The first-ever United Nations global stock take warned that the world is significantly off track in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement in reaching a maximum of 1.5oC warming by 2050. We need every tool available working at full speed to reduce emissions and secure a liveable future for the planet. A high-integrity voluntary carbon market … Continue reading Blog by Steve Thorne: The Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM) – what has been learned so far… and where is it heading?
Category: GHG emissions
Introducing “Climate Impact Auctions”
The need to meet global climate goals has never been more pressing. Greenhouse-gas emissions from low- and middle-income countries, which contribute approximately 72 per cent of current global emissions, must decline without inhibiting development. High-income countries have committed to mobilise US$100 billion annually to support climate action in developing countries. In an article on the … Continue reading Introducing “Climate Impact Auctions”
Energy in Demand News, November 17, 2024
It has been quite a first week at COP29. Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, defended Azerbaijan’s current exports of gas and plans to expand production told world leaders gathered in his country for COP29 that natural gas was a “gift from God” and he shouldn’t be blamed for bringing it to market. Kicking off the leaders’ … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 17, 2024
Message to new Trump administration: improving energy efficiency is a cornerstone of a stable, competitive, affordable American economy
We have collectively been holding our breath to find out the impact on our energy and climate policies in American following the election on November 5th. Steven Nadel, Executive Director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) provides us with a strong argument of the importance of continuing with energy efficiency measures. The … Continue reading Message to new Trump administration: improving energy efficiency is a cornerstone of a stable, competitive, affordable American economy
Latest report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative on the status of the world’s ice stores: at a tipping point for irreversible loss and damage
Over 50 leading cryosphere scientists released their annual report on the status of the world’s ice stores this week at COP29 in Baku, warning of vastly higher impacts and costs to the global economy given accelerating losses in the world’s cryosphere (snow and ice regions). The State of the Cryosphere Report 2024, coordinated by the … Continue reading Latest report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative on the status of the world’s ice stores: at a tipping point for irreversible loss and damage
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
Although many countries have explicitly promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies to combat climate change, this has proven difficult to accomplish
Bruce Huber, Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame writes on The Conversation website about how difficult it is turning out to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they’re so hard to eliminate Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet … Continue reading Although many countries have explicitly promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies to combat climate change, this has proven difficult to accomplish
Energy in Demand News, November 10, 2024
The IEA’s Energy Efficiency 2024 report was published this week, just before COP29. Energy intensity improvements have decreased in the past year, even though nearly 200 countries agreed at COP28 to the goal of doubling the rate of progress, which would mean increasing intensity from 2% in 2022 to 4% by 2030. Yet, the IEA … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 10, 2024
Initial views on new Trump administration’s impact on climate policies
In an article on The Conversation website, Gautam Jain, Senior Research Scholar in Financing the Energy Transition, Columbia University discusses the impact on climate policy of the incoming Trump administration. What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change As the U.S. prepares for another Trump administration, … Continue reading Initial views on new Trump administration’s impact on climate policies
New IN-PLAN Practice to empower local and regional authorities to revolutionise their sustainable energy, climate, and spatial planning
The IN-PLAN project team this week has launched IN-PLAN Practice, an innovative and long-lasting support structure designed to assist local and regional authorities across Europe in effectively implementing their sustainable energy, climate, and spatial plans. Developed as part of a collaborative effort co-funded by the LIFE programme of the European Union, the IN-PLAN Practice aims … Continue reading New IN-PLAN Practice to empower local and regional authorities to revolutionise their sustainable energy, climate, and spatial planning
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