How the Trump administration is making it harder to find government information about climate change

Toly Rinberg and Andrew Bergman provide an excellent opinion article in the New York Times about how the current administration in Washington is dismantling the EPA climate change website. We shouldn’t be surprised, given everything that has happened to the EPA this year, but it is definitely worrying. Censoring Climate Change The Trump administration … Continue reading How the Trump administration is making it harder to find government information about climate change →

Now even public transport starting the day with a coffee

Most of us start the day with a cup of coffee or tea. Alan Cowell writes in The New York Times about how coffee grounds are being used in fuel to help power buses in London. Wake Up and Smell the Traffic? London Tries Coffee to Power Buses It was part of the imagery … Continue reading Now even public transport starting the day with a coffee →

IEA DSM collaboration programme’s Task 24 Gets Published in Special Issue on ‘Storytelling and Narratives in Energy and Climate Change Research’

IEA Demand Side Management’s Task 24 Operating Agent and friend of EID, Dr Sea Rotmann, helped co-edit a Special Issue on storytelling in the journal Energy Research and Social Sciences (ERSS), together with Drs Mithra Moezzi and Kathryn Janda. This Special Issue, titled ‘Storytelling and narratives in energy and climate change research’ is the largest … Continue reading IEA DSM collaboration programme’s Task 24 Gets Published in Special Issue on ‘Storytelling and Narratives in Energy and Climate Change Research’ →

How our changing lifestyles are impacting on our overall electricity consumption

Our increase in the use of various digital devices and other new appliances, Erin Mundahl writes on the InsideSources website to explain why overall electricity bills have not really changed in the US, even though programmes to improve the energy efficiency of major appliances have seen significant gains. With the Growth of Energy Saving … Continue reading How our changing lifestyles are impacting on our overall electricity consumption →

Solar and storage new competing with coal and other fossil fuels

We know that the costs for various renewable energy technologies have been coming down significantly in recent years. Travis Hoium writes on the Motley Fool website about some of the progress that has been made. Importantly, solar together with storage can now compete with coal and other fossil fuels on its own. The Energy … Continue reading Solar and storage new competing with coal and other fossil fuels →

Reinsurance and renewable energy

An article on the Climate Group website explains how improved energy productivity and renewable energy are having a positive impact for Swiss Re, one of the major reinsurance companies. Good for business: how energy productivity and renewable power are saving Swiss Re millions of dollars every year Walking the talk on renewables In the … Continue reading Reinsurance and renewable energy →

The challenges with cycling in Copenhagen

Anyone who has visited Copenhagen soon becomes aware of the bike lanes and the sheer number of bicyclists whizzing by all the time. Athlyn Cathcart-Keays writes in The Guardian that a variety of reasons is affecting the cycling culture. Even with these concerns, one feels confident that the cycling culture is not going to change … Continue reading The challenges with cycling in Copenhagen →

New report from UNEP and World Bank on sustainable finance

Natalie Risse writes on the SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) about the recently published roadmap for sustainable finance. UN Environment, World Bank Issue Sustainable Finance Roadmap A report from UN Environment and the World Bank Group finds that sustainable finance requires a strong commitment from business owners and … Continue reading New report from UNEP and World Bank on sustainable finance →

Some questioning whether our air is “too clean”

It is hard to know whether scepticism on aspects related to air pollution and climate change is growing or not. The evidence should be quite obvious. But, there is growing denial. Emma Howard from Greenpeace’s investigative and environmental news platform, Unearthed, provides a good article in The Guardian about the rise of scepticism in countries … Continue reading Some questioning whether our air is “too clean” →

Understanding the impact of air quality in Victorian Britain

The industrial age really came into its own in 19th century Britain. But it had an impact on health that should be a good warning to all of us. Tim Hatton, professor of economics at the University of Essex explains in an article on The Conversation website. Air pollution in Victorian-era Britain – its … Continue reading Understanding the impact of air quality in Victorian Britain →