Maxine Perella writes on the Sustainable Brands website about Edinburgh’s recent ban on ads for fossil fuels and other high-carbon products. This ban exemplifies a desire to shift those ad spaces toward cleaner, more viable alternatives and ads that promote low-carbon behaviours. Latest Ban on ‘High-Carbon’ Ads Shows Appetite for Clean-Energy Transition UN Secretary … Continue reading Edinburgh just made it illegal to advertise SUVs
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Concerns in UK that EPCs can be “riddled with inaccuracies”
An investigation by the consumer group Which? finds assessors providing inaccurate EPCs and unhelpful advice to homeowners. Jack Simpson discusses the concerns in an article on the Guardian website. Are there similar concerns in your country? Energy performance certificates are unreliable and need reform, says Which? The consumer group Which? has called for an … Continue reading Concerns in UK that EPCs can be “riddled with inaccuracies”
New discussion paper on opportunities and priorities for climate adaptation in the built environment in the EU
The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) has recently published a new discussion paper on adaptation in the built environment. A holistic approach to climate-resilience is needed to reduce the risk of maladaptation, ensure Just Resilience and exploit synergies of adaptation and mitigation efforts at all levels of governance. Just Resilience involves addressing the unequal distribution … Continue reading New discussion paper on opportunities and priorities for climate adaptation in the built environment in the EU
Spain’s energy transition: “We need to engage more people and more industries in demand-side management”
Guy Hedgecoe writes on the BBC news website about Spain’s growing renewable energy industry with concerns within the electricity industry caused by an imbalance between supply and demand with, at times, a surplus of electricity. Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in … Continue reading Spain’s energy transition: “We need to engage more people and more industries in demand-side management”
Explaining the concept of ‘net zero’
In an article on The Conversation website, Ruth Morgan, Associate Professor of History, Australian National University discusses the concept of ‘net zero.’ What are your views? What is ‘Net Zero’, anyway? A short history of a monumental concept Last month, the leaders of the G7 declared their commitment to achieving net zero emissions by … Continue reading Explaining the concept of ‘net zero’
New EEA monitoring tool and briefing on plastics circularity
Plastics production and consumption patterns across Europe remain unsustainable and need to be made more circular to reduce waste, pollution, climate change and other negative impacts on the environment according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published this week. The briefing also highlights the introduction of a new monitoring tool where people, policy makers … Continue reading New EEA monitoring tool and briefing on plastics circularity
Energy in Demand News, June 16, 2024
No one said the zero-carbon energy transition would be easy. The world faces a “staggering” surplus of oil equating to millions of barrels a day by the end of the decade, according to the IEA. Growth in the world’s demand for oil is expected to slow in the coming years as energy transitions advance. At … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 16, 2024
How global warming is already impacting sport, and how the sports world can fight back
Tanya Aldred writes on the Guardian website about a new book about how global warming is playing out on fields, courts, and golf greens across the world. The author, Madeleine Orr is quoted: “I’m very alarmed by everybody’s lack of alarm, that’s the scariest thing for me.” Sport and the climate emergency: collating injustice … Continue reading How global warming is already impacting sport, and how the sports world can fight back
Research that wind and solar projects will be more cost effective than hydropower by 2030 in Africa
In an article on The Conversation website, Angelo Carlino, Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Science; Andrea Castelletti, Full Professor, Natural Resources Management and Environmental Systems Analysis, Polytechnic University of Milan, Polytechnic University of Milan; and Rafael Schmitt, Lead Scientist, Natural Capital Project, Stanford University write about why Africa should put much more focus on solar and wind … Continue reading Research that wind and solar projects will be more cost effective than hydropower by 2030 in Africa
Reaching net zero emissions across the economy is a technological and social challenge we must approach head-on
Katherine Woodthorpe, president of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering writes on the Guardian website, providing an important message that every year we delay rapidly reducing our emissions creates a more dangerous and less prosperous world. Falling short of ambitious emissions targets isn’t failure – but rushing towards 2C of heating is … Continue reading Reaching net zero emissions across the economy is a technological and social challenge we must approach head-on
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