Jonathan Spencer Jones writes on the Smart Energy International website about the important message that came loud and clear from the recent IEA global energy efficiency conference. Energy efficiency – the dark horse for reaching net zero In the day-to-day businesses of utilities, as reflected in the comments and stories that reach our desk, … Continue reading Message from recent IEA global energy efficiency conference: with the potential to provide one-third of the emissions reductions needed for net zero, energy efficiency has a key role to play
Category: Sustainable development
Energy efficiency is back on the table in the face of rising costs and international conflicts
Lloyd Alter writes on the Treehugger website that energy efficiency is now seen as a critical solution to many of the world’s most urgent challenges. Now let’s see serious implementation to show it is true. International Energy Agency Calls for Serious Energy Conservation The International Energy Agency (IEA) was set up by former U.S. … Continue reading Energy efficiency is back on the table in the face of rising costs and international conflicts
New Zealand plans to become the first nation to make farmers pay for the greenhouse gases emitted by their sheep and cattle
Bernard Lagan writes on The Times website about the plans New Zealand has to to have farmers “pay for burps and other gaseous releases from their animals from 2025. Pardon ewe! Farmers will pay for methane emitted by cows and sheep New Zealand plans to become the first nation to make farmers pay for … Continue reading New Zealand plans to become the first nation to make farmers pay for the greenhouse gases emitted by their sheep and cattle
The world’s most climate vulnerable countries want rich, high-emission nations to pay for climate damages
The UN climate change conference now underway in Bonn, Germany has been a war of words in terms of who pays for climate disasters. This follows similar concerns raised at COP26 in Glasgow last year. Stuart Braun discusses latest developments in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Climate vulnerable nations demand compensation for … Continue reading The world’s most climate vulnerable countries want rich, high-emission nations to pay for climate damages
The Qatar World Cup is failing to live up to promises on reducing its carbon footprint
Later this year, the whole world will be following the world’s largest football tournament. There were questions when Qatar was awarded to host the event but the organisers have claimed this will be the first “carbon neutral” World Cup. Paul MacInnes writes on the Guardian website that they are failing to live up to its … Continue reading The Qatar World Cup is failing to live up to promises on reducing its carbon footprint
The challenges to making steel more sustainably
The wonder material is single-handedly responsible for almost 10% of global warming — but solutions for cleaning up steel are expensive and hard to scale. Ajit Niranjan discusses those options in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Making steel without damaging the climate It's a building block of modern life and is both … Continue reading The challenges to making steel more sustainably
Swedish climate and environmental politics will tell you that the official image of a global sustainability champion has lost some of its green gloss lately
Stockholm hosted Stockholm+50 to present itself to the world as a climate and sustainability champion, fifty years after the historic 1972 conference. Victor Galaz, Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University wrote on The Conversation website just before the event that some of that sustainability shine has warn off. What are … Continue reading Swedish climate and environmental politics will tell you that the official image of a global sustainability champion has lost some of its green gloss lately
The number of hotels distributing green claims over the last several years has increased significantly as customers and hotels are paying more attention
Jefrey Walter writes on the hospitalitynet website what green marketing can do for hotels. The Truth behind Hotel’s Green Marketing and Energy Efficiency Unfortunately, some hotels seem to have integrated environmental issues into their activities simply to distinguish themselves from competitors, without essentially making any practical or in-depth changes in the hotel’s environmental activities. … Continue reading The number of hotels distributing green claims over the last several years has increased significantly as customers and hotels are paying more attention
There is a need to cut emissions of methane and other climate pollutants: focusing soley on reducing fossil fuel emissions is not enough
Scientists warn we need to cut our emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. Maryam Zakir-Hussain discusses in an article on The Independent website. Slashing CO2 emissions isn't enough to prevent climate catastrophe, study warns Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is not enough to prevent devastating effects of global warming, a new study warns. But cutting the … Continue reading There is a need to cut emissions of methane and other climate pollutants: focusing soley on reducing fossil fuel emissions is not enough
No matter if your concern is financial, environmental or health-related, there are plenty of reasons to worry about the plastics industry
Declining market share and increased governmental and public pressure should sway the plastics industry toward more sustainable practices, a recent report says. Ethan Freedman discusses in an article on The Independent website. ‘This industry is an environmental disaster’: Experts warn EU plastics industry to evolve - or die Declining market share and increased regulation are threatening … Continue reading No matter if your concern is financial, environmental or health-related, there are plenty of reasons to worry about the plastics industry
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