In an article on The Conversation website, Fayola Helen Jacobs, Assistant Professor of urban planning, University of Minnesota; Candis Callison, Associate professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia; and Elizabeth Marino, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Oregon State University discuss how social sciences can help … Continue reading How social sciences can help address climate change
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The role of healthcare professionals as climate change educators
Dr. Mona Sarfaty, founder and emeritus executive director of our Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, writes on the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine website about the critical role physicians and health professionals play as effective educators and communicators on the human health impacts of climate change. How doctors should … Continue reading The role of healthcare professionals as climate change educators
New research into actions on climate change found a significant difference between women and men in their attitudes and behaviours
Hanna Bäck, Professor of Political Science, Lund University and Emma A. Renström (prev. Bäck), Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg write on The Conversation website about a recent study that showed that women tend to make more climate-friendly choices than men. What are your views? Women favour climate actions that benefit future generations … Continue reading New research into actions on climate change found a significant difference between women and men in their attitudes and behaviours
Energy in Demand News, March 10, 2024
The World Trade Organization's Thirteenth Ministerial Conference (MC13) recently took place in Abu Dhabi (February 26-March 2). In its energy update, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) wrote that “fossil fuel subsidy reform conversations have made marked progress at the WTO. Last week, the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform initiative—comprised of 48 members—delivered a new … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 10, 2024
Innovative climate protest: UK climate choir movement took over St Stephen’s Hall at Palace of Westminster in a peaceful and dramatic singing protest
Over 150 Climate Choir singers protested at parliament over the Rosebank North Sea oil field licensing on Thursday 7 March. They did so in style: occupying the Palace of Westminster while serenading onlookers – including MPs. Amelia Hill describes the event in an article on the Guardian website. There is now a YouTube video of … Continue reading Innovative climate protest: UK climate choir movement took over St Stephen’s Hall at Palace of Westminster in a peaceful and dramatic singing protest
New rules will force U.S. firms to divulge role in warming the planet
US regulators approve significantly scaled back climate disclosure rule. In an article on The Conversation website Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida, discusses why the requirements are weaker and what they mean for companies. For those of you wanting more, the Financial Times reports (behind a paywall) that ten US states petitioned … Continue reading New rules will force U.S. firms to divulge role in warming the planet
The world is off track to meet its climate goals and the public is to blame, claims chief executive of oil giant ExxonMobil
Dharna Noor and Oliver Milman write on the Guardian website about Darren Woods telling Fortune consumers not willing to pay for clean-energy transition. This has prompted a backlash from climate experts unsurprisingly. Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures The world is off track to meet its climate goals and … Continue reading The world is off track to meet its climate goals and the public is to blame, claims chief executive of oil giant ExxonMobil
How effective is carbon capture and storage as a means to decarbonise our economies?
In an article on the Scientific American website, Naomi Oreskes, professor of the history of science at Harvard University, argues that fossil-fuel companies use captured carbon dioxide to extract more fossil fuels, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO2. Is this your view? The False Promise of Carbon Capture as a Climate Solution … Continue reading How effective is carbon capture and storage as a means to decarbonise our economies?
New report discusses the challenges that Bangladesh is facing to adapt to climate change
The south Asian country is a world leader in climate adaptation, but without more funding the country will struggle to protect its people, a report from the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) warns. Thaslima Begum discusses the findings of the report in an article on the Guardian website. Why Bangladesh is … Continue reading New report discusses the challenges that Bangladesh is facing to adapt to climate change
Energy in Demand News, February 25, 2024
This weekend sees the first of three sessions of the European Citizens' Energy Efficiency Panel in Brussels with 150 European citizens discussing how energy may be used in the EU and how the energy system should change. Participants are focusing on different aspects of energy efficiency that consumers might encounter at home, in communities or … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 25, 2024
