Category: climate change

Important Infographic: Buildings in the Fit for 55

EuroACE recently updated their infographic "Buildings in the Fit for 55 Package for a Climate Neutral Economy in 2050". This is a useful overview that you should find very useful. It takes into account the final version of five different files plus the Commission's proposal on EPBD. The infographic provides a detailed overview of where the energy performance … Continue reading Important Infographic: Buildings in the Fit for 55 →

Concerns about the resilience of the Earth system

Steven J Lade, Australian National University; Ben Stewart-Koster, Griffith University; Stuart Bunn, Griffith University; Syezlin Hasan, Griffith University; and Xuemei Bai, Australian National University write on The Conversation website discuss a recent assessment of boundaries that quantified the harms to people from changes to the Earth system. What are your views?   It’s not just … Continue reading Concerns about the resilience of the Earth system →

Targeted help from governments can help us reduce our carbon footprint

People in rich countries can lead clean lives quicker if governments make it easy for them to ditch dirty habits. In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Ajit Niranjan discusses what can be done to reduce our carbon footprint.   How can governments help people cut their carbon footprint? Some of the most powerful … Continue reading Targeted help from governments can help us reduce our carbon footprint →

European State of the Climate report recently published

The 2022 release of the European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report, compiled by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission, was published recently. The ESOTC 2022 is the sixth in a series of annual ESOTC reports, typically released in … Continue reading European State of the Climate report recently published →

Update on the energy renovation of buildings

EiD has published 586 posts on buildings in the past 11 years. You can see how the topic has evolved over the years. Particularly relevant to renovating buildings is this post from last summer to work cut out for us to get the energy efficiency improvements we need. Now if you are looking at renovating … Continue reading Update on the energy renovation of buildings →

Suing over the cost of climate change in the US

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School and John Dernbach, Professor of Law, Widener University discuss the many lawsuits against Big Oil over climate change in an article on The Conversation website.   More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got … Continue reading Suing over the cost of climate change in the US →

Climate change policy – something is still missing: stringent policies to eliminate methane emissions

Maria Olczak, Queen Mary University of London; Andris Piebalgs,European University Institute; and Paul Balcombe, Queen Mary University of London write on The Conversation website about the need for better policies to reduce methane emissions.   Methane must fall to slow global heating – but only 13% of emissions are actually regulated Methane – a potent … Continue reading Climate change policy – something is still missing: stringent policies to eliminate methane emissions →

Our energy transition: GHG emissions from the global transport sector aren’t falling fast enough

Shifting to sustainable travel is essential to reduce carbon emissions from transport. Encouraging public transport, biking, reducing flying and replacing fossil fuel cars with electric ones can help significantly. Martin Kuebler discusses the challenges in this shift to sustainable travel in an article on the Deutsche Welle website.   Growing demand for travel poses green … Continue reading Our energy transition: GHG emissions from the global transport sector aren’t falling fast enough →

Half of EU countries have no mandatory energy-saving measures in place for next winter, new analysis by European Environmental Bureau shows

Most measures adopted by EU member states to save gas and electricity are voluntary and only targeted at public buildings, new analysis published this week reveals. Governments refraining from mandatory reductions for business and industry are shifting the burden of the energy crisis onto the most vulnerable citizens, warns the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). The … Continue reading Half of EU countries have no mandatory energy-saving measures in place for next winter, new analysis by European Environmental Bureau shows →