Donald Brown, Scholar in Residence and Professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School is one of the most thoughtful researchers on climate change that EiD has met. Let us know your reaction. Six Things That Citizens Around the World Urgently Need to Know About Climate Change In Light of Several Recent Scientific Reports This … Continue reading We learn something every day about climate change
Triaging climate change
It is unfortunate that we are getting to this situation, but the following article states that we are going to have to make important choices because we cannot save everything from the impacts from climate change. Benjamin Preston, Senior Policy Researcher; Program Director, Infrastructure Resilience and Environmental Policy, at Pardee RAND Graduate School and Johanna … Continue reading Triaging climate change
Abu Dhabi reports it has world’s largest virtual battery plant
We are always looking for new innovations during the low carbon energy transition. Akshat Rathi writes on the Quartz website about the world’s largest “virtual battery plant.” Interestingly, the batteries are installed in 10 different locations in Abu Dhabi but they can be controlled by one plant. What are your views? The world’s largest … Continue reading Abu Dhabi reports it has world’s largest virtual battery plant
Consumers “use vastly different amounts of energy to light our homes, watch TV and make toast”
We have a good American example that all of us should appreciate. Eric Williams, Professor of Sustainability at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Ashok Sekar, Postdoctoral Fellow, Energy Systems Transformation (EST) Research Group at the University of Texas at Austin and Eric Hittinger, Associate Professor of Public Policy also at the Rochester Institute of Technology … Continue reading Consumers “use vastly different amounts of energy to light our homes, watch TV and make toast”
There is mounting evidence of the impact of climate change on human habitat and health
EiD tries to select well-written articles that informs its readers on the low-carbon energy transition and that also means articles on the impact of aspects of climate change. Lenore Manderson, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Brown University and Distinguished Professor, Public Health and Medical Anthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand writes on … Continue reading There is mounting evidence of the impact of climate change on human habitat and health
Phones without batteries? What next?
Practically every day we are reading about new innovations. Now we find out that our mobile phones may not even need a battery. Andrew Griffin explains in an article on The Independent website. What next? Scientists make huge step towards making phones without batteries Scientists have made a huge breakthrough that allows them to … Continue reading Phones without batteries? What next?
“What is a bigger security threat to us than this?”
The climate change has “a multitude of security impacts” according to the UN system’s chief scientist on weather and climate. Edith M. Lederer explains more in an article in Canada’s Globe and Mail. UN warns climate change a national security threat; U.S. ignores link The UN system’s chief scientist on weather and climate warned … Continue reading “What is a bigger security threat to us than this?”
Learning more about e-waste
Never have we been in possession of as many electronic gadgets as now, in this brave new world or ours. But what happens to them when they stop working? All too often... not that much. Tamsin Walker explains in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. 5 things you need to know about e-waste … Continue reading Learning more about e-waste
Latest update on climate finance institutions
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the December update on global climate finance institutions compiled by Beate Antonich. Institutional Finance Update: Climate Finance Flows on the Rise, but Improved Data Needed to Track Progress on Mitigation and Adaptation Pathways The year 2018 concluded with the adoption of … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions
Evidence of climate change showing up in many mysterious ways
Old Weather, a citizen-science project, is compiling the logs from long-gone whaling ships, similar to this one, for climate-change research. Erin Blakemore explains in an article in The Washington Post. Century-old logs of whaling ships might improve data for climate-change research What does a long-forgotten whaling ship have to do with future climate change? … Continue reading Evidence of climate change showing up in many mysterious ways
