Better understanding climate deniers

Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London ends his article with an important question: why are we allowing the people with the most privilege and power to convince us to delay saving our planet from climate change? In an article on The Conversation website Professor Maslin describes what he calls the … Continue reading Better understanding climate deniers →

“The life of every child born today will be profoundly affected by climate change”

Not that long ago, none of us discussed climate change or even really knew what it was. Now that has completely changed. Mia Rabson from the Canadian Press explains on the National Newswatch website what this means for children born today. Today’s babies won’t know life without climate change, new report warns A baby … Continue reading “The life of every child born today will be profoundly affected by climate change” →

A single whale could capture the same amount of carbon dioxide as 30,000 trees

Having heard that whales are able to store up to nine tons of carbon in their body, the economist Ralph Chami set out to find their economic value in fighting climate change. Jason Nark explains in an article in the Washington Post. An economist quantifies how valuable whales are to fighting climate change A … Continue reading A single whale could capture the same amount of carbon dioxide as 30,000 trees →

How the music industry is facing the low carbon energy transition

EiD has looked at various industries and how they are addressing the low carbon energy transition. Now we look at the music industry and its impact. Lowri Ellcock discusses latest developments in an article on The Guardian website. I made excuses': music industry frets over becoming carbon neutral As they released their eighth album, … Continue reading How the music industry is facing the low carbon energy transition →

US Environmental Protection Agency pushing forward with policy that could limit the use of science used to underpin regulations

British cabinet minister Michael Gove said during the Brexit referendum in 2016 that “people in this country have had enough of experts”. Now the US is following that view. Brady Dennis wrote on The Washington Post website that the EPA wants to limit the science used to develop its regulations. What are your views? … Continue reading US Environmental Protection Agency pushing forward with policy that could limit the use of science used to underpin regulations →

Canada cannot wait to establish the expertise required to navigate successfully to a low-carbon economy

With its fossil fuel resources that have been a major element of its economy, Canada faces many challenges to address climate change that few in Europe can really appreciate. But increasingly they realise that more must be done. Jim Leech and Sean Cleary of Queen’s University provided this opinion piece to the Globe and Mail. … Continue reading Canada cannot wait to establish the expertise required to navigate successfully to a low-carbon economy →

Some of the main takeaways from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook

This week, the IEA published its 2019 version of its annual World Energy Outlook. Brad Plumer writes in The New York Times about his main takeaways. 5 Global Trends Shaping Our Climate Future Wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles are spreading far more quickly around the world than many experts had predicted. But … Continue reading Some of the main takeaways from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook →

In the US, the military is addressing the climate crisis

There is some good news that comes out of America concerning addressing the climate crisis. We are seeing excellent initiatives at the state and local levels. Michael Klare, professor emeritus of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, writes in The Guardian that Pentagon officials view climate breakdown as an existential threat to human … Continue reading In the US, the military is addressing the climate crisis →

It could be a perilous decade for the Paris climate agreement

Recently Chile had to withdraw hosting the next climate conference due to domestic problems and thankfully Madrid will now host it. A recent Guardian article showed that of the 184 national Paris pledges made, 136 are judged insufficient. Then this week President Trump announced that the US will leave the Paris climate agreement at the … Continue reading It could be a perilous decade for the Paris climate agreement →

Getting messages out about climate change through comedy and humour

Maxwell Boykoff, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado Boulder writes an article on The Conversation website that there is often good value in using humour to communicate about climate change. DO you agree? Leave 'em laughing instead of crying: Climate humor … Continue reading Getting messages out about climate change through comedy and humour →