How the Green Climate Fund can achieve greater impact

The Green Climate Fund was established to limit or reduce GHG emissions in developing countries, and to help vulnerable societies adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change.  There have been achievements but more is definitely needed. Saleemul Huq, Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) … Continue reading How the Green Climate Fund can achieve greater impact →

London to start using waste heat from underground metro system to heat homes

Undoubtedly London’s “Tube” creates heat, most obviously in summer when it can be sweltering underground. A scheme has been developed to take waste heat to heat homes and businesses in the borough of Islington. Yes, there is enough even in winter.  Jillian Ambrose explains in an article in The Guardian.   Underground line to heat … Continue reading London to start using waste heat from underground metro system to heat homes →

Reflecting on the future of travel

John Grant, Senior Lecturer in Natural and Built Environment at Sheffield Hallam University and Dr Keith Baker, Research Associate in Sustainable Urban Environments at Glasgow Caledonian University provide a thoughtful article on how travel could evolve between now and 2050 in an article on The Conversation website. Undoubtedly, changes are necessary and this article provides … Continue reading Reflecting on the future of travel →

Air conditioning: definite benefits but at a cost

More and more we are having to address cooling, particularly as high temperatures are plaguing many countries, as we have seen this summer in Europe. Carine Sebi, Assistant Professor – Economics at the Grenoble École de Management (GEM) provides a good review of the current situation and future possibilities in an article on The Conversation … Continue reading Air conditioning: definite benefits but at a cost →

How can discussing dangers of climate change be considered partisan activity?

We have seen in another post this week a defence of broad consensus by scientists about climate change.  With a national election coming later this year, Elections Canada has warned environmental groups that discussing the dangers of climate change during the upcoming federal campaign could be deemed partisan activity. Mia Rabson discusses in an article … Continue reading How can discussing dangers of climate change be considered partisan activity? →

The Netherlands addressing bike parking concern in country where there are more bikes than people

In the Netherlands, where there are more bikes than people, serious money is being spent encouraging even more people to get on their bikes.  Having been to Utrecht many times, there is no doubt that bikes are a fundamental means for personal transport. Parking them is a growing problem and the city has now built … Continue reading The Netherlands addressing bike parking concern in country where there are more bikes than people →

Criminologist discusses Trump’s approach to climate denial

Ruth McKie, Lecturer in Criminology at De Montfort University uses her background studying criminal behaviour to examine President Trump justifies inaction on climate change in an article on The Conversation website. What are your views?   Climate denial: Donald Trump mimics criminal behaviour when justifying his stance While much of the world now recognises the … Continue reading Criminologist discusses Trump’s approach to climate denial →

The need for better energy storage technologies

Recent research demonstrates how energy storage technologies can play an even more important role in reducing renewable curtailment and GHG emissions from fossil fuel power plants. Jim Erickson posted an article on the Futurity website about the findings from researchers from the University of Michigan.   Better renewable energy storage could cut emissions - Futurity … Continue reading The need for better energy storage technologies →

Discussing scientific consensus on climate change

There are still disputes whether 97% of climate scientists are confident about the human impact on climate change.  Dana Nuccitelli writes a thoughtful artoce on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website.   Millions of times later, 97 percent climate consensus still faces denial A few weeks ago, the Bulletin ran a story referring to … Continue reading Discussing scientific consensus on climate change →