In an article on The Conversation website, Simon H. Lee, Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, University of St Andrews; Hayley J. Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts, Newcastle University; and Paul Davies, Chief Meteorologist, Met Office and Visiting Professor, Newcastle University discuss how traditional thinking about the climate falls short when the climate itself is rapidly … Continue reading Understanding extreme weather
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The more successful the IPCC becomes in disseminating climate knowledge, the more deeply imbued in climate politics it becomes
In an article on The Conversation website, Hannah Hughes, Senior Lecturer International Politics and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University writes about the political struggles at the IPCC to get the next phase underway. EiD’s last newsletter highlighted the most recent IPCC meetings that recently ended. Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will … Continue reading The more successful the IPCC becomes in disseminating climate knowledge, the more deeply imbued in climate politics it becomes
The important role climate social scientists play
In an article on The Conversation website, Matthew Hoffmann, Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of Environmental Governance Lab, University of Toronto discusses the important role that climate social scientists can play to help us address climate change. In a survey of many of these social scientists, importantly there’s a conscious commitment to positivity in … Continue reading The important role climate social scientists play
New atlas of unburnable oil for supply-side climate policies
Jess Thomson writes on the Newsweek website about a map that shows oil that must be left alone. The selection of the resources that need to stay under the ground compared with those that can be extracted is a crucial step on the way to imagining and constructing an effective international system to leave a … Continue reading New atlas of unburnable oil for supply-side climate policies
How social sciences can help address climate change
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
Meeting Hannah Ritchie: the ‘techno-realist’ discusses climate change
In an article on the CBC News website, Sheena Goodyear interviews Hannah Ritchie, a University of Oxford data and environmental scientist, who calls for ‘urgent optimism’ in her newly published book Not The End of the World. This scientist was paralyzed by the threat of climate change. How she found hope It's hard to … Continue reading Meeting Hannah Ritchie: the ‘techno-realist’ discusses climate change
Energy in Demand News, January 21, 2024
The EU taxonomy is a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework and an important market transparency tool. It is designed to help direct investments to the economic activities most needed for the transition, in line with the European Green Deal objectives. Controversially, nuclear and gas activities are included, prompting legal challenges by some NGOs … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 21, 2024
New report from EU climate Advisory Board: focus on immediate implementation and continued action to achieve EU climate goals
In a new report published this week, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change recommends a series of actions to put the EU on track towards climate neutrality. Some recommendations require immediate action and others should be considered when shaping the EU's post-2030 climate policy framework. Based on an assessment of more than 80 … Continue reading New report from EU climate Advisory Board: focus on immediate implementation and continued action to achieve EU climate goals
Some reaction to the complexity of transitioning away from fossil fuels
In an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter of the Washington Post, Ishaan Tharoor analyses some of the important decarbonisation issues from COP28. U.N. climate talks chart a complex course away from fossil fuels At the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai, dubbed COP28, which drew to a close this week, tens of thousands of … Continue reading Some reaction to the complexity of transitioning away from fossil fuels
COP28 agreement “falls short in addressing the use of fossil fuels at the heart of the climate crisis”
In an article on The Conversation website, Alaa Al Khourdajie, Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London; Chris Bataille, Adjunct Research Fellow in Energy and Climate Policy, Columbia University; and Lars J Nilsson, Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund University in Sweden argue that the approach agreed upon at COP28 is … Continue reading COP28 agreement “falls short in addressing the use of fossil fuels at the heart of the climate crisis”
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