Important message on climate change “that we don’t know enough to say it’s too late”

The celebrated Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activist, David Suzuki, says we have to stop elevating the economy and politics over the state of our world. Adam Morton writes on The Guardian website about Suzuki’s positive words. ‘Despair is a luxury we can’t afford’: David Suzuki on fighting for action on the climate crisis … Continue reading Important message on climate change “that we don’t know enough to say it’s too late” →

Assessing how adopting an active lifestyle can make us better equipped to cope with rising global temperatures

Thomas Deshayes from the Université de Montréal and Julien Periard, from the University of Canberra write a good article on The Conversation website about how humans can combat heat, which is increasingly important as we need to find ways to adapt to increasing temperatures. Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures? Climate … Continue reading Assessing how adopting an active lifestyle can make us better equipped to cope with rising global temperatures →

New app developed in Romania helps users lower the cost of their energy bills and manage energy consumption

It is encouraging to see a new startup in Romania not only developing the app but planning to market it internationally. An English language version of the app should be available later this year. Simona Fodor discusses the startup and its new app in an article on the Romania Insider website. Romanian startup develops … Continue reading New app developed in Romania helps users lower the cost of their energy bills and manage energy consumption →

Research is still in its early stages on how, precisely, both climate change and environmental degradation relate to violence against children

Simone Datzberger, Jenny Parkes, Lottie Howard-Merrill from UCL and Steven Kator Iorfa from the University of Portsmouth write on The Conversation website about the impact of climate change on violence against children. The explored both direct violence – physical, sexual and emotional – and structural violence; that is, rooted in inequitable and unjust systems and … Continue reading Research is still in its early stages on how, precisely, both climate change and environmental degradation relate to violence against children →

Do phrases like “global boiling” actually help drive us towards faster and more effective climate action? Or do they risk making us prone to climate doomism, and risk prompting a backlash?

It has been widely reported that UN Secretary General António Guterres declared last week that the era of “global boiling” has arrived. Is this a help or a hindrance? Noel Castree, Professor of Society & Environment at the University of Technology Sydney discusses the impact of such phrases in an article on The Conversation website. … Continue reading Do phrases like “global boiling” actually help drive us towards faster and more effective climate action? Or do they risk making us prone to climate doomism, and risk prompting a backlash? →

The sooner the oil industry starts facing up to the realities of climate change, the more chance it has to survive

Adi Imsirovic, Fellow at the University of Surrey writes on The Conversation website that we are in trouble since the oil and gas industry remains largely in climate denial. What are your views? The oil industry has succumbed to a dangerous new climate denialism If we have not been warned of the dangers of … Continue reading The sooner the oil industry starts facing up to the realities of climate change, the more chance it has to survive →

US weatherman receives death threats for conveying messages about the climate crisis

Oliver Milman writes on the Guardian website about a US weatherman, Chris Gloninger , who wove the reality of global heating into his forecasts in the conservative heartland of Iowa. Gloninger said he experienced “a holy shit moment” with climate change as he was drenched while covering 2017’s Hurricane Harvey. Obviously, not all his viewers … Continue reading US weatherman receives death threats for conveying messages about the climate crisis →

European Green Deal facing pushback threatening to slow EU efforts to cut GHG emissions

As the center right changes tack on climate, the bloc’s climate coalition is crumbling. It is hard to imagine, given current climate disasters, that there is so much resistance to ramping up ambition to cut GHG emissions even faster. Zia Weise discusses latest developments in an article on the Politico website. Political backing for … Continue reading European Green Deal facing pushback threatening to slow EU efforts to cut GHG emissions →

Amid the worst heat waves ever recorded in the United States, China, Mexico, Siberia and beyond, climate denial continues to flourish

An extreme global heat wave has been blamed on climate change, yet online misinformation has evolved to counter the facts — despite platforms like TikTok banning climate denial. Stuart Braun discusses this growth in climate denial in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Why is climate denial still thriving online? Record global temperatures … Continue reading Amid the worst heat waves ever recorded in the United States, China, Mexico, Siberia and beyond, climate denial continues to flourish →

New UK research exploring the effect of energy labels on consumer shopping decisions

In autumn 2021 the Behavioural Insight Team (BIT), unofficially known as the “Nudge Unit”, conducted research through experiment, survey and interview to see whether the information on appliances’ energy labels influenced the consumer’s choice of product. The research was undertaken for the UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. The experiment examined the difference … Continue reading New UK research exploring the effect of energy labels on consumer shopping decisions →