Thomas Piketty’s views on the climate transition

In an interview with Nabil Wakim and Cécile Cazenave on the Le Monde website, the French economist explains that protecting the planet from climate change cannot be achieved without reducing inequality. Thomas Piketty: 'To succeed in the climate transition, we must redistribute wealth differently' The current economic system is often criticized for its inability … Continue reading Thomas Piketty’s views on the climate transition →

Lesson from America: What Australians can learn from California’s experience with home insurance linked to climate change

Climate change is making home insurance costlier and, for some, harder to secure. According to one analysis, one in ten Australian properties will be uninsurable within a decade. To look at options appropriate for Australia, in an article on The Conversation website, Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western … Continue reading Lesson from America: What Australians can learn from California’s experience with home insurance linked to climate change →

Has Mark Carney caved in to pressure to facilitate ever more fossil fuel extraction?

Canada’s Prime Minister once cautioned that most fossil fuel reserves will become unburnable. In 2019 he was appointed UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance and undertook many initiatives to support the long-term climate and energy objectives. In an article on the DeSmog website, Mitch Anderson wonders what happened. Mark Carney’s Climate Warning … Continue reading Has Mark Carney caved in to pressure to facilitate ever more fossil fuel extraction? →

The inherent destructiveness of war has long degraded the environment but we have only recently become more keenly aware of its climatic implications

In an article on The Conversation website, Duncan Depledge, Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and Security, Loughborough University writes an important article that gives three reasons why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war. Three reasons why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war Earth’s average temperature rose more … Continue reading The inherent destructiveness of war has long degraded the environment but we have only recently become more keenly aware of its climatic implications →

Energy in Demand News, August 31, 2025

The expression Energy Efficiency 1st is not just a PR slogan. This week, 67 Industry players and 26 national and EU industry associations wrote to the EU’s Danish Presidency, concerned about the draft compromise text on the EU Climate Law from 31st July, which removes explicit references to the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle. The … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 31, 2025 →

Thanks to a change in regulations in UK, residents in social housing in London can now access the clean, affordable energy coming from their own roofs

Frampton Park Estate, a series five-story apartment buildings in east London that have rooftop solar, gained microgrid capabilities after Emergent Energy succeeded in lobbying for regulatory change in 2023. Before the change, most of the 1 MW of solar energy was sold back to the grid, so tenants gained no direct benefit, says the article … Continue reading Thanks to a change in regulations in UK, residents in social housing in London can now access the clean, affordable energy coming from their own roofs →

“Teachers want to equip students with the knowledge and the critical thinking skills to understand climate change”

Cassidy McMackon writes on the National Observer website about a report from the Canadian charity Learning for a Sustainable Future that calls for more teaching on climate change in classrooms. What is your view? Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers … Continue reading “Teachers want to equip students with the knowledge and the critical thinking skills to understand climate change” →

With climate change hitting vineyards around the world with more extreme weather, a growing number of quality-conscious wineries are releasing non-vintage bottles so they can make a more consistent wine

Will Smale writes on the BBC news website about the latest trend in the wine industry as it deals with the impact of climate change. Climate change pushing winemakers to blend wines from different years In the world of wine vintage is king. If you are buying a bottle of red, white or rosé … Continue reading With climate change hitting vineyards around the world with more extreme weather, a growing number of quality-conscious wineries are releasing non-vintage bottles so they can make a more consistent wine →

Looking at how Islamic teachings promote environmental action

Eva F Nisa, Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology, Australian National University and Faried F Saenong, Lecturer, Islamic Studies, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) write on The Conversation website about Green Islam. ‘Green Islam’: how Muslims are powering environmental action across the world As the world grapples with myriad environmental problems, a growing number of studies shows the role of … Continue reading Looking at how Islamic teachings promote environmental action →

Britain’s climate and energy transition: still much to do to get on track

Kevin Anderson, Chris Joneand Gaurav Gharde, all from the University of Manchester, write on The Conversation website about the climate U-turns that have taken place in the UK. Interestingly, they have criticised the Climate Change Committee for failing to hold the government accountable for backsliding on climate action. Is there backsliding in your country? … Continue reading Britain’s climate and energy transition: still much to do to get on track →