage of climate issues
Linking energy efficiency and climate change
Peter Hannam writes in the Southern Weekly from New South Wales about how important it is to keep up the effort on energy efficiency, even if there is a shift on carbon pricing. Carbon change 'must not halt energy efficiency' Australia's businesses would be wrong to think an earlier-than-planned shift to a floating price … Continue reading Linking energy efficiency and climate change
New review underway of energy efficiency policies in the commercial sector
Property Magazine International reports of an important new study underway in the UK to determine the impact of government policies on the property sector. This is an important study and everyone in Europe will certainly be interested in the results. Deloitte to review Energy Efficiency Policies for commercial property A major independent study is now … Continue reading New review underway of energy efficiency policies in the commercial sector
Energy efficiency investments to boost competitiveness of major Croatian company
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting investments in improving the energy efficiency of Podravka d.d. – one of the largest food producers in Croatia – with a €9.9 million loan. The loan will finance investments focused on improvements in various factories and the company’s headquarters building. The improvements are expected to … Continue reading Energy efficiency investments to boost competitiveness of major Croatian company
What do you know about carbon capture and storage?
Fiona Harvey recently wrote in the Guardian about a research study by the UK Energy Research Council that was trying to better understand what the public thought about the future of energy policy. CCS is considered by the government’s climate advisors to be a major way of helping to take carbon out of electricity generation. … Continue reading What do you know about carbon capture and storage?
Impact of air pollution
Sarah Boseley wrote recently in The Guardian about two studies that show the effects on health of long- and short-term exposure to pollutants from traffic and industry. Air pollution linked to higher risk of lung cancer and heart failure Air pollution, chiefly from traffic exhaust fumes in cities, is having a serious and sometimes … Continue reading Impact of air pollution
UK promotes heat from renewable energy
Jasveer Matharu, who has recently started an MSc in Consumer Psychology, provided a short summary of the proposal to raise the tariffs under the Renewable Heat Incentive. This is an important financial measure that could encourage other EU countries to do the same. UK Government’s proposal to raise the Renewable Heat Incentive Tariffs The UK’s … Continue reading UK promotes heat from renewable energy
Identifying the need for more teaching on energy efficiency
The Nation/Asia News Network published a good article about university students in the ASEAN region raising the concern that more courses related to energy consumption need to be provided. Let’s hope the governments react positively. ASEAN students call on governments in region to 'teach' energy efficiency University students offer new ideas at Hitachi young leaders … Continue reading Identifying the need for more teaching on energy efficiency
