Analysis of 215 of 500 largest corporations shows how business leaders expect global warming to hit every corner of world’s economy. Brad Plumer explains in an article on The Independent website. Biggest banks and companies brace for trillion pound losses triggered by climate breakdown Many of the world’s biggest companies, from Silicon Valley tech … Continue reading Many of the world’s biggest companies are bracing for the prospect that climate change could substantially affect their bottom lines within the next five years
New report assessing progress on the targets of SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure) that relate to industrialisation
UNIDO has published a report that assesses the progress on the targets of SDG 9. Nathalie Risse explains in an article on the e SDG Knowledge Hub website of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). UNIDO Charts Progress on Six SDG Indicators for Industrialization The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) released a report … Continue reading New report assessing progress on the targets of SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure) that relate to industrialisation
Latest analysis shows that California really is the American leader in being energy efficient
David Roberts writes on the Vox website about how California became the clear leader in the US for being energy efficient. Maybe there are lessons for all of us to learn. How California became far more energy-efficient than the rest of the country The Trump administration is currently attempting to stop California from setting … Continue reading Latest analysis shows that California really is the American leader in being energy efficient
SDG7 energy progress report concludes that ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 is still possible but . . .
The energy progress report concludes that ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 is still possible but that more financial and political commitment is required. The number of people without electricity fell from 1.2 billion in 2010 to 840 million today, with India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Myanmar among the countries making … Continue reading SDG7 energy progress report concludes that ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 is still possible but . . .
Innovative new approach to batteries
A new potassium-ion battery system shows promise according to Joshua Lewis, a PhD student studying chemical physics at the University of Cambridge, writing in the physics world website Water-based batteries enable a green energy future A cheap, safe, and effective potassium-ion battery system with promising characteristics has been described in a Nature Energy article by … Continue reading Innovative new approach to batteries
India’s energy transition: renewable energy investments have begun to outpace those in fossil fuels
It is encouraging to see the positive developments in India’s low-carbon energy transition. There are challenges. Coal use is still growing in a country where energy demands are rising fast. Harry Cockburn discusses latest developments in an article on The Independent website. India investing more money in solar power than coal for first time … Continue reading India’s energy transition: renewable energy investments have begun to outpace those in fossil fuels
Air pollution monitoring is to be revolutionised with the launch of a new satellite system
dioxide emissions and then make the data public, according to a recent article on The Independent website. Climate crisis: Satellites to monitor air pollution generated by every power station in the world Air pollution monitoring is to be revolutionised with the launch of a new satellite system capable of tracking the damaging greenhouse gas … Continue reading Air pollution monitoring is to be revolutionised with the launch of a new satellite system
Proposal to reverse an Obama-era rule affecting efficiency standards for certain types of lightbulbs will have serious impact on long-term energy and climate objectives
Globally, there has been considerable success in improving the efficiency of lightbulbs through energy performance and labelling standards. The current administration in Washington is proposing to reverse a 2017 decision to expand the types of bulbs covered under stronger standards. Manufacturers argue the stronger 2017 standards were put in place illegally, but the process-driven debate … Continue reading Proposal to reverse an Obama-era rule affecting efficiency standards for certain types of lightbulbs will have serious impact on long-term energy and climate objectives
Latest update on climate finance institutions
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the May update on global climate finance institutions compiled by Beate Antonich. Institutional Finance Update: Investors’ Decisions Impact Climate Change, and Climate Risks Impact Their Portfolios Meeting the SDGs requires leveraging private sector finance and increasing investments in activities that can … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions
The transition to electric cars, trucks and ships will be dramatically harder that it sounds
David Keith, Assistant Professor of System Dynamics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Christopher R. Knittel, Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at the MIT Sloan School of Management write on The Conversation website about the difficulties to reduce carbon emissions from cars and trucks. … Continue reading The transition to electric cars, trucks and ships will be dramatically harder that it sounds
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