Latest update on adaptation finance

Beate Antonich from the SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the October update on global developments in adaptation finance.   Adaptation Finance Update: Adaptation Fund Approves New Funding, Reports Explore Fund’s Future under Paris Agreement During the month of October, we saw the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) approve new … Continue reading Latest update on adaptation finance →

The overriding message located between the lines of the IPCC report is that we must lead our lives within the planet’s means

Mayer Hillman, senior fellow emeritus at the Policy Studies Institute, writes an important article in The Guardian that we have only one option to address climate change. We’re now at a fork in the road: either we cut out fossil fuels completely, or we pass on a dying planet to our children. As the late, … Continue reading The overriding message located between the lines of the IPCC report is that we must lead our lives within the planet’s means →

Tidal energy being promoted in the Orkney Islands

While tidal energy has had a difficult time being deployed, the Orkney Islands, an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, is taking a bold step. Rupert Jones explains in The Guardian that there is a new crowdfunding scheme launched by ethical investment platform Abundance.   £7m crowdfunding bid for Orkney tidal energy turbine launches … Continue reading Tidal energy being promoted in the Orkney Islands →

Trump misleading public about his commitment to clean air

President Trump is well known for his use of Twitter. There has been much written about its effectiveness. Dino Grandoni writes in The Washington Post of how misleading Trump has been in his tweets boasting about his commitment to the “cleanest air in the world.” What are your views? Three misleading things about Trump's clean … Continue reading Trump misleading public about his commitment to clean air →

New materials making breakthrough to lower costs of concentrated solar power

The low carbon energy transition needs to deploy more existing technologies but it also needs innovation.  Steve Hanley writes on the Clean Technica website about the impact of new materials to reduce the costs of concentrated solar power, leading to it being cheaper than battery storage.   New Materials Could Make Concentrated Solar Power Cheaper … Continue reading New materials making breakthrough to lower costs of concentrated solar power →

Why Donald Trump wants to confuse the public about the 97% expert climate consensus

Dana Nuccitelli writes in The Guardian about the views of President Trump and Republican lawmakers about their assumption on the views of climate scientists. When queried about the most recent IPCC report, Republican lawmakers delivered a consistent, false message – that climate scientists are still debating whether humans are responsible. There’s a 97% expert consensus … Continue reading Why Donald Trump wants to confuse the public about the 97% expert climate consensus →

Some concerns about one smart-city project

A wired neighbourhood in Toronto planned by a Google sister company has raised questions over data protection. Gabrielle Canon explains in an article in The Guardian   'City of surveillance': privacy expert quits Toronto's smart-city project When it was announced last year that a district in Toronto would be handed over to a company hoping … Continue reading Some concerns about one smart-city project →

Amazingly Trump administration and California both want to erect wind turbines off of the state’s coast

In the past couple of years, the federal administration and California have seldom agreed on policies. Dino Grandoni writes in the Washington Post that offshore wind power is one area of agreement.   California and the Trump administration rarely agree on energy policy. Here's an exception. Under President Trump, the federal government and the nation’s … Continue reading Amazingly Trump administration and California both want to erect wind turbines off of the state’s coast →

The explosion in renewable energy projects on blockchain is already promising

We are reading about the use of blockchain in many applications.  Ralph Tkatchuk writes on the dataconomy website about its use in promoting renewable energy.   How Blockchain is Boosting Renewable Energy The explosion in renewable energy projects on blockchain is already promising—there are 122 startups operating in the space, with nearly half launching since … Continue reading The explosion in renewable energy projects on blockchain is already promising →