While we have a Paris global agreement setting targets for climate change, it is still difficult to get individuals or societies to take effective action. John Abraham writes a good article in The Guardian about a recent study that analyses the influences on behaviour. It would be good to get your views. Study: inspiring … Continue reading Understanding how to inspire individual and collective action on climate change
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Latest developments in mitigation
The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s SDG Knowledge Hub provides an update on mitigation efforts globally. Mitigation Update: Countries Progress Towards Renewable Energy Targets, CDM Enhances Access for Electricity Projects Investments in renewable energy can be a way to simultaneously achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) and … Continue reading Latest developments in mitigation
New global standard being developed to help limit GHG emissions
Sandrine Tranchard reports on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) website about the development of a new global standard. New ISO standard for climate action framework under development Greenhouse gases (GHG) are identified as the principal cause of climate change and managing them is crucial to help us adapt to its consequences. To address … Continue reading New global standard being developed to help limit GHG emissions
Using art to better understand climate change
Art can bring so much quality to our lives and it is fascinating to see the great interest when a new exhibition opens. Joelle Gergis and Penny Whetton from the University of Melbourne provide a fascinating article on The Conversation website about the role of art in affecting our feelings about climate change. Can … Continue reading Using art to better understand climate change
Understanding attitudes to climate change
Denise Balkissoon writes an article in Canada’s Globe and Mail about that group between climate change deniers and climate change believers. What do you think? ‘Climate-change agnosticism’ is a cop-out Is it possible to be a “climate-change agnostic?” And what would that even mean? It’s easy to identify a climate-change atheist, like the President … Continue reading Understanding attitudes to climate change
Latest update on climate finance
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the March and April update on global developments in climate finance Climate Finance Update: Major Emerging Market Green Bond Fund Launched During the months of March and April, the boards of two major climate funds met, approving a total of US$815 … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance
How one town in Alaska is addressing climate change
Daily we are reading more evidence about the impact of climate change. Joe McCarthy writes a comprehensive, detailed account on the Global Citizen website about what climate change is doing to one community in Alaska and about how the citizens in that town are reacting. It is a long article but important for all EiD … Continue reading How one town in Alaska is addressing climate change
Financial risks from climate change increasingly understood by asset managers
The energy and low-carbon transition is definitely gaining momentum. Importantly, the investment community now better understands the negative impacts from climate change. Paul Karp writes in The Guardian about a new global index that rates how investors are managing such risks. Most global investors recognise financial risk of climate change, report finds For the … Continue reading Financial risks from climate change increasingly understood by asset managers
Dangerous potential consequences from climate change
There have been many assessments of the negative aspects of climate change. Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster, provides an interview conducted by Irene Banos Ruiz with one of the authors of a study that assessed the links between climate change and organised crime. ‘Climate change allows terrorists to thrive’ The German foreign office has … Continue reading Dangerous potential consequences from climate change
Coping with heatwaves through better design
This has been a particularly hot summer in Australia. This means that people turn to air conditioning to improve comfort and reduce heat-related stress. With the impact of changes in climate, the problem is going to get worse, not only in Australia but in many other regions of the globe. Lydia Hales writes in The … Continue reading Coping with heatwaves through better design
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