Do oil companies have emissions under control or not? Hiroko Tabuchi writes on the New York Times website about a recording of a meeting of a group of energy company representatives that reveal their real views. A Secret Recording Reveals Oil Executives’ Private Views on Climate Change Last summer, oil and gas-industry groups were … Continue reading At a meeting last year, oil industry leaders contradicted public claims that emissions of climate-warming methane are under control
Many US states and cities are suing oil companies for the damage they say their products have caused due to climate change
In a wave of recent lawsuits, local governments are demanding some of the nation’s biggest energy firms pay for the cost of dealing with increasing temperatures and rising seas. Dino Grandoni explains latest developments in an article on the Washington Post website. States and cities scramble to sue oil companies over climate change More … Continue reading Many US states and cities are suing oil companies for the damage they say their products have caused due to climate change
The first assessment of EU National Energy and Climate Plans raise concerns about how targets will be met
A news item on the renews.biz website highlights the challenges the EU has in achieving long-term climate and energy targets. The article only discusses renewable energy but one can imagine the same would hold true for energy efficiency. One would think by now that member states would be giving a higher priority to the energy … Continue reading The first assessment of EU National Energy and Climate Plans raise concerns about how targets will be met
Covid-19 has presented an opportunity to rethink and act radically and really consider the actual purpose of tourism
For many of us this year, during the pandemic, holidays were curtailed or radically changed. Brendan Paddison, Senior Lecturer in Business and Management, York St John University and Karla Boluk, Associate Professor in Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo write on The Conversation website about making our holidays more sustainable. … Continue reading Covid-19 has presented an opportunity to rethink and act radically and really consider the actual purpose of tourism
America’s energy transition: what the Trump administration is doing to energy efficiency standards
The US President has waged a war against energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, washing machines, boilers, cars - and now even showerheads, writes Andrew Warren, a former special advisor to the UK House of Commons environment select committee, first published on the Business Green website. On Seinfeld, shower heads, and Trump's war on efficiency … Continue reading America’s energy transition: what the Trump administration is doing to energy efficiency standards
South Korea is using the COVID-19 pandemic crisis to kickstart environmentally sustainable economic growth
It is encouraging to see the positive steps taken by the South Korean government to create its own Green New Deal. The authors, from Australia, state that Australia has much to learn from South Korea’s effort. Maybe we all do. South Korea’s efforts are discussed in an article on the Conversation website. The authors are: … Continue reading South Korea is using the COVID-19 pandemic crisis to kickstart environmentally sustainable economic growth
New report by the World Meteorological Organisation warns 1.5℃ limit may be exceeded by 2024
We all have to be concerned that global warming is increasing faster than expected. While we are not doing that great a job addressing the Paris Climate Agreement, there is growing evidence that we have to take action even more urgently. Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive … Continue reading New report by the World Meteorological Organisation warns 1.5℃ limit may be exceeded by 2024
More than half of Britons living in areas where levels of toxic air pollution exceeded legal limits last year
The UK government has allocated £2bn for cycling and walking while planning £27bn for roads. That highlights concerns that the government still does not have its priorities right. Harry Cockburn writes on The Independent website about the growing concerns about air pollution and how it is being addressed. What is the situation in your country? … Continue reading More than half of Britons living in areas where levels of toxic air pollution exceeded legal limits last year
Six Portuguese youth this week filed a case to the European Court of Human Rights asking for accountability around the climate crisis
Holly Young writes on the Deutsche Welle website that four children and two young adults from Portugal have filed a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg against 33 industrialised countries. Portuguese youth activists sue 33 countries over climate change In the latest example of a wave of climate litigation across … Continue reading Six Portuguese youth this week filed a case to the European Court of Human Rights asking for accountability around the climate crisis
New report’s findings support argument that green assets have a lower risk than non-green assets
Elena Johansson writes on the Expert Investor Europe website about a report from an EU-funded project found a significant negative correlation between buildings’ energy efficiency and the probability of mortgage defaults and supports the argument that green assets have a lower risk than non-green assets. Evidence fuels argument to create ‘green supporting factor’ A … Continue reading New report’s findings support argument that green assets have a lower risk than non-green assets
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