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 →

Lessons to be learned from Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN climate summit

Donald A. Brown, Scholar in Residence, Sustainability Ethics and Law at Widener University Commonwealth Law School has written a very thoughtful article on the ethics and climate website about the lessons that climate activists and the media should learn from the speech given by Greta Thunberg. What are your views? What Climate Activists and … Continue reading Lessons to be learned from Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN climate summit →

Is there a need for a new permanent institutional arrangement to lead actions on climate change?

Keston K Perry provides his opinions in an article on The Guardian website about the need for an IMF-type organisation to lead actions on climate change. The IMF was created after the crisis of the Second World War. Now he argues that we are facing a climate crisis and a similar global approach is needed. … Continue reading Is there a need for a new permanent institutional arrangement to lead actions on climate change? →

Upcoming event in Brussels: COP21 RIPPLES Brussels Second Policy Dialogue, October 22nd

22 October 2019 Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels, Belgium The global response to the Paris Agreement is insufficient to meet the long-term temperature goals. The current gaps refer not solely to NDC targets and underlying emission projections, but notably to inadequate international enabling conditions that would permit governments and non-state actors … Continue reading Upcoming event in Brussels: COP21 RIPPLES Brussels Second Policy Dialogue, October 22nd →

New report from OECD linking climate action and well-being

In energy efficiency we are often discussing the so-called multiple benefits that include health, jobs and other social benefits. Now the OECD Secretariat has released a report that tries to look at climate action with a social focus. The OECD publication Accelerating Climate Action: Refocusing Policies through a Well-being Lens builds on the OECD Well-being … Continue reading New report from OECD linking climate action and well-being →

Commitments made at UN Climate Action Summit

Elena Kosolapova from the SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) reviews the commitments made at the recent UN Climate Action Summit. 77 Countries, 100+ Cities Commit to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 at Climate Summit The Climate Action Summit brought together more than 65 Heads of State and … Continue reading Commitments made at UN Climate Action Summit →

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

In April this year a group of investors and scientists wrote to the Executive Director of the IEA calling for a more realistic approach to modelling in its World Energy Outlook. They closed the letter this way: “As a group of individuals representing the investor, business, academic and non-profit sectors, we are key end users … Continue reading Will IEA’s models truly reflect meeting the Paris climate objectives? →

“Climate scientists still sometimes face an uphill battle in building that trust”

Ben Newell, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, University of New South Wales, writes on The Conversation website about climate scientists being accused of group think. He writes: “One of the charges made against climate scientists who are trying to get their message across is that the much-vaunted 97% consensus on the existence of human-made global warming … Continue reading “Climate scientists still sometimes face an uphill battle in building that trust” →

Canberrans are being asked to do more of the heavy lifting in combatting climate change

I’m advised by my friends from Canberra that the city is hooked on the car culture and a fairly unsustainable lifestyle. It is going to be a challenge for the needed change. Tom Lowrey writes on the ABC News website about the plans that are being considered. What is your city doing to combat climate … Continue reading Canberrans are being asked to do more of the heavy lifting in combatting climate change →