Every day we are reading about what we should expect once the Trump administration takes over in January. Henry Fountain and Erica Goode provide a bit of a wake up call in an article in the New York Times about just how Trump can overturn the approach taken by Obama’s Administration. Trump Has Options … Continue reading Reviewing how Trump can overturn the Obama Administration’s efforts on climate policy
Category: climate policy
Understanding the role of improved energy efficiency in addressing climate change
Joshua S Hill writes a good article on the CleanTechnica website about a new report by the Carbon Trust on the important role of energy efficiency in our climate strategies. Energy Efficiency Key To Limiting Global Warming To 2°C A new report has shown that energy efficiency is the key to keeping the door … Continue reading Understanding the role of improved energy efficiency in addressing climate change
Latest update on climate finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the October update on global developments in climate finance. October 2016 Climate Finance Update: Developed Countries Issue Roadmap, Funds Approve Financing During the month of October, governments reached two major agreements aimed at reducing emissions and, with countries gearing up for the November UN Climate Change … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance
Stark warnings from Lord Stern
It is hard to believe it has been 10 years since the Stern Report. The report stated that climate change is the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen, presenting a unique challenge for economics. The report’s main conclusion was that the benefits of strong, early action on climate change far outweigh the costs of … Continue reading Stark warnings from Lord Stern
It’s time to be a bit radical if we are to be serious about addressing climate change
Andrew Simms, who co-founded the New Weather Institute, is a research associate at the Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex, and a fellow of the New Economics Foundation, writes an important article in The Guardian, arguing that choosing the best possible future means considering radical scenarios that align energy use and industry with … Continue reading It’s time to be a bit radical if we are to be serious about addressing climate change
Getting the warmth and cooling balance right for buildings can significantly reduce carbon emissions
Energy management of our buildings – residential and non-residential – is fundamental. Eric Williams, Associate Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology in the United States writes a good article on The Conversation website about how poor management of our heating and cooling needs can be a serious problem to employees as well as to … Continue reading Getting the warmth and cooling balance right for buildings can significantly reduce carbon emissions
One more important city reveals its low carbon plans
Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital, plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2040 by reversing urban sprawl and promoting walking, cycling and public transport. Senay Boztas discusses their plans in a recent article in The Guardian. Reykjavík: the geothermal city that aims to go carbon neutral Reykjavík used to be marketed as a … Continue reading One more important city reveals its low carbon plans
Win or lose, dominating view of US Republicans is not good for climate policies
This week, EiD has two posts related to the views of Republicans and aspects of sustainable energy and climate policies. Andrew Warren, a regular contributor to EiD, and chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, reflects in a BusinessGreen article on worrying developments in the US Donald Trump's campaign may be struggling, but his … Continue reading Win or lose, dominating view of US Republicans is not good for climate policies
China setting performance standards for industry to reduce overcapacity problems
Girish Shetti writes a good article on the China Topix website about recent policy changes in China to impose stricter environmental, safety, and energy efficiency standards. China to Impose Tough Environmental and Energy Efficiency Standards to Tackle Overcapacity To overcome overcapacity across key Industrial sectors, the Chinese government has decided to impose stricter environmental, … Continue reading China setting performance standards for industry to reduce overcapacity problems
More cities join the efforts to manage emissions and build resilience
It is encouraging to see how cities are increasingly embracing the need to take measures to lower the impact from global warming. There is a good article on the CDP website about recent developments that are most encouraging. Unprecedented global rise in cities disclosing climate strategies A record number of cities are now measuring … Continue reading More cities join the efforts to manage emissions and build resilience
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