Canada’s dilemma in reducing emissions while expanding its economy

If you were sitting on the world’s largest reserves of tar sands, would you be thinking you could expand production and yet reduce emissions? It is a dilemma. Konrad Yakabuski writes a thoughtful article in Canada’s Globe and Mail about this issue that faces more than Canada Can an expanding economy be a low-carbon … Continue reading Canada’s dilemma in reducing emissions while expanding its economy →

Pressure growing for shipping and aviation to take stronger steps to curb pollution

This is not the first time that both shipping and aviation have been criticised for not playing a more effective role in address environmental concerns, mainly with respect to climate change. Henry Fountain writes in the New York Times about the pressure on those two industries to play a greater role. Well, do we blame … Continue reading Pressure growing for shipping and aviation to take stronger steps to curb pollution →

Okay, what next?

While most countries came to a global agreement on climate change at the December conference in Paris, the hard part starts now. Chris Mooney writes a good article in the Washington Post about the difficulties in knowing how to reach those targets. This is an important read for EiD followers. Those ambitious global warming … Continue reading Okay, what next? →

Women to lead way for integrating climate change in corporate decision-making

We know that the corporate world has to play an increasingly important role in ensuring the goals from the Paris climate change conference in 2015 are met or bettered. Fiona Harvey writes in The Guardian about a new initiative of the UN to encourage female executives to demand action from their companies to stave off … Continue reading Women to lead way for integrating climate change in corporate decision-making →

Addressing climate change does not lead to economic decline

There is a lot of misunderstanding of the economic effects of shifting to a low carbon economy. Coral Davenport writes in the New York Times about a recent study by the World Resources Institute that shows there is increasing evidence of the decoupling of economic growth and carbon emissions. Can Economies Rise as Emissions … Continue reading Addressing climate change does not lead to economic decline →

Companies should have to incorporate climate change risks in their financial reports

Megan Darby writes in The Guardian about a recommendation from a lead analyst that companies should be required to disclose their climate risk exposure to avoid major legal issues – and probably much more. Bloomberg climate taskforce targets financial filings Climate risk information should form part of companies’ routine financial filings, a taskforce led … Continue reading Companies should have to incorporate climate change risks in their financial reports →

The impact of climate change on our weather conditions

Every day we are discussing the relationship between our increasingly strange weather patterns and the role of climate change. Nick Butler provides a thoughtful blog in the Financial Times, reviewing a recent study from the National Academy of Sciences. Climate, weather and the politics of energy Is climate change the cause of extreme weather … Continue reading The impact of climate change on our weather conditions →

The real challenge is keeping fossil fuel reserves in the ground

The transition to a low-carbon economy is not easy but we all know there is no choice. Rainer Baake, State secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, recently wrote an inspirational article in The Guardian of the important role industrialised nations have in this transition. Industrialised nations must lead an … Continue reading The real challenge is keeping fossil fuel reserves in the ground →

Is China now on a more sustainable path?

It is heartening to read that China’s carbon emissions may have peaked. There have been several articles on this important study by two groups at the London School of Economics. Chelsea Harvey provides a good account in the Washington Post. China vowed to peak carbon emissions by 2030. It could be way ahead of … Continue reading Is China now on a more sustainable path? →

Latest update on climate finance

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the February update on global developments in climate finance. February 2016 Climate Finance Update During the month of February, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the World Bank, … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance →