Latest update on climate adaptation finance

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the August update on global developments in climate adaptation finance.   Climate Adaptation Finance Update: Philippines Pioneers Catastrophe Risk Insurance During the month of August, multilateral development banks (MDBs) and funds reported on new financing for projects that will support resilience in … Continue reading Latest update on climate adaptation finance →

Update on smart meter roll-out in UK

While there are requirements to have most households install smart meters, for whatever reason, consumers are generally not concerned. Sam Meadows explains in an article on The Telegraph website. This being an EU obligation, it would be good to hear whether other countries are facing the same problems.   Smart meter roll-out in question as … Continue reading Update on smart meter roll-out in UK →

Understanding time lags as our climate policies and actions drag on

“Large-scale social changes take time: they are the sum of many individual changes, in both attitudes and behaviours. To minimise that time lag, we need to start acting now.” So says Timothy H. Dixon, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Natural and human-caused hazards, sea level rise and climate change at the University of South Florida … Continue reading Understanding time lags as our climate policies and actions drag on →

Innovative approach to reduce urban flooding

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis from the University of Toronto write on The Conversation website about retrofitting existing building infrastructure to alleviate flood damage by using grasses and herbaceous plants on our rooftops.   How green roofs can protect city streets from flooding Spring and summer 2017 have been among the wettest on … Continue reading Innovative approach to reduce urban flooding →

Blog from Energy Advice Exchange – “Main barrier to domestic energy efficiency is cost . . .”

A few weeks ago, a news item on the Energy Live News website in the UK raised the issue of cost as the reason why consumers were not investing in energy efficiency. That’s fair, as a starting point. We are always told how expensive energy-efficient technologies or energy renovations are, whether it is true or … Continue reading Blog from Energy Advice Exchange – “Main barrier to domestic energy efficiency is cost . . .” →

The agriculture sector’s impact on climate change

It is important for all of us to better understand what is causing climate change and what we can do about it. Chelsea Harvey writes in The Washington Post about the importance of the agriculture sector.   This is why when you talk about climate change, you can’t ignore agriculture Agriculture has historically released almost … Continue reading The agriculture sector’s impact on climate change →

Growing interest in trade of clean technology and services

There are growing opportunities to expand the trade in clean technologies. Glen Hodgson, senior vice-president and chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada writes about the opportunities from a Canadian perspective on the Policy Options website. There are important lessons for everyone.   The opportunity of green trade It’s time to think globally about … Continue reading Growing interest in trade of clean technology and services →

How to communicate about climate change

We’ve had posts on communication before. Understandably we have more to learn because we are still not convincing enough people and definitely not convincing enough decision makers. Tae Hoon Kim, Researcher in Energy Politics at the University of Cambridge provides some good views about how it should be done. Do you agree?   How to … Continue reading How to communicate about climate change →

Discussing the importance of the 2 degree C target for climate change

We read about the global climate target all the time and we know that even the 2015 Paris climate conference called for an aspirational goal of 1.5 degrees. David Titley, Professor of Practice in Meteorology, Professor of International Affairs & Director Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk at the Pennsylvania State University writes … Continue reading Discussing the importance of the 2 degree C target for climate change →