Mum’s the word

John Roach has an interesting article on the CNBC website about what it takes to address climate change. Does it work everywhere like this? If anyone has other research or information on this, it would be great to know. To Fight Climate Change, Don't Mention It, Study Suggests Shhh! Widespread adoption of energy-efficient technologies such … Continue reading Mum’s the word →

Rethinking our carbon emissions

Pilita Clark writes in the Financial Times that countries may have to start taxing imported goods if those countries are to serious come to grips with their “true” GHG emissions. While this is not a new thought, it is important that it is discuss again. It will be important to see how much attention it … Continue reading Rethinking our carbon emissions →

The ETS policy conundrum

It is now more than a week since the European Parliament voted to reject some changes to the Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) that would have propped up the price of carbon. The EU ETS has had a difficult time during this current financial crisis. Does the vote in Parliament mean that people are turning … Continue reading The ETS policy conundrum →

Climate and health

There are many public health issues relating to climate change, as recently explained by Adam Corner, a research associate of the School of Psychology of the University of Cardiff, in The Guardian. Climate change isn't just about the environment – it's a health problem Framing climate change as a public health risk may be … Continue reading Climate and health →

Time to have fun and be serious

Sarah Morrison writes in The Independent on the role that eco-sensibility put into childhood games can have a much more positive impact on addressing climate change. Well, it can even be adult games! Battling climate-change: How snakes and ladders could save the planet Experts think putting eco-sensibility into fun childhood games will engage people … Continue reading Time to have fun and be serious →

Having the next generations understand climate change

Susanne Goldberg writes in the Guardian about new guidelines on teaching climate change in the US. The guidelines have been weakened. There is a good quote about climate change being a science issue and not a political one. I’m not sure all are convinced. While countries such as the United Kingdom are moving away from … Continue reading Having the next generations understand climate change →

Tribute well deserved

In our hectic daily lives, we get caught up in the priorities of the day, meeting deadlines, arguing with bosses or colleagues, just trying to cope. One day this week offered a wonderful opportunity to leave all that aside to listen and to think, and in a rare treat, to reflect along with many of the … Continue reading Tribute well deserved →

New report on moving to a low-carbon Canada

The Trottier Energy Futures Project has come out with an important new report on Canada moving to a low-carbon economy. An Inventory of Low-Carbon Energy for Canada shows that Canada’s supplies of solar, wind, hydroelectric and biomass energy are much larger than the current or forecast demand for fuel and electricity, and technology costs have … Continue reading New report on moving to a low-carbon Canada →

Backlash?

In February, the Bulgarian government resigned amidst protests about high electricity prices and other austerity measures that were considered too harsh on consumers. While many other governments have fallen recently because of austerity measures, the Bulgarian case was the first to relate specifically to energy prices. Now we are seeing increasing frustration in the UK … Continue reading Backlash? →

New reports for your spring reading

There are a few new reports that are well worth spending time reading. The first is a comparison of German and UK experience in evaluating energy efficiency programmes. The second concerns climate policy and industry, policy interaction and the external environment. The third is on developing roadmaps for a retrofit strategy. Evaluating the evaluations: … Continue reading New reports for your spring reading →