Jennifer Ellen Good, Associate Professor Communication, Popular Culture and Film at Brock University in Canada analyses our complex relationship with heat in an article on The Conversation website. She argues that the reckless pursuit of heat (among other comforts) through the burning of fossil fuels has turned heat from a source of life to a … Continue reading Only through confronting our complex relationship with heat — by accepting the inherent dangers of more heat — that we can hope to seriously pursue real action on fossil fuel emissions
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One underappreciated impact of global heating: its influence on language
Derek Gladwin and Kedrick James of the University of British Columbia write on The Conversation about how language evolves and adapts to environmental pressures in a delicate balance with its surroundings, just like any other ecological system. What are your views? How language can turn down the temperature of heated climate change discourse The … Continue reading One underappreciated impact of global heating: its influence on language
Assessing how adopting an active lifestyle can make us better equipped to cope with rising global temperatures
Thomas Deshayes from the Université de Montréal and Julien Periard, from the University of Canberra write a good article on The Conversation website about how humans can combat heat, which is increasingly important as we need to find ways to adapt to increasing temperatures. Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures? Climate … Continue reading Assessing how adopting an active lifestyle can make us better equipped to cope with rising global temperatures
New report by ACEEE: Indiana should decarbonise steel and aluminum facilities to protect local jobs
This is important for EiD readers to see the interest and need to decarbonise Indiana’s industrial base. While the report recommends strategies to decarbonise, will they actually be realised? It will be interesting to follow the progress of the next steps. The state of Indiana has a strong industrial job base, but the state’s … Continue reading New report by ACEEE: Indiana should decarbonise steel and aluminum facilities to protect local jobs
Half of EU countries have no mandatory energy-saving measures in place for next winter, new analysis by European Environmental Bureau shows
Most measures adopted by EU member states to save gas and electricity are voluntary and only targeted at public buildings, new analysis published this week reveals. Governments refraining from mandatory reductions for business and industry are shifting the burden of the energy crisis onto the most vulnerable citizens, warns the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). The … Continue reading Half of EU countries have no mandatory energy-saving measures in place for next winter, new analysis by European Environmental Bureau shows
An international first: Dutch wind turbines shut down to prevent migratory birds from flying into the wind turbine blades
NL Times reports that wind turbines were shut down for four hours last weekend to protect migratory birds. It is planned that wind turbines will be shut down more often from this autumn, so that migratory birds can safely travel. Wind turbines at sea shut down for the first time to protect migratory birds … Continue reading An international first: Dutch wind turbines shut down to prevent migratory birds from flying into the wind turbine blades
Excessive personal consumption needs to be addressed in our climate strategies
Fernando Valladares from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Spain, in an article on The Conversation website, discusses a study that found that rich people leave a disproportionately large carbon footprint, and that the share of global emissions for which they are responsible is increasing and there is a need to tax the … Continue reading Excessive personal consumption needs to be addressed in our climate strategies
Blog from Jane Marsh: Green Energy Provides More Jobs in the Short- and Long-Term
Green energy is more than a one-time investment and installation process. Humans could erect wind turbines and ground solar panels on rooftops in a mass renewable energy revolution. But, these machines and technologies need continued maintenance and R&D. Humans must adjust their misconceptions for the better — that just because renewable energy is clean doesn’t … Continue reading Blog from Jane Marsh: Green Energy Provides More Jobs in the Short- and Long-Term
The average temperature at the planet’s surface is about 1.2℃ hotter than in the pre-industrial era – are we moving out of the Goldilocks zone?
Andrew King from the University of Melbourne and Steven Sherwood at UNSW Sydney write on The Conversation about their concerns about the impact of GHG emissions. Two trillion tonnes of greenhouse gases, 25 billion nukes of heat: are we pushing Earth out of the Goldilocks zone? Since the 18th century, humans have been taking … Continue reading The average temperature at the planet’s surface is about 1.2℃ hotter than in the pre-industrial era – are we moving out of the Goldilocks zone?
New EEA briefing assesses the costs and benefits of climate change adaptation
A better understanding of the costs and benefits of adaptation measures to counter climate change is needed according to a recent European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing which assesses the main methods, challenges and constraints in taking action. Improvements needed in assessing costs, benefits of climate change adaptation There is an urgent need to speed … Continue reading New EEA briefing assesses the costs and benefits of climate change adaptation
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