A new report from the Buildings Performance Institute Europe assesses the compliance of the 14 available long-term renovation strategies (as published on the website of the European Commission on 8 September 2020) against the provisions in Article 2a of the amended 2018 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). EiD earlier this summer wrote about the … Continue reading New report from BPIE on progress by EU member states to provide their renovation strategies
Category: climate change
At a meeting last year, oil industry leaders contradicted public claims that emissions of climate-warming methane are under control
Do oil companies have emissions under control or not? Hiroko Tabuchi writes on the New York Times website about a recording of a meeting of a group of energy company representatives that reveal their real views. A Secret Recording Reveals Oil Executives’ Private Views on Climate Change Last summer, oil and gas-industry groups were … Continue reading At a meeting last year, oil industry leaders contradicted public claims that emissions of climate-warming methane are under control
Many US states and cities are suing oil companies for the damage they say their products have caused due to climate change
In a wave of recent lawsuits, local governments are demanding some of the nation’s biggest energy firms pay for the cost of dealing with increasing temperatures and rising seas. Dino Grandoni explains latest developments in an article on the Washington Post website. States and cities scramble to sue oil companies over climate change More … Continue reading Many US states and cities are suing oil companies for the damage they say their products have caused due to climate change
America’s energy transition: what the Trump administration is doing to energy efficiency standards
The US President has waged a war against energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, washing machines, boilers, cars - and now even showerheads, writes Andrew Warren, a former special advisor to the UK House of Commons environment select committee, first published on the Business Green website. On Seinfeld, shower heads, and Trump's war on efficiency … Continue reading America’s energy transition: what the Trump administration is doing to energy efficiency standards
South Korea is using the COVID-19 pandemic crisis to kickstart environmentally sustainable economic growth
It is encouraging to see the positive steps taken by the South Korean government to create its own Green New Deal. The authors, from Australia, state that Australia has much to learn from South Korea’s effort. Maybe we all do. South Korea’s efforts are discussed in an article on the Conversation website. The authors are: … Continue reading South Korea is using the COVID-19 pandemic crisis to kickstart environmentally sustainable economic growth
Six Portuguese youth this week filed a case to the European Court of Human Rights asking for accountability around the climate crisis
Holly Young writes on the Deutsche Welle website that four children and two young adults from Portugal have filed a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg against 33 industrialised countries. Portuguese youth activists sue 33 countries over climate change In the latest example of a wave of climate litigation across … Continue reading Six Portuguese youth this week filed a case to the European Court of Human Rights asking for accountability around the climate crisis
Global utility companies have been slow to go green, undermining efforts to tackle climate change
A new study from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford found that of the 3,000 utilities studied most remain predominantly invested in fossil fuels. Jo Harper discusses in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Climate change: Major energy companies lag in green shift Global utility companies … Continue reading Global utility companies have been slow to go green, undermining efforts to tackle climate change
New EEA report on impacts of climate change on our health and well-being
Air and noise pollution, the impacts of climate change such as heatwaves, and exposure to dangerous chemicals cause ill health in Europe. Poor quality environments contribute to 13 % (one in every eight) of deaths according to a major assessment on health and environment released this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Tackling … Continue reading New EEA report on impacts of climate change on our health and well-being
Efforts underway to accelerate development of voluntary carbon markets across the private sector
A global Taskforce has been launched by former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney to scale up voluntary carbon markets. Michael Holder discusses in an article on the Business Green website. It should be added that Mark Carney has returned to his roots as an investment banker with a job spearheading environmental and social investing … Continue reading Efforts underway to accelerate development of voluntary carbon markets across the private sector
Sustainable spirits: an experimental distillery in Scotland has created a sustainable vodka
Arbikie Distillery, in Arbroath, Angus, bills its pea-based Nàdar vodka as a ‘climate-positive spirit. Katie Grant explains in an article on the inews website. Scottish distillery unveils 'climate-positive' vodka made from peas An experimental distillery has created a sustainable vodka that it claims saves more than 1.5kg of carbon dioxide emissions per bottle by … Continue reading Sustainable spirits: an experimental distillery in Scotland has created a sustainable vodka
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 