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
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New EEA briefing on environmental impact of textile consumption in Europe
Textile consumption in Europe causes significant pressures on the environment and climate. Part of these pressures comes from returned and unsold textiles that are destroyed and never used for their intended purpose. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing looks at the issue and estimates the share of returned and unsold textiles that are destroyed … Continue reading New EEA briefing on environmental impact of textile consumption in Europe
New analysis helped design a new climate intervention app that can empower people to make more environmentally conscious decisions at governmental, community and household levels
New research by an international team of more than 250 scientists studied several environmental interventions and the way people responded to them in 63 countries. Chiara Longoni, Associate Professor, Marketing and Social Science, Bocconi University and Kimberly Doell, Senior Researcher in Environmental and Climate Change Psychology, Universität Wien discuss the findings in an article on … Continue reading New analysis helped design a new climate intervention app that can empower people to make more environmentally conscious decisions at governmental, community and household levels
A whole ecosystem has developed in France over the past two years around rail travel, seen by young urbanites as the antithesis of polluting airplanes
From specialised media platforms to travel agencies and influencers, a whole ecosystem has developed in France over the past two years around rail travel, seen by young urbanites as the antithesis of polluting airplanes. In an article on the Le Monde website, Jessica Gourdon discusses how young people are taking a more sustainable approach to … Continue reading A whole ecosystem has developed in France over the past two years around rail travel, seen by young urbanites as the antithesis of polluting airplanes
Switzerland’s KlimaSeniorinnen “among those fighting hardest for a livable future”
Switzerland’s KlimaSeniorinnen are taking the Swiss government to the European court of human rights for doing too little to tackle the climate crisis. Ajit Niranjan writes on the Guardian website about the approach these retired women are taking to address climate change. ‘We have a responsibility’: the older women suing Switzerland to demand climate … Continue reading Switzerland’s KlimaSeniorinnen “among those fighting hardest for a livable future”
Reform of EU electricity market design: Council and Parliament reach deal
Members states and the European Parliament found a deal on Thursday to stabilise prices and favour investment in decarbonated energy. The deal is described in an article on the Le Monde website. The European Council’s press release on the agreement is here. European Union reaches deal to reform electricity market The European Union reached … Continue reading Reform of EU electricity market design: Council and Parliament reach deal
The richest 10% are responsible for half of all global emissions
Carbon emissions of richest 10% are up to 40 times bigger than poorest, and ignoring divide may make ending climate crisis impossible, experts say. Damian Carrington discusses recent analysis in an article on the Guardian website. Revealed: the huge climate impact of the middle classes The richest 10% of people in many countries cause … Continue reading The richest 10% are responsible for half of all global emissions
“Regardless of an individual’s stated environmental opinion and beliefs most opted for the easiest, but least impactful options”
In an article on The Conversation website, Alice Brock and Ian Williams of the University of Southampton discuss how too many of us, while aware of climate change and its impact, are simply too complacent to take effective action. Do you agree with them? Climate complacency: study finds even the most informed people would … Continue reading “Regardless of an individual’s stated environmental opinion and beliefs most opted for the easiest, but least impactful options”
“From a psychology point of view, motivating us to take action on climate is a wicked problem”
In an article on The Conversation website, Jeff Rotman. Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Consumer Psychology & Co-Director of the Better Consumption Lab at Deakin University in Australia discusses our behaviour from a psychological point of view. Misinformation and doubt are particularly damaging to climate action. They let us feel OK about inaction. He concludes: … Continue reading “From a psychology point of view, motivating us to take action on climate is a wicked problem”
One particularly significant strategy the oil industry has adopted is to place responsibility for climate change mitigation and adaptation on the individual
In an article on The Conversation website, Sarah M. Munoz, Doctoral researcher in political science at the Université de Montréal discusses how oil companies have effectively made consumers responsible for curbing the climate crisis. What are your views? How oil companies put the responsibility for climate change on consumers The political response to the … Continue reading One particularly significant strategy the oil industry has adopted is to place responsibility for climate change mitigation and adaptation on the individual
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 