In an article on the Business Green website, Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a friend of EiD, argues that Britain’s businesses stand to benefit from closer alignment between the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes. After all, British companies only left the EU scheme three years ago thanks to Brexit. … Continue reading UK businesses stand to benefit from closer alignment between the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes
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US Congressional investigators concluded that major oil companies had not only misled the public on climate change for decades, but also were continuing to misinform them about the industry’s preferred climate “solutions”— particularly biofuels and carbon capture
Amy Westervelt writes on the Vox website about the results of a three-year investigation that showed how the fossil fuel industry has continued to manipulate fake climate solutions that are still being promoted as the way forward to address climate change. What are your views? Oil companies sold the public on a fake climate … Continue reading US Congressional investigators concluded that major oil companies had not only misled the public on climate change for decades, but also were continuing to misinform them about the industry’s preferred climate “solutions”— particularly biofuels and carbon capture
Energy in Demand News, July 28, 2024
A task force convened by the UN secretary-general has criticised the use of carbon credits to offset emissions outside of state-regulated schemes. The Financial Times (behind a paywall) reports that the task force’s draft report opposes companies using credits “to cancel out their carbon dioxide footprint, putting it on a collision course with big oil … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 28, 2024
Britain’s energy transition: great expectations from carbon capture technology
Labour’s green pledge hinges on technology that is proving less transformative than hoped. A recent report raises concerns about its underperformance. In an article on the Telegraph website, Jonathan Leake discusses the main issues the new government is facing. Are we seeing the same concerns in other countries? How the failure of carbon capture … Continue reading Britain’s energy transition: great expectations from carbon capture technology
China is on the verge of bending its emissions curve from years of steep growth into a flat plateau
In an article on the New York Times website, Max Bearak discusses important developments in China. Analysts are seeing promising signs from the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. We can only hope this comes true. Why the Era of China’s Soaring Carbon Emissions Might Be Ending China, the world’s biggest source of planet-warming … Continue reading China is on the verge of bending its emissions curve from years of steep growth into a flat plateau
Energy in Demand News, July 21, 2024
The energy transition is proving to be quite a challenge. This week, the New York Times (behind a paywall) wondered why the oil industry is booming. High prices and growing demand have helped US oil producers take in record profits despite global efforts to spur greater use of renewable energy and electric cars. The article … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 21, 2024
Food’s role in climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of our time
In an article on The Conversation website, Hanqin Tian, Director and Institute Professor, Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston College; Eric Davidson, Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO; and Rona … Continue reading Food’s role in climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of our time
Tackling climate change and its consequences needs urgent investment
Moazzam Malik, managing director at the World Resources Institute and honorary professor at the UCL Policy Lab writes on the Climate Home News website, stating that a new global deal on financing is needed. He argues that a more effective framework led by the UN could involve a binding financial target, a role for emerging … Continue reading Tackling climate change and its consequences needs urgent investment
Energy in Demand News, July 14, 2024
Despite growing at an unprecedented rate last year, renewable energy sources are still not being deployed quickly enough to put the world on track to meet an international goal of tripling renewables by 2030, new data shows. According to figures published on Thursday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), renewables are the fastest-growing source … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 14, 2024
How companies calculate their carbon footprints
In an article on The Conversation website, Gianfranco Gianfrate, Professeur et directeur de recherche de l'EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute, EDHEC Business School, an international business school with more than 110 nationalities represented on campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, and Singapore, discusses how companies calculate their carbon footprints. How companies calculate their carbon footprints When … Continue reading How companies calculate their carbon footprints
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