The German city of Hamburg is planning a green network that will cover 40% of the city area, contributing to resilience and allowing biking, swimming and nature watching in the city. Elisabeth Braw provides a good overview of the plans in the Guardian. Hamburg's answer to climate change Hamburg is planning a green network that … Continue reading A green urban network being planned in Hamburg
Category: climate change
New OECD book on carbon prices
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a book, titled 'Effective Carbon Prices,' which synthesizes a number of case studies on carbon prices in 15 selected countries and sectors. The book provides estimates of the costs to society of reducing carbon dioxide emissions in 15 countries using different policy instruments in five sectors: … Continue reading New OECD book on carbon prices
Major reduction in US carbon emissions since 2010
The website Process, solutions for the process industries, describes the reduction in carbon emissions from large facilities that have taken place in the US since 2010. Are their comparable data for other countries? US carbon emissions down 10% since 2010 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released data showing that the amount of greenhouse … Continue reading Major reduction in US carbon emissions since 2010
Link of the week – IIED’s climate change programme
Check out http://www.iied.org/climate-change The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) will provide coverage will include daily video updates during the upcoming climate conference in Warsaw from Saleem Huq who has been doing this for several years. The videos are worth watching. But the website provides much more. Have a look. If your organisation is … Continue reading Link of the week – IIED’s climate change programme
UN Secretary-General launches SE4ALL energy efficiency hub
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) opened a new global centre for Energy Efficiency as part of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative. The Energy Efficiency Hub (EE Hub), in Copenhagen, Denmark, will seek to help “drastically increase” energy access, energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment. … Continue reading UN Secretary-General launches SE4ALL energy efficiency hub
New reports to watch out for
There is some valuable reading in store for you as you explore various aspects of sustainable energy. • Why energy efficiency needs to have priority as part of the Energiewende E3G, based in the UK, has come out with an important briefing paper on the energy transition (Energiewende) in Germany. E3G analysis shows that regardless … Continue reading New reports to watch out for
Assessing the impact of energy efficiency in America to reduce carbon emissions
Stephen Lacey writes in Greentech media about how complicated it is to determine what impact improved energy efficiency has had in reducing carbon emissions in the US. How Much Is Efficiency Helping America Slash Its Carbon Emissions? Energy wonks collectively gasped when the Energy Information Administration closed its doors briefly during the recent government … Continue reading Assessing the impact of energy efficiency in America to reduce carbon emissions
Is it time to take an entirely new approach to addressing climate change?
Jo Confino provides an excellent article in The Guardian about an entirely different approach to convincing people and governments to take action on climate change. We are always talking about innovation, thinking outside the box and paradigm shifts. What is worrying is that accurate facts in the climate change debate are essential but without emotional … Continue reading Is it time to take an entirely new approach to addressing climate change?
Dutch put crowdfunding on the map
The PRNewswire reports about a record breaking fund raising for households to by their own wind turbine. Crowdfunding is gaining momentum. Only recently the European Capacity Building Initiative (ECBI) published a report on crowdfunding and its potential to raise funding for clilmate action at the local level. Let EiD know of new efforts that you are … Continue reading Dutch put crowdfunding on the map
How the press reports on climate change
Fiona Harvey reports in the Guardian on a new study that shows that eight out of 10 stories focus on the uncertainties and risks associated with climate change. Interestingly, articles predominantly about "uncertainty" were judged to be those that included the voices of climate sceptics. So, what does this really mean? Read on. Majority … Continue reading How the press reports on climate change
