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?
Category: climate change
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
Developments in the airplane of the future
EiD has regularly had posts on the transport sector including one last week that criticised the lack of action at the recent global climate change conference in Paris. Henry Fountain writes a good article in the New York Times about the latest thinking of technical changes for airplanes. What do you think? Rethinking the … Continue reading Developments in the airplane of the future
How the global climate conference dealt with transport – or didn’t
The transport sector has always proven to be a complex issue for both energy and climate policy. The sector is highly dependent on fossil fuels and with increasing international travel, it has been easier for decision makers to simply duck the fundamental issues. Andrew Warren, a regular commentator on energy efficiency issues both within the … Continue reading How the global climate conference dealt with transport – or didn’t
Latest update on climate finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the December 2015 update on global developments in climate finance. December 2015 Climate Finance Update December 2015 Climate Finance Update21 December 2015: During the month of December, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance
Reflecting on COP 21
Pilita Clark writes a good article in the Financial Times, reflecting on many of the developments throughout the two weeks of the Paris climate conference. Climate deal: Carbon dated? If there was one sound that captured the frantic nature of the talks that led to the Paris climate change deal last weekend, it was … Continue reading Reflecting on COP 21
A must read – following the evolution of carbon emissions
As we try to address climate change, it is valuable to understand how we got where we are today. Aurélien Saussay, from the French Economic Observatory, wrote an article for EurActiv during the final days of COP21. It came too late for EiD to publish it last week. You will definitely be impressed by the … Continue reading A must read – following the evolution of carbon emissions
At Paris climate conference, financing the improvement in buildings has become a particular focus
Buildings are responsible for over 30% of our greenhouse gas emissions, according to many analysts. Thus, it makes sense to address how their energy performance can be improved. Panama Bartholomy, director of the EDF Investor Confidence Project Europe, writes on the Greentech Media website that more than 100 banks managing a total of $4 trillion in … Continue reading At Paris climate conference, financing the improvement in buildings has become a particular focus
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