Mitchell Beer writes on the Energy Mix website about a new report released this week, if countries all keep their promises to date under the Paris accord, their actions will reduce average global warming this century from 4.0 to 2.6°C. We’ve got big challenges and countries have to take this much more seriously. Paris … Continue reading While there have been improvements under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, countries’ promises to date will still mean dangerous heat, severe health impacts, and widening inequality for future generations
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The EU’s non-financial reporting (NFR) regulations relating to sustainability have strong implications for the Majority World, the countries and territories outside Europe and North America where most people live
In an article on The Conversation website, Mira Manini Tiwari, Research Associate at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute discusses the impact of the EU’s NFR regulations, at a time when global, systemic policy effects are more important than ever EU efforts to measure companies’ environmental impacts have global effects. … Continue reading The EU’s non-financial reporting (NFR) regulations relating to sustainability have strong implications for the Majority World, the countries and territories outside Europe and North America where most people live
Blog by Ellie Gabel: How infrastructure degradation impacts energy efficiency
Energy professionals, urban planners and policymakers are collaborating to fight persistent issues with outdated infrastructure. The U.S. demands modernization, primarily as power demands spike and efficiency drops. Systems will only continue to age and erode. What are the most prominent concerns jeopardizing electricity transmission, and what can you do to compensate for degrading equipment? Deterioration … Continue reading Blog by Ellie Gabel: How infrastructure degradation impacts energy efficiency
Australians could cut power bills by 90% if they made their homes more energy efficient, report finds
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has recently published a report on the benefits of focusing on the demand side. A focus on homes, not power plants, could halve energy bills Focusing on household solutions such as thermal upgrades, efficient electric appliances, solar, batteries and load-shifting would be an effective strategy … Continue reading Australians could cut power bills by 90% if they made their homes more energy efficient, report finds
Impact of climate change on bird migration
Migratory birds cover great distances to feed and breed, sometimes crossing continents and oceans in record time. Are they being impacted by rising global temperatures? On the Deutsche Welle website Melissa Escaria Parra discusses that impacty How climate change is altering bird migration Birds have always been a source of inspiration for humanity, with … Continue reading Impact of climate change on bird migration
Two scientists say they’ve built a tool that can calculate how much damage each oil company’s planet-warming pollution has caused
Nicolás Rivero writes on the Washington Post website about a new tool that two scientists have built to calculate damage from carbon emissions. Climate advocates hope this sort of model could result in court rulings that make polluters pay. The oil and gas industry contests the science. Scientists say they can calculate the cost … Continue reading Two scientists say they’ve built a tool that can calculate how much damage each oil company’s planet-warming pollution has caused
Creative writing workshop inspires climate action
In an article on The Conversation website, Cecilia Manosa Nyblon, Director, We Are the Possible Programme, University of Exeter and Sally Flint, Creative Lead, We Are the Possible programme, University of Exeter discuss the impact of a creative writing workshop they created at their university in 2021. How storytelling, creativity and collaborations can inspire … Continue reading Creative writing workshop inspires climate action
Trump’s new trade war upsets efforts to tackle the urgent issue of climate change
In an article on The Conversation website, Rakesh Gupta, Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance, Charles Darwin University, discusses the impact of the latest trade war on climate change. It does not include the latest changes in the past few days but it does give a good overview of the impact. What Donald Trump’s … Continue reading Trump’s new trade war upsets efforts to tackle the urgent issue of climate change
The American beef industry knew that raising cattle was a significant source of planet-warming emissions as early as 1989
New research finds the industry’s campaigns to confuse the public about beef’s climate impact go back longer than previously recognised. Georgina Gustin discusses the findings in an article on the National Observer website. The American beef Industry understood its climate impact decades ago The American beef industry knew that raising cattle was a significant source … Continue reading The American beef industry knew that raising cattle was a significant source of planet-warming emissions as early as 1989
Chart of the week from DWS
DWS, the German asset management company, has published an important “chart of the week” discussing the financial impact on Europe’s economies because of the inefficient use of energy. What are your views? Securing Europe’s security and growth with less energy waste: Europe's economies wasted billions of euros through the inefficient use of energy Europe’s … Continue reading Chart of the week from DWS
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 