Nitrogen fertiliser is considered one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. But production is dirty, and expensive. A group of scientists think they can change that. Tom Bawden discusses in an article on the inews website. Carbon footprint of gardening slashed after breakthrough in fertiliser emissions Fruit and vegetables could become … Continue reading New research shows promise in reducing the carbon emissions of fertilisers
Category: Sustainable development
French blockbuster exhibitions making efforts to improve museum sustainability
One exhibit in France consumed the water of 454 Olympic swimming pools, the annual energy of 23 French households and emitted the greenhouse gases of 74 round trips by plane from Paris to Marseille. This is not sustainable. Guergana Guintcheva, Professeur de Marketing at EDHEC Business School, in an article on The Conversation website, discusses … Continue reading French blockbuster exhibitions making efforts to improve museum sustainability
New analysis by EEA on how digital solutions are deployed and how they affect overall transport demand
Digital technologies offer opportunities to mitigate the impacts of Europe’s mobility sector — from air pollution, noise, accidents and time wasted in congestions, to land-take, habitat fragmentation and growing GHG emissions. However, according to a new analysis by the European Environment Agency (EEA), these gains depend on how digital solutions are deployed and how they … Continue reading New analysis by EEA on how digital solutions are deployed and how they affect overall transport demand
The Council of Europe will discuss the right to a healthy environment at a “historic” upcoming leaders summit in Iceland
Isabella Kaminski discusses latest developments leading to the Council of Europe Summit May 16th and 17th in an article on the Climate Change News website. The Council of Europe is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. Pressure … Continue reading The Council of Europe will discuss the right to a healthy environment at a “historic” upcoming leaders summit in Iceland
New EEA interactive atlas on how environmental risks affect the health and well-being of Europeans
How is the air quality where you live, what about noise levels or the number of green spaces and quality of the nearest bathing water sites? Now you can check the quality of the environment on one online platform, the EEA’s European environment and health atlas. Launched this week, the atlas presents data and information … Continue reading New EEA interactive atlas on how environmental risks affect the health and well-being of Europeans
New EEA report on the shift to a sustainable food system
Europe’s shift to a sustainable food system will involve huge changes in the way we produce and consume food. Achieving this depends on ambitious and coherent EU policies to promote and guide innovation and behavioural change, phase out harmful practices and ensure a just transition, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published recently. … Continue reading New EEA report on the shift to a sustainable food system
One British radio programme highlights issues we face in our energy transition
The Archers is a British radio soap opera currently broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word channel. Broadcast since 1951. It was famously billed as "an everyday story of country folk" and is now promoted as "a contemporary drama in a rural setting." Ed Atkins and Ros Death from the University of Bristol … Continue reading One British radio programme highlights issues we face in our energy transition
We need “no-regrets solutions” to address the climate transition
Decarbonising industry will be require to change equipment but also promote technical progress in clean alternatives while encouraging citizens and companies to reduce their consumption. Philippe Escande discusses the challenges in a column on the Le Monde website. 'The climate transition is a transformation similar in magnitude to past industrial revolutions' The ArcelorMittal steel … Continue reading We need “no-regrets solutions” to address the climate transition
The tone of how we share information on climate change can greatly affect how people engage with it
Anastasia Denisova, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of Westminster, writes on The Conversation website about the impact of communication. She argues that there are better ways than doomism to post about climate change on social media to help motivate people to act. Climate doomism is bad storytelling – hope is much more effective at … Continue reading The tone of how we share information on climate change can greatly affect how people engage with it
Climate-washing is a problem because the offending businesses capitalise on climate anxiety
Laura Schuijers, Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law and Lecturer in Law at the University of Sydney writes on The Conversation website about the need to understand more about climate-related greenwashing which communicates a message that exaggerates or misrepresents climate credentials through advertising, branding labelling or reporting. What are your views? … Continue reading Climate-washing is a problem because the offending businesses capitalise on climate anxiety
