Denying climate change has taken on a new approach. Stuart Capstick, Research Fellow in Psychology, at Cardiff University with a contribution by Julia K. Steinberger, Professor in Social Ecology and Ecological Economics at University of Leeds write on The Conversation that delay is the new denial and they explain how to spot the arguments. What … Continue reading Climate change: delay is the new denial
Court requires Ireland to come up with more robust and ambitious climate plan
The case was the first of its kind in Ireland and only the second in the world in which the highest national court of law has required a government to increase the ambition of the national climate policy. Brian Mahon explains in an article on The Times website. Victory for Friends of the Irish … Continue reading Court requires Ireland to come up with more robust and ambitious climate plan
Climate change: “walking into an increasingly dense minefield”
Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics at Massey University in New Zealand discusses whether humanity is doomed if we are unable to curb emissions by 2030 in an article on The Conversation website. What are your views? Climate explained: are we doomed if we don't manage to curb emissions by 2030? Humanity is not … Continue reading Climate change: “walking into an increasingly dense minefield”
The homes of wealthy Americans are major engines of the climate crisis
It doesn’t come as any surprise that the rich use more energy and emit more GHG emissions than those less affluent but it is good to understand the differences. Recently an analysis took place in the US. Oliver Milman discusses this in an article on The Ecologist website. Affluent households energy intensive Wealthy Americans’ … Continue reading The homes of wealthy Americans are major engines of the climate crisis
Immediate action is required for UK to achieve its net zero carbon targets
Robert Lea writes on The Times website that a new report by the National Grid says that the target will be missed if ministers focus only on decarbonising the energy and transport sectors and neglect efforts to change consumer behaviour and the way homes are heated. The consumer needs greater understanding of their energy use … Continue reading Immediate action is required for UK to achieve its net zero carbon targets
Torrential rains have submerged at least a quarter of Bangladesh
Having been to Bangladesh for climate meetings and having worked with many Bangladeshi over the years, it is always painful to watch how the country has to cope with extremes that are not their doing. The country’s latest calamity illustrates a striking inequity of our time: The people least responsible for climate change are among … Continue reading Torrential rains have submerged at least a quarter of Bangladesh
IEA has become increasingly supportive of clean energy yet “continues to appeal to its oil-producing funders, ducking hard questions about the endgame for dirty energy”
Under its Executive Director, Fatih Birol, the IEA leads talk of a green recovery, yet dodges hard questions about phasing out dirty energy. Chloé Farand discusses in an article on the Climate Change News website. For all its green talk, the IEA still gives comfort to oil and gas producers When oil major Total … Continue reading IEA has become increasingly supportive of clean energy yet “continues to appeal to its oil-producing funders, ducking hard questions about the endgame for dirty energy”
Decarbonising our entire economy by 2050 will require massive investments and investor patience to allow investments to pay off
The scale of the climate crisis and its potential impacts mean we need a scientific and investment revolution to tackle it. There are opportunities for patient investors in areas such as energy storage and electrification. It's time to tap into the power of science and innovation. Nicole Systrom, Founder of the Sutro Energy Group explains … Continue reading Decarbonising our entire economy by 2050 will require massive investments and investor patience to allow investments to pay off
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
Understanding how we can improve the energy performance of Europe’s industry
In January 2020, the European Commission presented its European Green Deal investment Plan to mobilise EU funding and create an enabling framework to facilitate and stimulate the public and private investments needed for the transition to a climate-neutral, green, competitive and inclusive economy. The plan expects to mobilise at least €1 trillion of sustainable investments … Continue reading Understanding how we can improve the energy performance of Europe’s industry
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 