Barbara Frei, Executive Vice President of Europe Operations at Schneider Electric, recently spoke at an innovation summit that there is a lot of “untapped potential” to improve energy efficiency but even with such innovations as electric vehicles, there is still a need to cut energy demand. Jonny Bairstow explains in an article on the Energy … Continue reading Improving our energy performance is more important than ever
The rise in global malnutrition shows that those least responsible for climate change will suffer most
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland who now has the title of adjunct professor of climate justice at Trinity College Dublin, said that climate change had begun to severely affect poorer countries where people are at risk of malnutrition. Paul O’Donoghue explains in an article in The Times. Mary Robinson says climate change hits … Continue reading The rise in global malnutrition shows that those least responsible for climate change will suffer most
Blog from Erlijn van Genuchten: One small decision a day keeps the disaster away
The news on climate change with related challenges and consequences seems to explode at present, as there are many things that require special attention: greenhouse gas emissions, micro plastics, extinction of species and many more. So, of course, this news also reached me. Although I have always been conscious about our environment, the concerning news … Continue reading Blog from Erlijn van Genuchten: One small decision a day keeps the disaster away
New material converts CO2 molecules into useful organic materials
It is encouraging to see new innovations that should play an important role in addressing our low carbon energy transition. Research from the University of Tokyo and Jiangsu Normal University in China has developed new material converts CO2 molecules into useful organic materials. This was described in a news item on the phys.org website. … Continue reading New material converts CO2 molecules into useful organic materials
Revealing how fossil fuel majors contribute to the climate crisis
Recently, The Guardian has had a series of articles on the need to rein in the oil majors. The lead article on the series was by Rick Heede, who leads the Climate Accountability Institute’s Carbon Majors project, which traces carbon dioxide emissions to oil, gas, and coal producers. Rick is a long-time friend of EiD. … Continue reading Revealing how fossil fuel majors contribute to the climate crisis
The benefits of green roofs
Michael Hardman and Nick Davies at the University of Salford write on The Conversation website about installing green roofs. However, for these roofs to become the norm, there must be a buy-in from public authorities and private actors. What are your views? Green roofs can vastly improve city life, so why don’t we see … Continue reading The benefits of green roofs
Lessons to be learned from Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN climate summit
Donald A. Brown, Scholar in Residence, Sustainability Ethics and Law at Widener University Commonwealth Law School has written a very thoughtful article on the ethics and climate website about the lessons that climate activists and the media should learn from the speech given by Greta Thunberg. What are your views? What Climate Activists and … Continue reading Lessons to be learned from Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN climate summit
New research shows that energy efficiency measures can slash US energy use and GHG emissions 50 percent by 2050
A report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) offers a road map for dramatically reducing energy waste, identifing ambitious but cost-effective and technically possible measures that would avert emissions of nearly 2,500 million tonnes of heat-trapping carbon dioxide. Amy Brown explains in an article on the Triple Pundit website. Energy Efficiency … Continue reading New research shows that energy efficiency measures can slash US energy use and GHG emissions 50 percent by 2050
Latest update on climate finance for mitigation
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the recent update on climate finance for mitigation compiled by Beate Antonich. Mitigation Finance Update: Every Project Counts to Help Achieve SDGs 7, 13 The past month saw a number of initiatives relating to: economic transitions supported by renewable energy sources, … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance for mitigation
Installation of LED streetlights making significant headway in India
A news item on the Smart Energy International website describes latest developments in India to install LED streetlights. The results are quite impressive. Smart streetlights: India celebrates 1 million unit milestone In India, the Ministry of State for Power, New and Renewable Energy has announced the installation of 1 million smart LED streetlights as … Continue reading Installation of LED streetlights making significant headway in India
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