In an article on The Conversation website, Rory Jones, Associate Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Reading, writes about the emergence of a "cooling divide" in the UK, where climate adaptation is becoming increasingly unequal. Climate adaptation is becoming a matter of social inequality, not simply rising temperatures and cooling is becoming … Continue reading Britain’s emerging cooling divide
Category: behaviour/attitudes
Heatwaves fuel a new wave of climate misinformation
Josh Axelrod writes on the Deutsche Welle website about how climate misinformation spreads during extreme weather events and how scientific evidence can help debunk false claims. Fact check: Throwing cold water on heat disinformation With temperatures of more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) this week, much of Europe is in a heat-induced stupor. France received … Continue reading Heatwaves fuel a new wave of climate misinformation
Energy in Demand News, June 28-29, 2026
The Financial Times reports that Elon Musk’s SpaceX “was awarded the lowest possible environmental, social and governance rating by index provider MSCI [Morgan Stanley Capital International] ahead of the company’s record $75bn public float this month. The triple C assessment means SpaceX has the same score as that awarded to the Russian state on MSCI’s … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 28-29, 2026
Why Europe is betting on sleeper trains again
In an article on The Conversation website, Mehri Khosravi, Energy and Carbon Senior Research Fellow, University of East London; United Nations University, writes about the revival of Europe's sleeper train network as a cleaner, more attractive alternative to short-haul flights, driven by climate concerns, energy security and changing travel preferences. Overnight trains: why sleeping … Continue reading Why Europe is betting on sleeper trains again
The legacy of climate misinformation and corporate responsibility
Joe Árvai, Professor of Psychology, Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences writes on The Conversation website writes about Lee Raymond's legacy in shaping climate misinformation and how corporate leadership can influence public understanding—and misunderstanding—of climate science. While it begins with the Exxon Valdez spill and Lee Raymond's career, … Continue reading The legacy of climate misinformation and corporate responsibility
Energy in Demand News, June 21-22, 2026
At the recent Bonn Climate Change Conference, climate negotiators met to discuss a range of issues – from mitigation to adaptation, finance to technology and capacity-building – and prepare decisions for adoption at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye in November. Fiona Harvey wrote in the Guardian that for “decades, electrification has been a nerdish backwater of … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 21-22, 2026
Listening to climate change through women’s work songs
In an article on The Conversation website, Reetika Revathy Subramanian, Senior Research Associate, Global Development, University of East Anglia writes about women’s work songs as overlooked archives of climate change, recording environmental shifts through everyday labour, memory and lived experience. Climate change is not only measured in data and models but also remembered and experienced … Continue reading Listening to climate change through women’s work songs
Canada’s climate paradox
Re.Climate has recently published a summary of public opinion research for communicators on what Canadians really think about climate change. A newsletter by Chris Hatch for the National Observer discusses that Canadians “are conflicted about our own conflicts.” Pollsters show that just 13% of Canadians rank climate and the environment among the top three issues, … Continue reading Canada’s climate paradox
Electrification, energy security and the new industrial race
In new polling led by E3G, businesses around the world increasingly see clean electrification as essential for energy security, competitiveness and economic growth, but believe governments and grids are failing to keep pace. New polling shows overwhelming global business support for clean electrification amid fossil fuel volatility A landmark global survey of business executives … Continue reading Electrification, energy security and the new industrial race
Majority of Europeans back reducing fossil fuel imports to make Europe safer, polling shows
Polling was jointly commissioned by E3G, Transport & Environment and the Electrification Alliance and was conducted by YouGov as part of the YouGov European Political Monthly (EPM) survey. It was designed to test public attitudes on clean energy solutions and security at a moment of heightened concern following the Strait of Hormuz crisis. New … Continue reading Majority of Europeans back reducing fossil fuel imports to make Europe safer, polling shows
