European airlines are demanding relief from environmental taxes because of coronavirus crisis

Laurence Frost and Kate Abnett write on the Reuters website about the efforts by European airlines to demand relief to help them through this crisis. Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation, is quoted saying that policymakers need to “sit back, make the right choices and not lock in the fossil-fuel economy.” What are … Continue reading European airlines are demanding relief from environmental taxes because of coronavirus crisis →

Analysis of 35 leading investment banks shows financing of more than $2.66tn for fossil fuel industries since the Paris agreement

Patrick Greenfield and Kalyeena Makortoff write in The Guardian that recent analysis shows that the world’s largest investment banks are failing to respond to the climate crisis. Study: global banks 'failing miserably' on climate crisis by funneling trillions into fossil fuels The world’s largest investment banks have funnelled more than £2.2tn ($2.66tn) into fossil … Continue reading Analysis of 35 leading investment banks shows financing of more than $2.66tn for fossil fuel industries since the Paris agreement →

New report assesses the security implications of two future warming scenarios

Leila Mead writes on the SDG Knowledge Hub website of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) about a new report by the National Security, Military and Intelligence Panel of the Center for Climate and Security that assesses the security implications of two future warming scenarios. Report Warns of Climate Change Induced Global Security … Continue reading New report assesses the security implications of two future warming scenarios →

European companies are leading the world in climate action

Encouragingly more than a third of the largest EU companies have targets to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement. Now to get the rest to do so. Madeleine Cuff explains in an article on the inews website. As we talk about the industrial sector, it is unfortunate that the corona virus crisis has forced … Continue reading European companies are leading the world in climate action →

Anti-climate spin campaign focuses on rolling back “prohibitive climate laws” in Germany

Stuart Braun writes on the Deutsche Welle website about an investigation that has uncovered attempts to upend the climate consensus in Germany. In denial: The spin machine upending the climate consensus Climate law rollbacks in the US and Australia have origins in libertarian think tanks that trade in climate denial. Investigative journalists have exposed … Continue reading Anti-climate spin campaign focuses on rolling back “prohibitive climate laws” in Germany →

The climate crisis is not in the future, it is here now

The climate crisis can’t be averted, it’s here. And with human suffering now a reality, governments can no longer stand idly by. Damian Carrington provides his opinion in an article in The Guardian. There's no 'deadline' to save the world. Everything we do now has to pass the climate test You may have read … Continue reading The climate crisis is not in the future, it is here now →

Europe-wide poll on attitudes to flying and climate change has revealed a large majority of people now support a ban on short-haul flights

The European Investment Bank polled 28,088 people, across all 28 European Union member states (including Britain, which was a member at the time) with 62 per cent stating they supported a ban on short-distance flights, and 72 per cent said they would support a carbon tax on flights. Harry Cockburn explains more results in an … Continue reading Europe-wide poll on attitudes to flying and climate change has revealed a large majority of people now support a ban on short-haul flights →

As with climate change, our collective ability to confront the pandemic is shaped by our brains. We are bad at thinking about tomorrow

As our activities change almost hourly because of the coronavirus, Somini Sengupta writes on the New York Times about the lessons learned between climate change and addressing the pandemic. What Climate Change Can Teach Us About Fighting the Coronavirus “Alarming levels of inaction.” That is what the World Health Organization said Wednesday about the … Continue reading As with climate change, our collective ability to confront the pandemic is shaped by our brains. We are bad at thinking about tomorrow →

New EEA briefing on need for EU member states to accelerate actions to reach GHG effort sharing targets

Emission cuts in the European Union’s (EU) Effort Sharing sectors need to accelerate considerably from 2018 onwards to achieve the current EU 2030 targets, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published this week. In particular, the large amount of emission reductions from planned measures in the transport sector need to materialise through concrete … Continue reading New EEA briefing on need for EU member states to accelerate actions to reach GHG effort sharing targets →

Brussels: “in the city of the EU Green Deal, new plans aim to give the streets back to pedestrians and help residents counter the crisis of a warming planet”

For anyone traveling through the centre of Brussels recently, you notice so many road works to create car-free zones. Martin Kuebler writes on the Deutsche Welle about how the city is transforming itself. Let us know how you see the changes? Greening the city: How Brussels is planning for climate change The Belgian capital … Continue reading Brussels: “in the city of the EU Green Deal, new plans aim to give the streets back to pedestrians and help residents counter the crisis of a warming planet” →