Category: Sustainable development

Global risks of lack of access to cooling

Stefan Jungcurt writes on the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s SDG Knowledge Hub about a new report that raises concerns about the large number of people with insufficient access to adequate refrigeration and cooling.   SEforALL Report Sounds Alarm on Risks Related to Lack of Access to Cooling Around the world, 1.1 billion people have … Continue reading Global risks of lack of access to cooling →

The challenge of sustainable development together with free trade

Alf Hornborg, Professor of Human Ecology at Sweden’s Lund University discusses a modern dilemma in an article on The Conversation website: free trade promoted by most economists and politicians continues to drive a substantial part of the greenhouse gas emissions that they want to reduce, and yet the sustainable technologies they propose to cut emissions … Continue reading The challenge of sustainable development together with free trade →

Blockchain’s potential role in sustainable development

Adam Fishman Lynn Wagner explains on the International Institute for Environment and Development SDG Knowledge Hub website about blockchain’s potential for contributing to SDG implementation.  This week Energycities also announced a new report on blockchain and the energy transition. It is available here.   Policy Brief: SDG Knowledge Weekly: Blockchain in Practice This week’s brief … Continue reading Blockchain’s potential role in sustainable development →

New online platform to facilitate users’ efforts to evaluate and visualise the state of the environment

Lynn Wagner explains on the International Institute for Environment and Development SDG Knowledge Hub website about a new platform to help users monitor environmental conditions. It could be useful for you.   Resource Watch Facilitates Data Access and SDG Monitoring The World Resources Institute (WRI) and over 30 partners have released the beta version of … Continue reading New online platform to facilitate users’ efforts to evaluate and visualise the state of the environment →

Blog from Silvia Zinetti: The HERA Group, from local utility to global sustainable development. A unique approach that could change the way utilities do business around the world

Today I want to bring to the attention of the reader The Hera Group (Gruppo Hera), an Italian multi-utility that with its unique business strategy respects the environment while creating shared value to its customers. The company brings innovation on all fronts, from Circular Economy, Utility 4.0, Smart City, to Customer Experience. Let’s start from … Continue reading Blog from Silvia Zinetti: The HERA Group, from local utility to global sustainable development. A unique approach that could change the way utilities do business around the world →

Pursuit of a ‘good life’ is exhausting the Earth’s environmental resources

We are increasingly aware of our unsustainable practices. The long-term impact is becoming more and more evident all the time. Tom Bawden writes a good article in the i newspaper in Britain about some of that impact. What are your views?   Britain is using far more than its share of world’s resources The average … Continue reading Pursuit of a ‘good life’ is exhausting the Earth’s environmental resources →

Fossil fuel development is not the sustainable way to move forward in the Arctic

The Arctic is a fragile eco-system at any time and possible even more so now as we are better understanding the effects of climate change. Yet, even now, there are promoters of fossil fuel development that could have a serious impact. Edward Struzik, from the Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy … Continue reading Fossil fuel development is not the sustainable way to move forward in the Arctic →

The contribution of indigenous peoples for the development of many technologies

Too often we simply think that our modern societies are responsible for all developments. Jesse Popp, Adjunct professor, Biology at Laurentian University in Canada explains the substantial contribution made by indigenous peoples. This is an important post for all EiD readers.   How Indigenous knowledge advances modern science and technology Throughout history, Indigenous peoples have … Continue reading The contribution of indigenous peoples for the development of many technologies →

How climate priorities are having an effect on farming

There are probably many ways we could discuss agriculture issues, but an article by Daniel Boffey in The Guardian explains about a recent effort for carbon-neutral eggs. Boffey states that organic and free-range varieties reflect farmers’ priority for the welfare of the chickens, at a cost to the wider environment. However, carbon-neutral eggs take a … Continue reading How climate priorities are having an effect on farming →