Climate data from more than half of unclassified Earth-observing satellites restrict access

This is not a normal article for EiD, but it is interesting as all of us, one way or another, rely on climate data. Mariel Borowitz, Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology explains in an article on The Conversation website about the restricted availability of climate data from unclassified Earth-observing satellites. … Continue reading Climate data from more than half of unclassified Earth-observing satellites restrict access →

The mixed record of reducing urban heat

Heavily urbanised areas within cities are between 1℃ and 3℃ hotter than other areas, as most of us understand so well. Tiziana Susca, Research Fellow and Francesco Pomponi, Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University write in an article on The Conversation website about the importance of reducing urban heat but the mixed record … Continue reading The mixed record of reducing urban heat →

Indigenous women met with European banks to push for fossil fuel divestment

We are regularly reading about fossil fuel divestment as part of the energy transition. Katharina Wecker writes on the Deutsche Welle website about how indigenous women travelled to Europe to meet with European banks to push for fossil fuel divestment. Indigenous women show the way for banks to divest from fossil fuels First Nations … Continue reading Indigenous women met with European banks to push for fossil fuel divestment →

New study shows increased vulnerability of low-lying tropical islands

Rising sea levels are of concern, as we better understand the impacts of climate change. If any of you have been to the annual global UNFCCC climate conferences, representatives from island states have been vocally raising concern, as their futures are increasingly vulnerable. In a different view of the problem, Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis … Continue reading New study shows increased vulnerability of low-lying tropical islands →

“We need to choose between pursuing a sustainable ecological future or accept decent into ecological chaos”

Sometimes there is real value is reading how one person has tried to put all the pieces together in planning for sustainability. Roy Morrison does that in an extended article on the Counterpunch website. What are your views? Climate Truth: a Plan for Sustainability There is a practical path for tackling climate change, for … Continue reading “We need to choose between pursuing a sustainable ecological future or accept decent into ecological chaos” →

“The people of northern Canada face many social challenges and are bearing the brunt of global warming”

With the impact of climate change, the Arctic region is incredibly vulnerable and adaptation is not simple. Cody Dey, Emma Hodgson, Aerin Jacob, Jennifer Provencher, David Yurkowski and Jean Polfus write on the Policy Options website that Canada’s federal government should rely on the knowledge of Arctic Indigenous peoples and on Arctic science. These are … Continue reading “The people of northern Canada face many social challenges and are bearing the brunt of global warming” →

Don’t forget buildings in the energy transition

There is a great rush to think that if we install enough renewable energy, then our sustainable energy worries are over. They aren’t. Zack Semke, chief marketing officer at NK Architects in Seattle points out in an article on the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce website that building energy efficiency has never been more relevant … Continue reading Don’t forget buildings in the energy transition →

Do you understand carbon pricing?

We use many tools to address climate change and one of the most widely discussed is carbon pricing. Canada is still in the midst of fleshing out its climate change strategies (there is more than one since it is a federal system). Mia Rabson writes an article for The Canadian Press about what Canadians know … Continue reading Do you understand carbon pricing? →

Meeting our Paris climate obligations proving more important every day

All EiD readers understand the importance of the Paris climate obligations. This article by Ivan Semeniuk in Canada’s Globe and Mail explains how important meeting those obligations is to the Arctic region. Unfortunately, as EiD tweeted this week too many Canadians still are not getting the message about climate change. Studies show Paris targets … Continue reading Meeting our Paris climate obligations proving more important every day →

Blog from Silvia Zinetti: Spring thoughts on local energy aggregation: Similarities between the Italian Hera Group and the Community Choice Energy programs in California

In the past three articles, I analyzed several aspects of the Hera Group, its strong dedication to sustainable development, and how the company is advancing energy efficiency in industry. There is one more thing I would like to mention and in particular Hera’s organizational structure and some common features with the Community Choice Energy (CCE) … Continue reading Blog from Silvia Zinetti: Spring thoughts on local energy aggregation: Similarities between the Italian Hera Group and the Community Choice Energy programs in California →