In an article on The Conversation website, Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford provides an excellent overview of the important issues that will dominate COP28. COP28 begins: 4 issues that will determine if the UN climate summit is a success, from methane to money The United Nations climate conference is underway … Continue reading Key issues that will dominate COP28
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Climate textbooks removed from Texas state science curriculum
Although Texas adopted standards in 2021 that requires eighth-graders be taught the basics about climate change, some argue that measure does not go far enough. Republican board member condemns photos in some textbooks for being unfairly critical of oil and gas industry. Texas’s Republican-controlled education board voted on Friday not to include several climate textbooks … Continue reading Climate textbooks removed from Texas state science curriculum
“Regardless of an individual’s stated environmental opinion and beliefs most opted for the easiest, but least impactful options”
In an article on The Conversation website, Alice Brock and Ian Williams of the University of Southampton discuss how too many of us, while aware of climate change and its impact, are simply too complacent to take effective action. Do you agree with them? Climate complacency: study finds even the most informed people would … Continue reading “Regardless of an individual’s stated environmental opinion and beliefs most opted for the easiest, but least impactful options”
Canada’s “climate adaptation gap” needs to change
In an article on The Conversation website, Will Greaves, Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Victoria and Yvonne Su, Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies at York University, Canada write about the need in Canada to take an entirely new approach to address the climate disasters that are devastating the … Continue reading Canada’s “climate adaptation gap” needs to change
Changing how we think about climate action just might change what we do
Daniel Steel from the University of British Columbia, C. Tyler DesRoches from Arizona State University and Kian Mintz-Woo from the University College Cork write on The Conversation website about the need to abandon viewing our climate actions as a sacrifice. Do you agree? Effective climate action requires us to abandon viewing our efforts as … Continue reading Changing how we think about climate action just might change what we do
New EEA briefing on benefits of nature-based climate adaptation
Nature-based solutions, such as restoring wetlands in flood-prone areas or green infrastructure to reduce heat island effects in cities, need to be scaled up and expanded to help Europe better cope with the impacts of climate change. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published this week, assesses the current state of such climate adaptation projects … Continue reading New EEA briefing on benefits of nature-based climate adaptation
While Europe is battered by the climate crisis, governments must reassure voters that green costs will be fairly shared
In an article on the Guardian website, Francesco Grillo, visiting fellow at the European University Institute, Florence and director of the thinktank Vision asks a pertinent question: how can we put the climate crisis back at the top of the agenda, for politicians and the public alike? Climate fatigue isn’t a sign that Europeans … Continue reading While Europe is battered by the climate crisis, governments must reassure voters that green costs will be fairly shared
“From a psychology point of view, motivating us to take action on climate is a wicked problem”
In an article on The Conversation website, Jeff Rotman. Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Consumer Psychology & Co-Director of the Better Consumption Lab at Deakin University in Australia discusses our behaviour from a psychological point of view. Misinformation and doubt are particularly damaging to climate action. They let us feel OK about inaction. He concludes: … Continue reading “From a psychology point of view, motivating us to take action on climate is a wicked problem”
Energy in Demand News, November 5th, 2023
The negotiations taking place before a climate conference are always complicated. This is proving true this year as well. The Financial Times reports (behind a paywall) that western countries have clashed with Saudi Arabia over the role it should play to “kick-start a UN fund to help poorer countries deal with the loss and damage … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 5th, 2023
New research assesses the size and uncertainty of remaining carbon budgets
Chris Smith, Senior Research Fellow in Climate Science at the University of Leeds and Robin Lamboll, Research Fellow in Atmospheric Science at Imperial College London write on The Conversation website about new research they are involved in that effectively gives the world just six years to get to net zero. Will anyone listen? Carbon … Continue reading New research assesses the size and uncertainty of remaining carbon budgets
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