International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol tells Ajit Niranjan of Deutsche Welle that existing oil fields, gas wells and coal mines are "more than enough" if the world is serious about its climate goals. IEA chief slams climate 'contradictions' from oil companies The head of the powerful International Energy Agency (IEA), a Paris-based … Continue reading Companies increasing fossil fuel production are contradicting goals to stop the planet heating according to head of IEA
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We need “no-regrets solutions” to address the climate transition
Decarbonising industry will be require to change equipment but also promote technical progress in clean alternatives while encouraging citizens and companies to reduce their consumption. Philippe Escande discusses the challenges in a column on the Le Monde website. 'The climate transition is a transformation similar in magnitude to past industrial revolutions' The ArcelorMittal steel … Continue reading We need “no-regrets solutions” to address the climate transition
The tone of how we share information on climate change can greatly affect how people engage with it
Anastasia Denisova, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of Westminster, writes on The Conversation website about the impact of communication. She argues that there are better ways than doomism to post about climate change on social media to help motivate people to act. Climate doomism is bad storytelling – hope is much more effective at … Continue reading The tone of how we share information on climate change can greatly affect how people engage with it
The world’s existing fleet of coal-fired plants grew by 19.5GW last year, of which more than half was commissioned in China
The world needs to stop building new plants and close existing ones at almost five times the current rate to meet Paris agreement goals. In order to meet the Paris climate agreement, all coal-fired plants need to be closed by 2040 and no new ones can come online but such is not the case at … Continue reading The world’s existing fleet of coal-fired plants grew by 19.5GW last year, of which more than half was commissioned in China
Swiss seniors sue government in rights court over climate
The European Court of Human Rights will hear a case brought by Swiss senior citizens against their government over alleged inaction in preventing climate change. EURACTIV provides a news item on its website of latest developments. Elderly Swiss women bring European court’s first climate case Thousands of elderly Swiss women have joined forces in … Continue reading Swiss seniors sue government in rights court over climate
What the new head of the World Bank needs to cope with
Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University, writes on The Conversation website about what the next head of the World Bank needs to do to address our climate and debit crises. It should be noted that Ajay Banga is the only candidate for World Bank president. Can this former CEO fix the … Continue reading What the new head of the World Bank needs to cope with
Rather than embrace the task of decarbonising the Australian economy, the new government is going all out to exploit fossil fuels
Richard Denniss, Adjunct Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University writes on The Conversation website about the impact that new fossil fuel projects in Australia will have. It will be interesting how the Australian government explains this at COP28. Australia’s 116 new coal, oil and gas projects equate to … Continue reading Rather than embrace the task of decarbonising the Australian economy, the new government is going all out to exploit fossil fuels
Increased risk of extreme heat and droughts amid climate change could impact nuclear plants
Muriel Boselli writes on the Montel news website that France faces major problems with its nuclear fleet because of the impact of climate change. Regardless of one’s position on nuclear energy, France is heavily dependent on it. Could this lead to a re-think of its entire energy strategy? What are your views? Climate change … Continue reading Increased risk of extreme heat and droughts amid climate change could impact nuclear plants
“The highly profitable and fast-growing bottled water industry is masking the failure of public systems to supply reliable drinking water for all”
As the bottled water market grows, it is more important than ever to strengthen legislation that regulates the industry and its water quality standards. Such legislation can impact bottled water quality control, groundwater exploitation, land use, plastic waste management, carbon emissions, finance and transparency obligations, to mention a few. Zeineb Bouhlel and Vladimir Smakhtin from … Continue reading “The highly profitable and fast-growing bottled water industry is masking the failure of public systems to supply reliable drinking water for all”
A new paper argues there’s another way to hold big oil accountable for climate damage: trying companies for homicide
Authors of a paper accepted for publication in the Harvard Environmental Law Review argue firms are ‘killing members of the public at an accelerating rate.’ The paper is rooted in part in the growing body of evidence fossil fuel companies knew of the harm their products caused and misled the public about them. Brian Kahn … Continue reading A new paper argues there’s another way to hold big oil accountable for climate damage: trying companies for homicide
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