Figuring out which factors influence individuals’ beliefs about climate change

There are many reports documenting climate change yet there are many individuals that deny the evidence. Chelsea Harvey writes in the Washington Post about new analysis of the main predictors of a person’s belief. What do you think about this? Science confirms it: Denial of climate change is all about the politics Dozens of … Continue reading Figuring out which factors influence individuals’ beliefs about climate change →

Governments are failing to address the links between air pollution and global warming

Increasingly, we read about the adverse impacts from air pollution. John Vidal argues in The Guardian that the signatories of the recent global climate change have lost sight of the connection with other major environmental concerns. Climate change politics is blinding us to the devastating effects of dirty air It is the greatest environmental … Continue reading Governments are failing to address the links between air pollution and global warming →

A sobering reality check for the energy sector after COP21

Everyone is still trying to determine what the impact of the recent global climate change agreement means in reality, now that the fine words are over. Nick Butler provides a good blog in the Financial Times about the impact on the energy sector. Beyond Paris – the long-term energy outlook Two papers published in … Continue reading A sobering reality check for the energy sector after COP21 →

Reducing emissions is more than investing in technologies

We talk about behaviour change and there are many efforts underway to encourage it. The climate change agreement in Paris in December is more than a wake up call. While we give lip service to saving energy, turning off lights and driving in a more eco-friendly manner, we need to do more. Arthur Neslen writes … Continue reading Reducing emissions is more than investing in technologies →

“The generation most affected by climate change is not getting the education they deserve”

There is disturbing news coming out of the US. Just 38% of US schoolchildren were taught that climate change is linked to fossil fuels, with many teachers spending less than an hour a year on the subject, according to recent findings. Suzanne Goldenberg explains in The Guardian. Two-thirds of US students are taught climate … Continue reading “The generation most affected by climate change is not getting the education they deserve” →

Latest update on climate finance

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the January update on global developments in climate finance. January 2016 Climate Finance Update During the month of January, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Inter-American Development Bank … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance →

What are you doing with the lower oil costs?

Oil prices have remained stubbornly low and there are few signs they will increase. Daily we read about the impact on the fossil fuel industry. What is less heard is the impact on our climate change and sustainable energy policies. Clifford Krauss and Diane Cardwell discuss the impact in an article in the New York … Continue reading What are you doing with the lower oil costs? →

EU less ambitious than US to regulate emissions from airplanes

Europeans are normally proud that their climate change policies are amongst the most ambitious globally. There was concern recently that the Volkswagen emissions test scandal was first identified by US regulators. Now, Arthur Neslen writes in the Guardian that the EU wants less stringent emissions standards than the US for new planes built after 2020. … Continue reading EU less ambitious than US to regulate emissions from airplanes →

Reflecting on the human element of addressing climate change

In all the years we have covered climate change, EiD has never seen a post that included the artistic world. Lucy Orta is Contemporary artist and Chair of Art and the Environment, University of the Arts London and wrote a very thoughtful article for the Huffington Post that brings in the human element in a … Continue reading Reflecting on the human element of addressing climate change →

Re-thinking energy policy

With the global agreement at the recent climate change conference in Paris, the spotlight is now on how the energy sector will play an increasingly more positive role in meeting the challenges. Ed Crooks writes a very good article in the Financial Times on how the problem should be tackled. What are your views? … Continue reading Re-thinking energy policy →