In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Josh Axelrod discusses how the world is set to breach the critical 1.5-degree temperature limit, with Donald Trump's US withdrawal from climate action worsening the outlook, according to a UN report. But there is a small silver lining. Rising emissions and temperatures: The cost of Trump's … Continue reading Beyond 1.5°C: why climate action matters more than ever
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North Sea oil: from public revenue to public liability?
Insulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil, research from E3G suggests. New fields simply add to growing clean-up costs as revenues fall away. Beth Walker discusses the research on the E3G website. … Continue reading North Sea oil: from public revenue to public liability?
Climate change is redrawing the world’s wine map
In an article on The Conversation website, Kathiana Luk, Andrew Dowdy and Hamish Clarke, all from The University of Melbourne, discuss how climate change is beginning to redraw the world’s wine map. Traditional regions are becoming hotter, drier and more fire-prone, while cooler places may become increasingly suitable for varieties previously grown much farther south. … Continue reading Climate change is redrawing the world’s wine map
How a distant war reached the kitchens of Nairobi
In an article on The Conversation website, Matthew Shupler, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, Harvard University; University of Liverpool, discusses hidden connection between distant geopolitical conflict and everyday energy and food poverty. The striking finding is that families in Nairobi responded to higher prices not simply by switching fuels, but by cooking less, … Continue reading How a distant war reached the kitchens of Nairobi
New ACEEE study: cutting energy waste in the United States could save $4.8 trillion, equal to $31,000 per household
Improving energy efficiency in buildings, transportation, and industry in the United States could save about $4.8 trillion in energy and related costs in the next decades—equivalent to almost $31,000 per household—a new report finds. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) study points to a key opportunity for policymakers as families face challenging home energy bills … Continue reading New ACEEE study: cutting energy waste in the United States could save $4.8 trillion, equal to $31,000 per household
How renewables shielded Britain from soaring gas prices
In an article on the Carbon Brief website, Simon Evans and Ho Woo Nam explain how the UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £1.7bn since the start of the Iran war, as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar. Analysis: Wind and solar have saved UK from gas … Continue reading How renewables shielded Britain from soaring gas prices
Accelerating the energy transition: EiiF gives us much to reflect on
The European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EiiF) has published a white paper this week that gives us some encouragement that we can achieve energy savings almost immediately and thus help reduce the pain we are suffering from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Europe is currently importing around 120 TWh of liquefied natural gas (LNG) … Continue reading Accelerating the energy transition: EiiF gives us much to reflect on
The economic case for electric vehicles is now improving
In an article on The Conversation website, Viet Nguyen-Tien, Research Economist, London School of Economics and Political Science; Gavin D. J. Harper, Research Fellow, Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials, University of Birmingham; and Robert Elliott, Professor of Economics, University of Birmingham discuss how the crisis at the Strait of Hormuz has been … Continue reading The economic case for electric vehicles is now improving
The hidden energy productivity gap: how industry could cut emissions without new technology
A new report suggests that there is a big gap between the energy performance of manufacturers around the world, with the potential for some of the least efficient to reduce their energy use without any loss of output. In an article in the April issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, Andrew Warren, Chair of … Continue reading The hidden energy productivity gap: how industry could cut emissions without new technology
There’s no bargain in climate denial — families pay either way
Meilan Yan, Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics, Loughborough University and Dalu Zhang, Lecturer in Finance, University of Leicester write on The Conversation website challenging the Trump administration that consumers will save money with the rollback of climate change legislation. Trump claims his pollution rollback will save Americans money – but climate change is raising … Continue reading There’s no bargain in climate denial — families pay either way
