Energy transition: so far the IEA has unfortunately failed to deliver real reform

The International Energy Agency and its annual World Energy Outlook have significant impact in our energy and climate policies. As one columnist for Bloomberg writes: the WEO is like “a map used by the people, companies and institutions planning and building the roads. If its scenarios point a certain way, then investments will be made … Continue reading Energy transition: so far the IEA has unfortunately failed to deliver real reform →

Comparing Sweden and British Columbia in terms of the climate urgency

Recently Greta Thunberg went to British Columbia to inspire some of the climate activists in that Canadian province. Taking inspiration from Greta, Barry Saxifrage wrote on the National Observer website comparing the province of British Columbia to Sweden in their efforts to reduce GHG emissions. It was certainly good to learn the word "flyskam.” You … Continue reading Comparing Sweden and British Columbia in terms of the climate urgency →

One climate scientist says his profession needs to alter its approach to avoid being part of the problem

As we saw with the recent IEA post on modelling, there is a need to re-assess how we do analysis related to climate change. Wolfgang Knorr, Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science at Lund University in Sweden writes on The Conversation website that climate scientists need to alter their approach. What are your … Continue reading One climate scientist says his profession needs to alter its approach to avoid being part of the problem →

Will the IEA’s models reflect meeting the Paris climate objectives?

In September, EiD had a post on concerns about modelling at the International Energy Agency and whether it truly meets the objectives of the Paris climate agreement. Now the Oil Change International team write on the Price of Oil website about similar concerns. They worry that there is now an over reliance on natural gas … Continue reading Will the IEA’s models reflect meeting the Paris climate objectives? →

Canadian youth taking government to court over its role in climate change

There was just a federal election this week that now has the government in a minority position. Already, there is controversy over a new pipeline, seen by many to help support the fossil fuel industry. Meanwhile, several youth are keeping up the pressure on the government to be more ambitious addressing climate change. 15 children … Continue reading Canadian youth taking government to court over its role in climate change →

Rules on how to prevent double counting of emissions reductions by both the country selling and buying carbon credits is having impact on 2015 Paris climate agreement

The low-carbon energy transition is complicated and setting the rules for countries to follow is not a simple task. Frank Jotzo, Director, at the Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Lambert Schneider, Research coordinator for international climate policy, Öko-Institut; and Maosheng Duan, professor at Tsinghua University write … Continue reading Rules on how to prevent double counting of emissions reductions by both the country selling and buying carbon credits is having impact on 2015 Paris climate agreement →

Improving our energy performance is more important than ever

Barbara Frei, Executive Vice President of Europe Operations at Schneider Electric, recently spoke at an innovation summit that there is a lot of “untapped potential” to improve energy efficiency but even with such innovations as electric vehicles, there is still a need to cut energy demand. Jonny Bairstow explains in an article on the Energy … Continue reading Improving our energy performance is more important than ever →

The rise in global malnutrition shows that those least responsible for climate change will suffer most

Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland who now has the title of adjunct professor of climate justice at Trinity College Dublin, said that climate change had begun to severely affect poorer countries where people are at risk of malnutrition. Paul O’Donoghue explains in an article in The Times. Mary Robinson says climate change hits … Continue reading The rise in global malnutrition shows that those least responsible for climate change will suffer most →

Blog from Erlijn van Genuchten: One small decision a day keeps the disaster away

The news on climate change with related challenges and consequences seems to explode at present, as there are many things that require special attention: greenhouse gas emissions, micro plastics, extinction of species and many more. So, of course, this news also reached me. Although I have always been conscious about our environment, the concerning news … Continue reading Blog from Erlijn van Genuchten: One small decision a day keeps the disaster away →

Revealing how fossil fuel majors contribute to the climate crisis

Recently, The Guardian has had a series of articles on the need to rein in the oil majors. The lead article on the series was by Rick Heede, who leads the Climate Accountability Institute’s Carbon Majors project, which traces carbon dioxide emissions to oil, gas, and coal producers. Rick is a long-time friend of EiD. … Continue reading Revealing how fossil fuel majors contribute to the climate crisis →