The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the May update on global developments in climate adaptation finance. Climate Adaptation Finance Update: Banks, Stakeholders Link Investment Decisions with Climate Change Uncertainties During the month of May, bankers continued discussions on climate-related financial disclosures to transform the way markets respond … Continue reading Latest update on climate adaptation finance
Foreign investments in Africa’s energy need to focus on self-sufficiency, inclusiveness and sustainability
There are considerable investments now in Africa to improve the energy infrastructure and ensure better energy access. However, as written in an article on The Conversation website, Philipp Trotter, PhD candidate at the University of Bath and Sabah Abdullah, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, write that more understanding of the long-term implications of current … Continue reading Foreign investments in Africa’s energy need to focus on self-sufficiency, inclusiveness and sustainability
Meat and fish companies may be “putting the implementation of the Paris agreement in jeopardy”
As we all know, everyone has a role in our low carbon energy transition. Bibi van der Zee and Andrew Wasley explain in an article in The Guardian that the meat and fish industries are not pulling their weight and could be jeopardising our long-term targets. A new index finds many of the world’s largest … Continue reading Meat and fish companies may be “putting the implementation of the Paris agreement in jeopardy”
Sailing ships can offer an environmentally sustainable alternative to the heavily polluting shipping industry
Sometimes it is necessary to look at traditional methods of transport to see the possibilities for the future. Christiaan De Beukelaer, Lecturer in Cultural Policy at the University of Melbourne writes on The Conversation website about how traditional sailing can provide a practical response to climate change. How traditional methods could deliver zero-emission shipping … Continue reading Sailing ships can offer an environmentally sustainable alternative to the heavily polluting shipping industry
Floating nuclear power plant arrives in Russia’s Arctic region to provide electricity to an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait from Alaska
Reuters agency provided a news item recently on the gCaptain website that Russia has built a floating nuclear plant that has reached the Arctic. Does anyone have any views on what the implications are? Russia’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Arrives in the Arctic Russia’s first-floating nuclear power plant arrived in the Arctic port … Continue reading Floating nuclear power plant arrives in Russia’s Arctic region to provide electricity to an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait from Alaska
It is time we account for carbon in the products we use
For years we have discussed embedded carbon in the products we use. Kai Whiting, Sustainability and Stoicism Researcher and Luis Gabriel Carmona, Researcher in Sustainable Systems, Universidade de Lisboa write on The Conversation website that we must start accounting for the carbon in imported products if we are truly to meet our Paris climate objectives. … Continue reading It is time we account for carbon in the products we use
India’s energy transition well underway
Regularly we are reading about the joint venture, Energy Efficiency Services (EESL). Often it concerns LEDs but it is obvious they do just about everything related to energy efficiency. Dhirendra Tripathi writes on the Moneycontrol website about an interview with EESL MD Sauragh Kumar. He said EESL would wait for the department of heavy industry … Continue reading India’s energy transition well underway
Impact of expansion of renewable energy on vulnerable people
We take it for granted that greater deployment of renewables is good for all of us. Ronald Bailey writes on the Reason website that this is not necessarily true, that poor people are actually made poorer in many circumstances. What is your experience? Renewable Energy Mandates Are Making Poor People Poorer Escalating electricity prices … Continue reading Impact of expansion of renewable energy on vulnerable people
Canada’s dairy sector reducing its carbon footprint
While there is controversy over building a new pipeline in Canada, there is some good news for the energy transition from the dairy industry. Alex Binkley explains in an article on the National Newswatch website. Dairy farmers making progress on reducing carbon emissions, DFC says The Canadian dairy sector managed to reduce its carbon … Continue reading Canada’s dairy sector reducing its carbon footprint
How Germany needs to deal with its waste problem
No doubt we all have to increase our efforts to reduce waste. Maximiliane Koschyk writes on the Deutsche Welle website about latest developments in Germany. How is it in your country? Germany's waste problem: Recycling isn't enough The EU wants to outlaw single-use plastic items. But Germany's Environmental Minister Svenja Schulze thinks recycling efforts … Continue reading How Germany needs to deal with its waste problem
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