There is a definite global crackdown against climate activists

In an article on the Guardian website Nina Lakhani discusses how the global crackdown against climate activists and groups seems to be clearly part of the fossil fuel industry’s strategy to crush dissent and keep burning the planet. This follows an article by Damien Gayle on the Guardian website earlier this week showing that research … Continue reading There is a definite global crackdown against climate activists →

Energy in Demand, November 3, 2024

A piece of good news about electric vehicles. In Florida, EVs exhibited an unexpected side benefit during Hurricane Milton, according to Energy Changemakers (behind a paywall). Before Milton made landfall on October 9, Florida resident Paul Fosse reported in CleanTechnica that public charging stations were readily available to EV drivers in the days preceding Milton, even … Continue reading Energy in Demand, November 3, 2024 →

“Seeing climate experts’ fears and opinions about the climate crisis as irrelevant suggests science is separate from society and ultimately weakens it”

Damian Carrington writes on the Guardian website that climate scientists that have been criticised and gaslighted after sharing fears say acknowledging feelings is critical to their work. ‘We have emotions too’: Climate scientists respond to attacks on objectivity Climate scientists who were mocked and gaslighted after speaking up about their fears for the future … Continue reading “Seeing climate experts’ fears and opinions about the climate crisis as irrelevant suggests science is separate from society and ultimately weakens it” →

Energy in Demand News, October 27, 2024

The annual UNEP Emissions Gap Report (EGR), published this week ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP), highlights that without accelerated global action, the world is on track for temperature increases between 2.6°C and 3.1°C by the end of the century. Even the best-case scenario of 2.6°C will bring severe consequences for people, the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 27, 2024 →

Glimmers of a better world are already here

In an article on The Conversation website, Heather Alberro, Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Manchester discusses the need to look at the positive steps that have been undertaken in addressing climate change. In despair about Earth’s future? Look for green shoots As species go extinct and a habitable climate teeters, it’s understandable to feel … Continue reading Glimmers of a better world are already here →

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 →

Targeting art galleries – what makes this form of protest so unpopular with the general public, and why climate activists have continued to return to galleries despite, or even because of, the resulting social outrage

The recent jailing of two Just Stop Oil activists has raised many issues. Alexander Araya López, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Potsdam and Colin Davis, Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol have been analyzing activism and in an article on The Conversation website discuss the issues to help us understand better. What are your … Continue reading Targeting art galleries – what makes this form of protest so unpopular with the general public, and why climate activists have continued to return to galleries despite, or even because of, the resulting social outrage →

High schoolers are more interested and absorb more information about climate change when it’s presented as a game

In an article on The Conversation website, Ian Thacker, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, discusses the effectiveness of turning lessons into a game when discussing climate change. Interestingly, he ends with big remaining question: how to encourage teachers to implement effective climate change education in their classrooms. … Continue reading High schoolers are more interested and absorb more information about climate change when it’s presented as a game →

Language needs to be at the forefront of climate change education efforts

EiD has had several posts on the importance of communication to improve awareness and action in climate change. In an article on The Conversation website, Miki Mori, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the Université de Mayotte in Dembeni, Mayotte argues that language needs to be at the forefront of climate change education efforts. What are … Continue reading Language needs to be at the forefront of climate change education efforts →