First the students, now the teachers want to play their part in addressing climate change

Matthew Taylor writes in The Guardian that a survey says teachers in Britain feel ill-equipped to educate pupils who want to learn more about the climate crisis. Is this happening in other countries as well? Teachers want climate crisis training, poll shows A climate protest by students outside the Scottish parliament in March. Photograph: Jeff … Continue reading First the students, now the teachers want to play their part in addressing climate change →

New poll finds about half of Canadians unwilling to pay more to address climate change

While concern about the impact of climate change is increasing in Canada, the willingness to pay even a tiny amount to address it is not there.  Eric Grenier explains in an article on the CBC website. Is this a Canadian phenomenon or is this more universal? Canadians are worried about climate change, but many don't … Continue reading New poll finds about half of Canadians unwilling to pay more to address climate change →

US military is world’s single largest consumer of oil, and as a result, one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters

Neta C. Crawford, Professor of Political Science and Department Chair at Boston University explains in an article on The Conversation website about the climate change concerns of America’s military.   The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also a huge carbon emitter Scientists and security analysts have warned for more than a … Continue reading US military is world’s single largest consumer of oil, and as a result, one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters →

New report from European Environment Agency about the need for Europe’s energy system to adapt and become more climate resilient

The EEA assessment ‘Adaptation challenges and opportunities for the European energy system’ analyses the needs for climate change adaptation and climate resilience in Europe’s energy system now and in the future. This assessment supports the clean energy transition, which involves a massive expansion of renewable energy sources, many of which are sensitive to climate factors. … Continue reading New report from European Environment Agency about the need for Europe’s energy system to adapt and become more climate resilient →

Plans for public transport buses in some English cities to suck out dirty air

It will be interesting to see how successful these buses will be in cleaning urban air. Corazon Miller writes on The Independent website about this effort planned in several English cities.  Is anyone aware of similar initiatives in other cities?   Buses that suck pollution out of the air to be rolled out in Southampton … Continue reading Plans for public transport buses in some English cities to suck out dirty air →

Blog from Catrin Maby – Minimum energy efficiency standards for homes now? Time is running out…

The urgency of action on climate change seems at last to be widely accepted – and we know we have to take radical action now, and consistently into the future. One of the many challenges we face is decarbonising the housing stock: while new homes can and must be built to much higher energy and … Continue reading Blog from Catrin Maby – Minimum energy efficiency standards for homes now? Time is running out… →

A vast “super battery” is set to be installed at the UK’s largest onshore wind farm where it will store power generated by 215 turbines

Regularly now we are reading about new firsts, particularly when it comes to energy storage. This is encouraging to see in Scotland.  Phoebe Weston explains in an article on The Independent website.   UK’s biggest battery ever seen to cover area half the size of a football pitch at Glasgow wind farm A vast “super … Continue reading A vast “super battery” is set to be installed at the UK’s largest onshore wind farm where it will store power generated by 215 turbines →

Learning lessons from trees and plants to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

It sounds like an idea plucked from science fiction, but the reality is that trees and plants already do it. Laura Reiley explains in a good artlcle on the Washington Post website.   The new plan to remove a trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: Bury it. Last month, carbon dioxide levels in … Continue reading Learning lessons from trees and plants to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere →