The UK climate campaign group Possible calls for ‘polluter pays’ tax based on vehicle size as analysis shows that today’s SUVs often emit more carbon emissions than much older cars. Peter Walker discusses the research in an article on the Guardian website. SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study finds … Continue reading Study shows that the carbon impact of the richest people’s driving habits have damaged the climate more than “those of the poorest”
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Energy in Demand News, October 15, 2023
Encouragingly, this week the World Bank officially expanded its mission to include climate change, while pushing ahead with reforms that could unlock additional funding and cheaper loans for green projects. The historical objective to “end poverty” should now be achieved “on a livable planet”. The new mission will give the lender the formal mandate to … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 15, 2023
Serious issues with carbon offsets
Project owners in Cambodia and Brazil are selling carbon offsets to Uber, Marathon and ArcelorMittal despite an uptick in deforestation. Matteo Civillini discusses latest developments in an article on the Climate Change News website. To get a complete view of the satellite photos, please go to the website link listed below. Exposed: carbon offsets … Continue reading Serious issues with carbon offsets
“Lego’s pivot is the beginning of a larger trend toward developing sustainable solutions for entire supply chains in a circular economy”
Lego had great intentions to eliminate fossil fuels from its globally known bricks. As more companies come under scrutiny for their entire carbon footprint, we may see more instances where well-intentioned sustainability efforts run into uncomfortable truths. Tinglong Dai, Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University; Christopher S. … Continue reading “Lego’s pivot is the beginning of a larger trend toward developing sustainable solutions for entire supply chains in a circular economy”
Energy in Demand News, October 8, 2023
As we get closer to COP28 in Dubai, there are some disturbing signs. For example: the US and China failed to pledge to the UN Green Climate Fund (most countries, including Germany, Austria and France, increased their pledges, while Denmark, Ireland and Liechtenstein doubled theirs but total pledges still did not reach target); Russia says … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 8, 2023
The shipping industry faces great challenges in making this shift to green fuels
Gokcay Balci and Ebru Surucu-Balci from the University of Bradford, in an article on The Conversation website, discuss the challenges faced by the shipping industry to switch away from fossil fuels to green fuels. Green fuels in shipping face major challenges for 2050 net zero target Ships carry around 90% of traded goods and … Continue reading The shipping industry faces great challenges in making this shift to green fuels
Postponing action and taking a slower route to net zero emissions by 2050 will worsen the climate crisis
The new chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Professor Jim Skea has warned that postponing action now, as the UK has done, will have a serious impact on the climate crisis, even if the long-term objectives are met. Damian Carrington discusses latest developments in an article on the Guardian website. Slow … Continue reading Postponing action and taking a slower route to net zero emissions by 2050 will worsen the climate crisis
The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation of EVs from China is risky
In an article on The Conversation website, Louise Curran, Professor of International Business at TBS Education discusses the potential problems that the EU faces as it sets up its anti-subsidy investigation. The question is how China will react. The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire In her … Continue reading The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation of EVs from China is risky
The worrying backlash to the European Green Deal
Many of the European Union's heads of state and government leaders have called for a 'regulatory pause' on climate and environmental issues. They are concerned about the consequences of measures designed to lead the EU-27 to carbon neutrality. Many Le Monde correspondents (Virginie Malingre, Thomas Wieder, Allan Kaval, Anne-Françoise Hivert, Sandrine Morel, Cécile Ducourtieux, Hélène … Continue reading The worrying backlash to the European Green Deal
Romania takes steps to increase its efforts to deploy renewable energy
A new revised code of good practice for renewable energy is an important step to show the need to accelerate investment in the sector. A news item on the Energy Industry Review website explains latest developments. Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director-General DG Energy at the European Commission stated: “Romania needs to set more ambitious national targets … Continue reading Romania takes steps to increase its efforts to deploy renewable energy
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