Amy Westervelt writes on the Vox website about the results of a three-year investigation that showed how the fossil fuel industry has continued to manipulate fake climate solutions that are still being promoted as the way forward to address climate change. What are your views? Oil companies sold the public on a fake climate … Continue reading US Congressional investigators concluded that major oil companies had not only misled the public on climate change for decades, but also were continuing to misinform them about the industry’s preferred climate “solutions”— particularly biofuels and carbon capture
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Sports have good reason for caring about sustainability: Olympic progress toward sustainability
In an article on The Conversation website, Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan writes about why the Paris Olympics is promoting sustainability. Given the heat this week in Paris, something has to happen to promote sustainability. Readers are encouraged to read the article written in the Guardian by Damian Carrington … Continue reading Sports have good reason for caring about sustainability: Olympic progress toward sustainability
Energy in Demand News, July 28, 2024
A task force convened by the UN secretary-general has criticised the use of carbon credits to offset emissions outside of state-regulated schemes. The Financial Times (behind a paywall) reports that the task force’s draft report opposes companies using credits “to cancel out their carbon dioxide footprint, putting it on a collision course with big oil … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 28, 2024
Extreme heat from climate change shown to have serious effect on mental health
In an article on The Conversation website, Peter Crank,Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Waterloo in Canada discusses the impact of extreme health on our mental well-being. Climate change and mental health: How extreme heat can affect mental illnesses During heat waves, hospital admissions for mental health spike. The past 10 years were the … Continue reading Extreme heat from climate change shown to have serious effect on mental health
Britain’s energy transition: great expectations from carbon capture technology
Labour’s green pledge hinges on technology that is proving less transformative than hoped. A recent report raises concerns about its underperformance. In an article on the Telegraph website, Jonathan Leake discusses the main issues the new government is facing. Are we seeing the same concerns in other countries? How the failure of carbon capture … Continue reading Britain’s energy transition: great expectations from carbon capture technology
EnerWhizz Training Camp: Quiz Your Way Into Energy Efficiency
The EENOVA Quiz is an initiative to raise awareness about the EENOVA project and energy challenges in the food value chain through an online game. The quiz aims to educate participants about the food chain's reliance on fossil fuels by engaging them in a brief, timed quiz consisting of yes-or-no questions based on the latest … Continue reading EnerWhizz Training Camp: Quiz Your Way Into Energy Efficiency
China is on the verge of bending its emissions curve from years of steep growth into a flat plateau
In an article on the New York Times website, Max Bearak discusses important developments in China. Analysts are seeing promising signs from the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. We can only hope this comes true. Why the Era of China’s Soaring Carbon Emissions Might Be Ending China, the world’s biggest source of planet-warming … Continue reading China is on the verge of bending its emissions curve from years of steep growth into a flat plateau
Have you ever felt it difficult to express your climate anxiety in conversation with older relatives?
In an article on The Conversation website, Crystal Chokshi, Assistant professor, School of Communication Studies, Mount Royal University in Canada writes about discussions about climate change with older relatives. Climate change is making communication harder as temperatures flare tempers and we struggle with the right words to describe our global circumstances. Crystal Chokshi provides three … Continue reading Have you ever felt it difficult to express your climate anxiety in conversation with older relatives?
Blueprints for a low energy economy
Is the new UK government prepared to rise to the challenge of investing in energy efficiency measures and reducing the country’s energy use? asks Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation in an article in the July/August issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry. In recognition of the new Government's determination to deliver … Continue reading Blueprints for a low energy economy
Climate friendly Paris Olympic Games focused on low carbon, repurposed construction
Ciaran Varley and Dave Lockwood write on the Guardian website how the Paris Olympics are doing their best to be the greenest ever. EiD did an earlier post on the Paris Olympics in April that gives more background. Recycled bottle tops and tables made from shuttlecocks - the greenest Olympics? The organising committee of … Continue reading Climate friendly Paris Olympic Games focused on low carbon, repurposed construction
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 