This week, the New York Times had a news item (behind paywall) entitled: “Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.’” There were two especially worrying points. The first: “And yet even as storms, fires and floods become increasingly frequent, climate change lives on the periphery for most voters. In a nation focused on inflation, … Continue reading July 16th EiD newsletter
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High temperatures to affect France’s nuclear energy output
Euronews provides a news item on its website about the concerns in France that the high temperatures is affecting water quality in rivers and this will have an impact on its nuclear energy output. With France wanting to build new nuclear power plants in the future, leaving aside the question whether they should be built … Continue reading High temperatures to affect France’s nuclear energy output
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
Blog from Jane Marsh: The Dark Side of Carbon Credits and How We Can Improve Them
Many organizations are making sustainability pledges to help combat climate change. Some companies aim to become net zero — emissions balanced by the amount produced and reduced. However, lowering overall emissions can prove complex and many businesses utilize carbon credits to help them reach this goal. Unfortunately, carbon credits are imperfect and many people believe … Continue reading Blog from Jane Marsh: The Dark Side of Carbon Credits and How We Can Improve Them
Access to financing and lack of regulatory certainty, including at the EU level, remain key concerns for French SMEs on their green transition path
Théo Bourgery-Gonse writes on the EURACTIV website about what small and medium-sized enterprises need in France to decarbonise. Is it any different in your country? French SMEs asked to decarbonise, want regulatory certainty Access to financing and lack of regulatory certainty, including at the EU level, remain key concerns for French SMEs on their … Continue reading Access to financing and lack of regulatory certainty, including at the EU level, remain key concerns for French SMEs on their green transition path
The role of heat monitoring to help cities adapt to climate change
Satellite images reveal how green spaces, white roads and water features are helping keep cities cool during deadly heatwaves. Lucy Sherriff discusses how cities can adapt in an article on the BBC website. The simple ways cities can adapt to heatwaves Ribbons of blue snake through the bird's eye view of Prague, a cool … Continue reading The role of heat monitoring to help cities adapt to climate change
Lessons learned from an energy project on SMEs
Having attended a conference this week in Brussels on the EU-funded LEAP4SME project, it was timely to see a blog by the Energy Saving Trust, one of the partners in the project. LEAP4SME aims to support establish or improve effective policies for SMEs to undergo energy audits and implement cost-effective, recommended energy-saving measures through identifying … Continue reading Lessons learned from an energy project on SMEs
Putting profits first, European oil companies ignore the disastrous consequences for our global climate trajectory
In an article on the Le Monde website, Nabil Wakim discusses the quiet transition European oil giants are making. After making commitments in support of environmental transition, European companies are abandoning their promises in favor of short-term profits in the sector. Oil giants are quietly stepping back on climate promises History may well forget … Continue reading Putting profits first, European oil companies ignore the disastrous consequences for our global climate trajectory
Earlier this year, TikTok vowed to clamp down on climate change denial but the company is struggling to stop false climate information from spreading across the platform
On the BBC News website, Marco Silva and Maryam Ahmed discuss some of the false climate issues still happening on TikTok. Have you confronted any of this misinformation? The climate change-denying TikTok post that won't go away Earlier this year, TikTok vowed to clamp down on climate change denial. But a BBC investigation tracked … Continue reading Earlier this year, TikTok vowed to clamp down on climate change denial but the company is struggling to stop false climate information from spreading across the platform
Shipping set to boost climate targets
Matt McGrath and Malcolm Senior write on the BBC News website about an important summit underway in London that will hopefully lead to more ambitious climate targets for the maritime industry. Why shipping faces a showdown over greenhouse gas Ships crisscrossing our oceans give off as much planet-warming carbon through their smokestacks in a … Continue reading Shipping set to boost climate targets
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