New report presents climate change as an immediate public health danger

We are receiving more and more evidence that climate change is causing more and more concerns. It makes one wonder if we need to make the 2015 Paris climate agreement even more ambitious. Somini Sengupta writes on the New York Times website about a new report published in The Lancet that raises concerns about the … Continue reading New report presents climate change as an immediate public health danger →

The importance of sea surface temperatures

Ayesha Renyard writes on the Sofar Ocean website to give us an introduction to sea surface temperature and what are the implications for the maritime industry, offshore oil and gas industry, agricultural industry, and fishing industry. In our drive for a more sustainable future, everything needs to be better understood. An Introduction to Sea … Continue reading The importance of sea surface temperatures →

Global gathering on 5th anniversary of Paris Climate Agreement called for new and more ambitious commitments

We definitely need more ambition if we are to meet our 2015 Paris climate objectives. Global leaders met to “show genuine progress from existing policies and Paris targets”, with “no space for general statements.” Marc Hudson, Research Associate in Social Movements at Keele University gives his views on the outcome of the summit in an … Continue reading Global gathering on 5th anniversary of Paris Climate Agreement called for new and more ambitious commitments →

The exponential drop in the cost of solar, storage and power electronics is accelerating the energy transition already underway

Doug Arent and Adam Warren from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory discuss in the January 2021 Issue on the Financier Worldwide website the opportunities available to invest in clean energy technologies because of their dramatic cost reductions in the past decade. Financing clean energy: unprecedented momentum and opportunity Clean energy technologies, particularly solar photovoltaics … Continue reading The exponential drop in the cost of solar, storage and power electronics is accelerating the energy transition already underway →

Citizens from around the world will be recruited at random to form a global ‘Climate Assembly’

One thousand people will be selected at random to reflect the gender, race, age and economic make-up of the global population, organisers said. They will meet online next year to learn about climate change from international experts, before drawing up advice for world leaders ahead of a major UN climate summit in Glasgow in November … Continue reading Citizens from around the world will be recruited at random to form a global ‘Climate Assembly’ →

Addressing the challenge to re-establish our economies while cutting GHG emissions

Green growth, based on technological change, is necessary but not sufficient for effective, timely, climate mitigation. It must be supplemented by reducing the material consumption of the rich countries. Mark Diesendorf, an Australian renewable energy researcher, provides his views in an article on the Pearls and Irritations website. Economic Recovery from Covid-19 while mitigating … Continue reading Addressing the challenge to re-establish our economies while cutting GHG emissions →

Assessing the global climate change performance

No country has yet achieved the goals of the Paris Agreement, according to the Climate Change Performance Index from NGOs Germanwatch and the NewClimate Institute. Gero Rueter writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the results from the most recent index. How is your country doing? Climate Change Performance Index: How far have we … Continue reading Assessing the global climate change performance →

The emissions attributable to the richest 1 percent of the global population account for more than double those of the poorest 50 percent

No one said the carbon neutral energy transition would be simple but we have a major challenge finding a more equitable balance in our carbon footprints. This is simply not sustainable. Brady Dennis, Chris Mooney and Sarah Kaplan discuss the issues arising from a new UN emissions gap report in an article on the Washington … Continue reading The emissions attributable to the richest 1 percent of the global population account for more than double those of the poorest 50 percent →

Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak backing blockchain-based cryptocurrency to promote energy efficiency

Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak is backing a new cryptocurrency. Through his new company WOZX, clients buy a proxy for a stake in an energy efficiency project: typically upgrades to infrastructure, from LED lights and window glazing to thicker insulation and more efficient power generators. Michael J. Coren discusses latest developments on the Quartz website. … Continue reading Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak backing blockchain-based cryptocurrency to promote energy efficiency →

New EEA briefing on policies and measures to reduce air pollution and GHG emissions separately

EU Member States report on their policies and measures to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions separately. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published this week, reveals that Member States identify links to climate action in about one third of their reported actions planned to reduce air pollution. National measures to cut air … Continue reading New EEA briefing on policies and measures to reduce air pollution and GHG emissions separately →