Latest update on climate finance institutions

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the October update on global developments in climate finance institutions.   Climate Finance Institutional Update: New Financing from Climate Funds, Green Bonds During the month of October, the Boards of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Adaptation Fund approved new funding … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions →

Effect of telling stories about climate change on changing behaviour

The types of stories that are told can have a positive impact on behaviour. Two academics, Tom van Laer from the University of London and Ross Gordon from Macquarie University provide a good article on their related research work on The Conversation website. Concerning story telling, EiD would also recommend you go to the IEA … Continue reading Effect of telling stories about climate change on changing behaviour →

Britain sees advantages with Dutch “Energiesprong” approach to renovation

Somehow we have to a new approach or a new set of approaches to seriously renovate our entire building stock to an ambitious level (factor four?). Recently, BPIE stated that 97% of our building stock needs updating. Our low carbon strategies need us to increase our ambition, our population segments suffering from fuel poverty need … Continue reading Britain sees advantages with Dutch “Energiesprong” approach to renovation →

Ignoring climate change seen as more risky than proposing solutions

Bruce Anderson writes on the Abacus website about a recent survey taken of Canadians on their attitudes to climate change. You will find that this is one of the most comprehensive reports that EiD has published and hopefully we will find similar surveys from other countries. Importantly, for Canadian politicians, it’s riskier to ignore climate … Continue reading Ignoring climate change seen as more risky than proposing solutions →

Making greenhouses even greener

Two of my uncles had large greenhouses and one was probably (almost certainly) Canada’s first commercial organic farmer so there has always been a fascination with this industry. It is encouraging to read an article by Sydney Pereira on the Newsweek website how there are now demonstrations to have greenhouses both produce electricity and grow … Continue reading Making greenhouses even greener →

Reviewing progress in addressing climate change through clean energy investment

Two years since the signing of the Paris climate agreement and eight years after Copenhagen, countries on both side of the rich-poor divide are falling short on promises made to address climate change through clean energy investment, research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) finds in an article on the Renewable Energy Focus website.   … Continue reading Reviewing progress in addressing climate change through clean energy investment →

How climate priorities are having an effect on farming

There are probably many ways we could discuss agriculture issues, but an article by Daniel Boffey in The Guardian explains about a recent effort for carbon-neutral eggs. Boffey states that organic and free-range varieties reflect farmers’ priority for the welfare of the chickens, at a cost to the wider environment. However, carbon-neutral eggs take a … Continue reading How climate priorities are having an effect on farming →

Latest update on climate adaptation finance

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the October update on global developments in climate adaptation finance.   Climate Adaptation Finance Update: Barriers to Provision Identified During the month of October, projects funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) kicked off in the Pacific and Africa. Other adaptation finance … Continue reading Latest update on climate adaptation finance →

Canada’s public discourse on energy poverty is just beginning

In Europe discussing energy poverty has gained considerable attention for many years, even if we are not always convinced by the solutions. Maryam Rezaei, a PhD student at the University of British Columbia, writes an excellent article on The Conversation website about the situation in Canada. It would be good to get your views because … Continue reading Canada’s public discourse on energy poverty is just beginning →