How can societies and people prosper and grow without harming the environment and climate? Is it possible to implement the European Green Deal through social innovations that have little or no environmental impact? To broaden the sustainability debate, a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published this week, explores alternative ways of thinking about growth and … Continue reading New EEA briefing explores alternative ways of thinking about economic growth and progress
A new coalition is monitoring the overlap of climate denial with other conspiracy theories online
Carl Meyer discusses the links between climate denial with other disinformation in an article on the National Observer website. Climate denial mixing with other disinformation, analysis shows A new coalition is monitoring the overlap of climate denial with other conspiracy theories online, and one of its founders says Canada is not immune from this … Continue reading A new coalition is monitoring the overlap of climate denial with other conspiracy theories online
One man’s love of hydrogen
Hydrogen is getting a lot of attention these days as efforts are underway to decarbonise. Roy Furchgott writes on the New York Times website about one man’s devotion to hydrogen fuel-cell energy. He even refines hydrogen fuel in his yard himself. The Gospel of Hydrogen Power In December, the California Fuel Cell Partnership tallied … Continue reading One man’s love of hydrogen
Working at the district level will bring many benefits to combat climate change
It is good to see an article on the important role of districts. Laurie Stone & Matt Jungclaus, from the Rocky Mountain Institute write on the CleanTechnica website discuss released report, A Guide to Energy Master Planning of High-Performance Districts and Communities. It reminds EiD of a recent report by Sophie Shnapp for the EC … Continue reading Working at the district level will bring many benefits to combat climate change
Electric vehicles now have more than half the market share in Norway
A Reuters news item on the Guardian website shows how electric vehicles have transformed the vehicle market in Norway. The country has one of the world’s most ambitious green targets, planning to phase out sales of all new fossil-fuel vehicles by 2025. What is the situation in your country? Electric cars rise to record … Continue reading Electric vehicles now have more than half the market share in Norway
Our laptops and smart phones have a terrible ecological footprint
Charli Shield discusses the environmental impact of our electronic equipment in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Currently only 17.4 % of our electronic equipment is formally collected and recycled. Any good suggestions how we change this? The invisible waste behind our laptops and smartphones We tend to focus on household garbage as … Continue reading Our laptops and smart phones have a terrible ecological footprint
A company has developed a burp-catching device for cows will help curb GHG emissions
We know that we have to reduce the spread of GHG emissions in the agriculture sector. One start-up company has developed a mask for cows. This should prove interesting to see how effective it will be and how widespread it will be used. Ross Andersen explains in an article on the CTVNews website. Masks … Continue reading A company has developed a burp-catching device for cows will help curb GHG emissions
The advantages of e-bikes
There is an increasing move towards more sustainable mobility through walking and cycling. However, there are many who may not feel fit enough to cycle. The electric bike may be the right solution. Ashley Cooper, Angie Page and Jessica E Bourne from the University of Bristol write on The Conversation website about the advantages of … Continue reading The advantages of e-bikes
Energy transition: “developing economies have neither the resources nor the technology to transform themselves overnight”
Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics and public policy at Harvard University and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, explains in an article on The Guardian website why developing countries need global support to achieve necessary carbon emission reductions. Developing economies need a fairer way to help them decarbonise With the US president-elect … Continue reading Energy transition: “developing economies have neither the resources nor the technology to transform themselves overnight”
New report on zero energy buildings
The global energy demand from the building and construction sector continues to rise, mainly due to rapid expansion of buildings’ floor area and global climate change. Ambitious, yet compelling, zero energy buildings (ZEB) are deemed to directly and effectively address the global issues on climate change and energy scarcity. ReportLinker discusses its new report on … Continue reading New report on zero energy buildings
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