Sean McManus writes on the BBC News website about the carbon footprint of websites and what some organisations are doing to reduce it. What are your views? How slimmed-down websites can cut their carbon emissions "I'm horrified," says Valentina Karellas. "I know grams because I work with them every day and I know how … Continue reading How are websites reducing their carbon footprint?
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Fossil fuel companies spent millions of dollars on advertisements containing climate disinformation and greenwashing at COP27
Fossil fuel companies spent $4m on climate disinformation at COP27 in Egypt, with majority of content originating from a US based PR firm. Stuti Mishra discusses the disinformation efforts in an article on The Independent website. Fossil fuel lobby waged $4m disinformation campaign during climate summit, report finds Fossil fuel companies spent millions of … Continue reading Fossil fuel companies spent millions of dollars on advertisements containing climate disinformation and greenwashing at COP27
Injecting humour into a serious topic like climate change helps get the message across to a broad audience
Climate change is no laughing matter, but these artists are exploring dark ideas in meaningful and humorous ways. Alistair Walsh explores how cartoonists deal with climate change in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Cartoonists tackling climate change through webcomics The thermometer was touching 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in the central Indian city … Continue reading Injecting humour into a serious topic like climate change helps get the message across to a broad audience
Energy efficiency labels can have wider effects, including causing a small amount of people selling their properties to act just like those companies by actually redesigning their homes
David Comerford, Senior Lecturer of Economics and Behavioural Science at University of Stirling writes on The Conversation website about what it would take to make good energy efficiency labels even more effective. Climate change: efficiency labels really do encourage less energy use – but there’s a better way of using them Reducing our energy … Continue reading Energy efficiency labels can have wider effects, including causing a small amount of people selling their properties to act just like those companies by actually redesigning their homes
A new app teaching people about energy efficiency reflects how technology plays a key role in reaching new audiences
Marina Ollé Hurtado writes on the youris.com about a user-friendly smart app to help people improve their energy-saving behaviours developed by European researchers. An intelligent app to teach people energy efficiency Energy demand is growing across many countries in the world as populations increase and people get richer. In fact, global energy consumption … Continue reading A new app teaching people about energy efficiency reflects how technology plays a key role in reaching new audiences
Disappointment in new climate information hub for SMEs in Britain
Opened to great fanfare, the UK government-backed Business Climate Hub has come in for criticism from small businesses that hoped it would help them to cut their carbon emissions and provide a simple reporting guide. Richard Tyler explains in an article on The Times website. Climate hub ‘sends small firms on wild goose chase’ … Continue reading Disappointment in new climate information hub for SMEs in Britain
Continuing concern over US federal government tampering with information about climate change
These groups have documented four ways that climate-related information has become less accessible since Trump took office. Morgan Currie, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford University and Britt S. Paris, Ph.D. Student in Information Studies at University of California, Los Angeles explain about the four ways in an article on The … Continue reading Continuing concern over US federal government tampering with information about climate change
Opponents of battling the climate crisis have had twice the media coverage of those advocating to take action
Mainstream news organisations often mislead readers by giving equal weight to two sides of an argument thus providing a platform to climate deniers. Louise Boyle explains in an article on The Independent website. Climate deniers get twice the news coverage of pro-climate messages, study finds Opponents of battling the climate crisis have had twice … Continue reading Opponents of battling the climate crisis have had twice the media coverage of those advocating to take action
How to protect the public against disinformation climate denier campaigns
This article from Stephan Lewandowsky, Chair of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Bristol and John Hunter, University Associate, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania reflect on how to protect the public against disinformation campaigns in future fire seasons in Australia. There are lessons for all of us. We … Continue reading How to protect the public against disinformation climate denier campaigns
“Making good decisions depends on having good quality, reliable information . . .”
Investing in energy-efficient equipment seems a no-brainer but it is not straightforward and simple for companies to make investment decisions. As shown in an article on the Cooling Post website, customers distrust manufacturers’ efficiency claims and almost half have never heard of the UK’s Energy Technology List, a new report claims. Customers mistrust energy … Continue reading “Making good decisions depends on having good quality, reliable information . . .”
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