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
Category: climate change
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
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
