Update on Scotland’s green ambitions

The Energy Saving Trust has recently published its report on progress in Scotland entitled “Supporting Scotland’s Green Ambitions: December 2024 report.” The Energy Saving Trust receives many enquiries about how the programmes it delivers on behalf of the Scottish Government work and what changes they deliver on the ground. These are from both organisations seeking … Continue reading Update on Scotland’s green ambitions →

Shell had been caught out using “what in essence are fake carbon offsets”

Shell used rice-farming offsets for “carbon neutral” LNG campaign – but farmers and local authorities said no project activities took place. Matteo Civillini writes on the Climate Home News website about a rather serious form of greenwashing. How Shell greenwashed gas with sham Chinese carbon credits Since 2022, Shell has sold more than 20 … Continue reading Shell had been caught out using “what in essence are fake carbon offsets” →

There is a definite global crackdown against climate activists

In an article on the Guardian website Nina Lakhani discusses how the global crackdown against climate activists and groups seems to be clearly part of the fossil fuel industry’s strategy to crush dissent and keep burning the planet. This follows an article by Damien Gayle on the Guardian website earlier this week showing that research … Continue reading There is a definite global crackdown against climate activists →

Pioneering the use of theatre, music and visual arts to research issues around plastic pollution

The global plastics treaty negotiations meeting this week remain on a knife edge. In an article on The Conversation website, Cressida Bowyer, Associate Professor in Arts and Sustainability, University of Portsmouth and Erika Hughes, Professor of Theatre for Social Change, University of Portsmouth discuss how creative arts can disrupt this process and bring about a … Continue reading Pioneering the use of theatre, music and visual arts to research issues around plastic pollution →

Corporate lobbying at COP29

Friday the Guardian reported that there were over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29. It is timely that Christina Toenshoff, Assistant Professor of European Politics and Political Economy, Leiden University has written on The Conversation website for us to better understand what this lobbying is about. Thousands of corporate lobbyists … Continue reading Corporate lobbying at COP29 →

In Shakespeare’s England extreme weather pamphlets publicised tragic effects of earthquakes, floods and storms, much like our media today

Madeline Bassnett, Professor of Early Modern English Literature, Western University and Laurie Johnson, Professor in English Literature and Cultural Studies, University of Southern Queensland write on The Conversation about the parallels between now’s weather extremes and Shakespeare’s day in terms of England’s Little Ice Age. New insights from Shakespeare’s England reveal striking parallels to … Continue reading In Shakespeare’s England extreme weather pamphlets publicised tragic effects of earthquakes, floods and storms, much like our media today →

High schoolers are more interested and absorb more information about climate change when it’s presented as a game

In an article on The Conversation website, Ian Thacker, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, discusses the effectiveness of turning lessons into a game when discussing climate change. Interestingly, he ends with big remaining question: how to encourage teachers to implement effective climate change education in their classrooms. … Continue reading High schoolers are more interested and absorb more information about climate change when it’s presented as a game →

Energy in Demand News, September 29, 2024

Six weeks before COP29, the UN climate summit, the Climate Action Tracker rates host Azerbaijan’s climate action “critically insufficient.” The report came out during New York climate week, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The Climate Action Tracker assesses national climate plans and it said that Azerbaijan was one of the few … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 29, 2024 →

Language needs to be at the forefront of climate change education efforts

EiD has had several posts on the importance of communication to improve awareness and action in climate change. In an article on The Conversation website, Miki Mori, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the Université de Mayotte in Dembeni, Mayotte argues that language needs to be at the forefront of climate change education efforts. What are … Continue reading Language needs to be at the forefront of climate change education efforts →