The world needs a “business mindset” to tackle the climate crisis, the president of the next UN climate summit has said

Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President told Fiona Harvey that he aims to use UN talks to set out how private sector can limit greenhouse gas emissions. Ms. Harvey explains his views in an article on the Guardian website. Cop28 president: world needs business mindset to tackle climate crisis The world needs a “business mindset” … Continue reading The world needs a “business mindset” to tackle the climate crisis, the president of the next UN climate summit has said →

Climate-washing is a problem because the offending businesses capitalise on climate anxiety

Laura Schuijers, Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law and Lecturer in Law at the University of Sydney writes on The Conversation website about the need to understand more about climate-related greenwashing which communicates a message that exaggerates or misrepresents climate credentials through advertising, branding labelling or reporting. What are your views? … Continue reading Climate-washing is a problem because the offending businesses capitalise on climate anxiety →

New EEA briefing on the way we see ourselves in relation to nature

Can the way we see ourselves in relation to the natural world create a greater sense of responsibility and stewardship towards nature? Global awareness about the degradation of nature, climate change and unsustainable resource use is increasing and our responses to these challenges need to accelerate. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published this … Continue reading New EEA briefing on the way we see ourselves in relation to nature →

Is “de-growth” the way forward to address climate change?

Timothée Parrique, Researcher in Ecological Economics at Lund University writes on The Conversation website about a new report by Kohei Saito arguing that “degrowth communism” could halt the escalating climate emergency. EiD looks forward to the comments of readers. Economic growth is fuelling climate change – a new book proposes ‘degrowth communism’ as the … Continue reading Is “de-growth” the way forward to address climate change? →

The Netherlands is facing a surprising threat: souped-up electric bikes

Senay Boztas writes on The Guardian website about a big menace facing Amsterdam, souped-up electric bikes. As many say, the bike situation is definitely unsafe. Have you experienced this problem? Amsterdam calls for crackdown on menace of souped-up e-bikes Debby Nieberg was cycling home from the dentist last October, when she was knocked to … Continue reading The Netherlands is facing a surprising threat: souped-up electric bikes →

Being trapped in transport poverty

Study finds drivers in the UK are spending up to a fifth of pre-tax income on running a car as lack of infrastructure deters people from cycling. Peter Walker discusses in an article on The Guardian website. Is the situation in your country the same as in Britain? ‘Entrenched car culture’ leaves millions of … Continue reading Being trapped in transport poverty →

Higher education in France will have to integrate the challenges of the ecological transition into their syllabus

A lack of training on the climate crisis for professors in French universities is one of the main obstacles to making higher education at the forefront of leading the climate transition. Soazig Le Nevé discusses the issues in an article on the Le Monde website. What are your views? In France's universities, the climate … Continue reading Higher education in France will have to integrate the challenges of the ecological transition into their syllabus →

New Eurobarometer survey shows large majority are positive about recent EU actions addressing energy crisis

A new Eurobarometer survey released in December shows that the large majority of EU citizens are positive about recent EU actions to tackle the energy crisis. In particular, More than 8 in ten EU citizens (82%) agree that the EU should continue to take actions to reduce its dependency on Russian fossil fuels. An overwhelming … Continue reading New Eurobarometer survey shows large majority are positive about recent EU actions addressing energy crisis →

Wood burning in homes produces more small particle pollution than all road traffic in the UK

Wood burning has increased in popularity over recent years, yet it remains a major source of air pollution. Damian Carrington has written several articles in The Guardian on the subject but this piece from February highlights the issues. EiD notes that in our neighbourhood of Paris (including several in our building), many are still having … Continue reading Wood burning in homes produces more small particle pollution than all road traffic in the UK →

The carbon footprint of our emails

Luciano Rodrigues Viana, Doctorant en sciences de l'environnement, Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Jean-François Boucher, Professeur, Eco-consulting, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) ; and Mohamed Cheriet, Professor, Engineering Department, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) write on The Conversation website about the carbon footprint left by emails. They feel most … Continue reading The carbon footprint of our emails →