Patricia Lane & McKenna Corvello write on the National Observer website about an initiative by a Canadian university graduate student to equip the next generation to be emotionally resilient climate leaders. What are your views? Equipping emotionally resilient climate leaders McKenna Corvello helps youth become resilient in the face of climate change. This 23-year-old … Continue reading Helping youth become resilient in the face of climate change
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EEA review of EU’s Climate-ADAPT online platform
While European countries have made considerable progress in putting in place policies to adapt to climate change, the pace and scale of adaptation actions need to increase and widen to cover more areas like the health, agriculture, and forestry sectors. A European Environment Agency (EEA) review of the EU’s Climate-ADAPT online platform, published recently, shows … Continue reading EEA review of EU’s Climate-ADAPT online platform
Blog by Stephen Davies: Natural gas is ‘clean’: unveiling the myth and proposing a sustainable alternative
The imperative to pivot toward sustainable energy practices has never been more critical, given the escalating climate emergency facing our planet. Against this backdrop, many are telling people that natural gas is a ‘clean’ alternative to conventional fossil fuels. However, this assertion skims over the complex, often detrimental environmental ramifications associated with its extraction and … Continue reading Blog by Stephen Davies: Natural gas is ‘clean’: unveiling the myth and proposing a sustainable alternative
For the EU to meet its climate goals, a strong policy push is needed to redirect financial flows towards transition financing
In a news item on the Euractiv website, a new report by the European Climate Neutrality Observatory provides the state of EU progress to climate neutrality, emphasising investment really needs to ramp up. EU needs to double investment to meet climate goals: report The European Union needs to double targeted investment to meet its … Continue reading For the EU to meet its climate goals, a strong policy push is needed to redirect financial flows towards transition financing
The important role climate social scientists play
In an article on The Conversation website, Matthew Hoffmann, Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of Environmental Governance Lab, University of Toronto discusses the important role that climate social scientists can play to help us address climate change. In a survey of many of these social scientists, importantly there’s a conscious commitment to positivity in … Continue reading The important role climate social scientists play
New EEA report on how can Europe stay the course on sustainability amid shocks and crises
How can Europe stay the course on sustainability amid shocks and crises? How do we anchor environment and climate priorities with other emerging ones like security, competitiveness and fairness without losing sight of the long-term sustainability objective of ‘living well within the limits of our planet’? A new strategic foresight report, published by the European … Continue reading New EEA report on how can Europe stay the course on sustainability amid shocks and crises
Energy in Demand News, June 30, 2024
Some of the world's biggest companies (including IKEA and Unilever), finance houses, cities and regions have joined forces to urge governments to increase their climate ambition ahead of a February 2025 deadline to deliver their emission-cutting plans to the United Nations. The coalition is named Mission 2025. It is convened by Groundswell - a collaboration … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 30, 2024
Denmark to impose world’s first carbon tax on farmers
The world’s first emissions tax on agriculture will require farmers to pay for greenhouse gas pollution from livestock. In an article on the Guardian website, Ajit Niranjan discusses the Danish plans. Belching livestock to incur green levy in Denmark from 2030 Farmers in Denmark will have to pay for planet-heating pollutants that their cattle … Continue reading Denmark to impose world’s first carbon tax on farmers
80 percent of people globally want stronger climate action by governments according to UN Development Programme survey
The UN asked 75,000 people in 77 countries for their views on climate change – and the results show widespread concern and support for action. Joe Lo writes on the Climate Change News website about five things we learned from the survey. To see the complete tables, please to go the link at the end … Continue reading 80 percent of people globally want stronger climate action by governments according to UN Development Programme survey
The Modernisation Fund accused of repeatedly allocating public money to waste incineration and fossil gas projects
As global temperatures continue to soar and climate disasters hit the most vulnerable, the EU’s little-known Modernisation Fund is propping up unsustainable energy infrastructure. The CEE Bankwatch Network writes on its website about such financing. What are your views? EU climate fund bankrolling dirty energy expansion Yesterday, 24 June, in its latest disbursement round, … Continue reading The Modernisation Fund accused of repeatedly allocating public money to waste incineration and fossil gas projects
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