An investigation led by Voxeurop in partnership with the Guardian and other media partners finds EU-regulated funds touting ethical credentials include fast fashion labels and fossil fuel companies. Ajit Niranjan, Giorgio Michalopoulos and Stefano Valentino discuss the findings of the investigation in an article on the Guardian website. EU-regulated ‘sustainable’ funds invest £14bn in … Continue reading “Pension savers and the general public are being misled when it comes to sustainable finance”
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How do we value the benefits from investing in a climate transition that will occur over decades, against the immediate cost-of-living pressures faced by households and businesses today?
This question arises all the time, especially when there are cost of living pressures. In a well-argued article on The Conversation website, Anupama Sen, Head of Policy Engagement, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford and Fellow in Environmental Change, Reuben College, University of Oxford, University of Oxford; and Sam Fankhauser, Professor … Continue reading How do we value the benefits from investing in a climate transition that will occur over decades, against the immediate cost-of-living pressures faced by households and businesses today?
Factors outside our control have huge influence on our health
In an article on The Conversation website, Nick Chartres, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney and Lisa Bero, Chief Scientist, Center for Bioethics and Humanities and Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus discuss how corporations have exposed us to products that can have a … Continue reading Factors outside our control have huge influence on our health
Megacities in Africa face adaptation challenge
Cities cover just 3% of the planet. But they emit 78% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, absorb 80% of final global energy (what consumers use) and consume 60% of clean drinking water. African megacities like Lagos, Nigeria (with 21 million residents) and Cairo, Egypt (with 10 million residents) are experiencing significant temperature increases due … Continue reading Megacities in Africa face adaptation challenge
Expected impact of the EU Net-Zero Industry Act
The EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) will have little impact on Europe’s target to produce more technologies needed for the energy transition, experts argue that a new large-scale initiative was necessary after the EU elections. Jonathan Packroff discusses what the experts said in an article on the Euractiv website. Europe’s net-zero industry law will … Continue reading Expected impact of the EU Net-Zero Industry Act
Not all carbon-capture projects offer the same economic and environmental benefits
Volker Sick, Professor of Advanced Energy Research, Director of the Global CO2 Initiative at the University of Michigan writes on The Conversation website about the pros and cons of carbon-capture projects. What are your views? Not all carbon-capture projects pay off for the climate – we mapped the pros and cons of each and … Continue reading Not all carbon-capture projects offer the same economic and environmental benefits
COP28: A disappointing outcome on the crucial issue of adaptation to climate change
While many parties wanted more precise commitments from rich countries to help vulnerable countries cope with the dramatic effects of global warming, this particular issue has been postponed. How to pay for it has yet to be answered. Simon Jessop, David Stanway and Kate Abnett discuss the developments at COP28 in an article on the … Continue reading COP28: A disappointing outcome on the crucial issue of adaptation to climate change
Energy in Demand News, December 10, 2023
At COP28, the first “Global Stocktake,” will assess the results of national and international collective action to curb climate change. The UN's Global Stocktake synthesis draft report, released in September, shows that despite some progress since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the world is still far off track to reduce emissions enough to keep temperature … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 10, 2023
Public health can be improved in Africa by addressing climate change
In an article on The Conversation website, several academics discuss the benefits on public health in Africa by effectively addressing climate change. The academics are: Chris Malley, Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute York Centre, University of York; Alice Akinyi Kaudia, Associate Lecturer, University of Nairobi; Andriannah Mbandi, Lecturer, South Eastern Kenya University; Kevin Hicks, Senior … Continue reading Public health can be improved in Africa by addressing climate change
Money pledged to loss and damage fund at COP28 falls far short of losses developing countries face each year
In an article on The Conversation website, Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, writes about the newly approved loss and damages fund at COP28. She says the deal itself leaves much undecided and that it has been met with criticism by climate justice … Continue reading Money pledged to loss and damage fund at COP28 falls far short of losses developing countries face each year
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