The Zimbabwean government is racing against time to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7: affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. However, the race towards green energy is top-down and mostly privatised. New technology is being introduced or sold to individuals or small families, but renewable energy is not being … Continue reading Zimbabwe’s energy transition
Category: climate change
How communities are coming together to retrofit their homes and take important steps to address climate change
From weekly skills-sharing to rewilding streets, communities in Britain are working to improve the planet while bolstering the health of people. Hazel Sheffield discusses some of the initiatives underway in an article on the Guardian website. ‘Building something better’: the UK residents retrofitting their homes amid the climate crisis At first glance, Melrose Avenue … Continue reading How communities are coming together to retrofit their homes and take important steps to address climate change
The more successful the IPCC becomes in disseminating climate knowledge, the more deeply imbued in climate politics it becomes
In an article on The Conversation website, Hannah Hughes, Senior Lecturer International Politics and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University writes about the political struggles at the IPCC to get the next phase underway. EiD’s last newsletter highlighted the most recent IPCC meetings that recently ended. Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will … Continue reading The more successful the IPCC becomes in disseminating climate knowledge, the more deeply imbued in climate politics it becomes
Hopes have grown that AI may also help humanity tackle global environmental problems such as climate change
In an article on The Conversation website, Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University and Seyedali Mirjalili, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Business and Hospitality, Torrens University Australia discuss how artificial intelligence can help address many of our global environmental problems. From climate change to landfill, AI promises to … Continue reading Hopes have grown that AI may also help humanity tackle global environmental problems such as climate change
Energy in Demand News, August 4, 2024
You may remember that in March 2023, the final instalment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) was published. This eight-year long undertaking from the world’s most authoritative scientific body on climate change detailed the devastating consequences of rising GHG emissions around the world — the destruction of homes, the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 4, 2024
New OECD report on which SMEs are greening
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) could play a pivotal role in the pursuit of climate objectives. SMEs have a significant carbon footprint on aggregate, but they can also contribute to reaching net zero through their innovations and commitment to the use of environmentally friendly practices. This study develops a novel metric to identify environmental engagement, … Continue reading New OECD report on which SMEs are greening
This latest global call to action on extreme heat emphasises four critical areas of response
In an article on The Conversation website, Rachel Kyte, Professor of Practice in Climate Policy, University of Oxford and former CEO of Sustainable Energy for All, discusses how extreme heat can be tackled. What are your views? How a global pact could tackle extreme heat The UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has made an … Continue reading This latest global call to action on extreme heat emphasises four critical areas of response
Fashion brands are failing to act on decarbonisation
Almost a quarter of the world’s biggest fashion brands, such as Reebok, Tom Ford and DKNY, do not have a public plan for decarbonisation, a report has found. In its latest transparency ranking, Fashion Revolution calls out the lack of progress towards fashion’s climate goals. The critical path to decarbonisation — and a just transition … Continue reading Fashion brands are failing to act on decarbonisation
How Solar Power Can Deliver Water Savings, Farm Success, and a Healthier Environment
The Union of Concerned Scientists have published a new fact sheet on the Maven’s Notebook website that focuses on how agrivoltaic and ecovoltaic solar energy systems can increase renewable energy production, reduce agricultural water use, and provide financial benefits for landowners and farmers. UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS: The benefits of integrating solar energy with … Continue reading How Solar Power Can Deliver Water Savings, Farm Success, and a Healthier Environment
UK businesses stand to benefit from closer alignment between the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes
In an article on the Business Green website, Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a friend of EiD, argues that Britain’s businesses stand to benefit from closer alignment between the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes. After all, British companies only left the EU scheme three years ago thanks to Brexit. … Continue reading UK businesses stand to benefit from closer alignment between the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes
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