The climate crisis is to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal. In an article on the Guardian website, Damian Carrington write about scientific techniques known as climate attribution can help us discern whether the rise in severe weather events is due to global heating. How do we know that the climate crisis … Continue reading Understanding climate attribution analysis
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Latest report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative on the status of the world’s ice stores: at a tipping point for irreversible loss and damage
Over 50 leading cryosphere scientists released their annual report on the status of the world’s ice stores this week at COP29 in Baku, warning of vastly higher impacts and costs to the global economy given accelerating losses in the world’s cryosphere (snow and ice regions). The State of the Cryosphere Report 2024, coordinated by the … Continue reading Latest report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative on the status of the world’s ice stores: at a tipping point for irreversible loss and damage
New EEA report showing in 2023 that EU total net GHG emissions decreased to 37% below 1990 levels according to preliminary figures
Total net greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union dropped by 8% last year, marking significant progress towards climate neutrality for the EU. The huge drop was led by a significant decline in coal use and growth of renewable energy sources and supported by reduced energy consumption across Europe, according to estimated figures included in … Continue reading New EEA report showing in 2023 that EU total net GHG emissions decreased to 37% below 1990 levels according to preliminary figures
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating
Patrick Greenfield writes on the Guardian website about the sudden collapse of carbon sinks. What will this mean for our climate change strategies? Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions of zooplankton, crustaceans and other marine … Continue reading The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating
IPCC authors were asked to share their best guesses about where the world is headed
In an article on The Conversation website, Seth Wynes, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo and H. Damon Matthews, Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University discuss a survey they recently undertook to ask IPCC climate experts their views on how they saw current efforts … Continue reading IPCC authors were asked to share their best guesses about where the world is headed
DNV’s publishes Energy Industry Insights special report on how excellence in digitalisation is helping energy industry organisations grow greener, faster, and better
Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the international accredited registrar and classification society that provides services for several industries, including maritime, oil and gas, renewable energy, electrification, and healthcare has recently published its latest Energy Industry Insights report. They ask important questions: What defines an industry-leading energy organisation? The most profitable? The lowest emissions? The most adaptable? … Continue reading DNV’s publishes Energy Industry Insights special report on how excellence in digitalisation is helping energy industry organisations grow greener, faster, and better
The important role of digital twins
The Economist recently published a piece on the important role of digital twins to make companies more efficient. They will also help them reap the benefits of advances in AI. What are your views? Digital twins are making companies more efficient When a passenger in search of a taxi orders an Uber, all it … Continue reading The important role of digital twins
EEA publishes updated European city air quality viewer: Uppsala is Europe’s cleanest city
Published this week, European Environment Agency’s (EEA) updated European city air quality viewer shows that people in Uppsala and Umeå, Sweden, and Faro, Portugal, can enjoy the cleanest city air in Europe. Three out of four Europeans live in urban areas and most of them are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution. Improving air … Continue reading EEA publishes updated European city air quality viewer: Uppsala is Europe’s cleanest city
Blog by Phoebe Owen: How is energy conservation measured?
Energy is needed to make the world go round – now, more than ever, as we rely on so many electronic devices for every part of modern living. Unfortunately, energy is primarily produced by burning fossil fuels, a process that is extremely harmful to the environment. In recent years, efforts to move away from fossil … Continue reading Blog by Phoebe Owen: How is energy conservation measured?
The more successful the IPCC becomes in disseminating climate knowledge, the more deeply imbued in climate politics it becomes
In an article on The Conversation website, Hannah Hughes, Senior Lecturer International Politics and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University writes about the political struggles at the IPCC to get the next phase underway. EiD’s last newsletter highlighted the most recent IPCC meetings that recently ended. Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will … Continue reading The more successful the IPCC becomes in disseminating climate knowledge, the more deeply imbued in climate politics it becomes
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