There have been recent attacks by Republican-led states in the US against investors and insurers who integrate the risks of climate change into their business models. Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University writes on The Conversation website that, while voices may have changed, for the most part actions have not. Fewer … Continue reading Silencing climate voices in the insurance industry, but not actions
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ExxonMobil continues to maintain that deep decarbonisation would degrade living standards
ExxonMobil's flagrant attempts to undermine climate policies deserve more widespread opprobrium, writes Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation (BEEF) and a friend of EiD on the Business Green website. With ExxonMobil acting this way, the global climate conference (COP28) later this year in Dubai is going to be quite a showdown with … Continue reading ExxonMobil continues to maintain that deep decarbonisation would degrade living standards
Our climate transition: American insurance companies, tired of losing money, are raising rates, restricting coverage or pulling out of some areas altogether
The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas. Christopher Flavelle, Jill Cowan and Ivan Penn discuss latest developments in an article on the New York Times website. Are there similar trends in your country? Climate Shocks Are … Continue reading Our climate transition: American insurance companies, tired of losing money, are raising rates, restricting coverage or pulling out of some areas altogether
Concerns about the resilience of the Earth system
Steven J Lade, Australian National University; Ben Stewart-Koster, Griffith University; Stuart Bunn, Griffith University; Syezlin Hasan, Griffith University; and Xuemei Bai, Australian National University write on The Conversation website discuss a recent assessment of boundaries that quantified the harms to people from changes to the Earth system. What are your views? It’s not just … Continue reading Concerns about the resilience of the Earth system
Suing over the cost of climate change in the US
Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School and John Dernbach, Professor of Law, Widener University discuss the many lawsuits against Big Oil over climate change in an article on The Conversation website. More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got … Continue reading Suing over the cost of climate change in the US
Climate change policy – something is still missing: stringent policies to eliminate methane emissions
Maria Olczak, Queen Mary University of London; Andris Piebalgs,European University Institute; and Paul Balcombe, Queen Mary University of London write on The Conversation website about the need for better policies to reduce methane emissions. Methane must fall to slow global heating – but only 13% of emissions are actually regulated Methane – a potent … Continue reading Climate change policy – something is still missing: stringent policies to eliminate methane emissions
Excessive personal consumption needs to be addressed in our climate strategies
Fernando Valladares from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Spain, in an article on The Conversation website, discusses a study that found that rich people leave a disproportionately large carbon footprint, and that the share of global emissions for which they are responsible is increasing and there is a need to tax the … Continue reading Excessive personal consumption needs to be addressed in our climate strategies
Methane leaks alone from Turkmenistan’s two main fossil fuel fields caused more global warming in 2022 than the entire carbon emissions of the UK
Leaks of potent greenhouse gas could be easily fixed, say experts, and would rapidly reduce global heating. In an article on the Guardian website, Damian Carrington discusses latest developments. ‘Mind-boggling’ methane emissions from Turkmenistan revealed Methane leaks alone from Turkmenistan’s two main fossil fuel fields caused more global heating in 2022 than the entire … Continue reading Methane leaks alone from Turkmenistan’s two main fossil fuel fields caused more global warming in 2022 than the entire carbon emissions of the UK
The average temperature at the planet’s surface is about 1.2℃ hotter than in the pre-industrial era – are we moving out of the Goldilocks zone?
Andrew King from the University of Melbourne and Steven Sherwood at UNSW Sydney write on The Conversation about their concerns about the impact of GHG emissions. Two trillion tonnes of greenhouse gases, 25 billion nukes of heat: are we pushing Earth out of the Goldilocks zone? Since the 18th century, humans have been taking … Continue reading The average temperature at the planet’s surface is about 1.2℃ hotter than in the pre-industrial era – are we moving out of the Goldilocks zone?
A board game challenges players to decarbonise New York City
A board game give players a quick grounding in what solving climate change actually means, in a physical and social sense, based on demand of energy and the types of renewable or carbon neutral generation that can supply 8 million New Yorkers. Alyson Krueger describes the game in an article on the New York Times … Continue reading A board game challenges players to decarbonise New York City
