There is another post this weekend on the EC’s Competitive Compass. Marianne Gros wrote on the Politico website earlier in the week and this is good background for EiD readers. Brussels hopes simplifying green compliance rules will boost Europe’s flagging economy. Green groups fear something more sinister. Von der Leyen builds bonfire of EU’s … Continue reading Worries of backtracking of EU’s green agenda
It’s not clear that Heathrow Airport expansion can fit within the UK’s legal and arguably moral requirement to cut emissions and remain within its carbon budget
Richard Sulley, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainability Policy, University of Sheffield writes on The Conversation website about the impact of expanding the UK’s largest airport on government commitments to reduce carbon emissions. Since this was published, the UK government has given the green light to the construction of the third runway at Heathrow with considerable mixed … Continue reading It’s not clear that Heathrow Airport expansion can fit within the UK’s legal and arguably moral requirement to cut emissions and remain within its carbon budget
Energy consumption is only one part of AI’s broader environmental impact
In an article on The Conversation website, Hamish van der Ven, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Business Management of Natural Resources, University of British Columbia, argues that social and political mediums through which AI affects the planet are far more insidious and, arguably, more consequential for the future of humanity. AI is bad for the … Continue reading Energy consumption is only one part of AI’s broader environmental impact
New report questions IEA’s focus on the global energy transition
Valerie Volcovici writes on the Reuters website about a new report from National Center for Energy Analytics that critcises the IEA’s approach to the energy transition. The NCEA is a US-based national energy think tank. What are your views? IEA comes under pressure from former oil market chief to cut energy transition focus The … Continue reading New report questions IEA’s focus on the global energy transition
The EC’s Competitive Compass plots a course for policymakers to follow over the next five years
This week the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission's work. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the … Continue reading The EC’s Competitive Compass plots a course for policymakers to follow over the next five years
Energy in Demand News, January 26, 2025
Apart from watching what is going on in Washington DC , our attention has understandably focused again this week on the devastation in the Los Angeles area from the continuing wildfires. The total area affected was recently estimated at more than 16,000 hectares and it is going to take years and a lot of money … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 26, 2025
Climate crisis is making it harder for insurance companies to operate, with many pausing or withdrawing policies
Oliver Milman writes on the Guardian website about the struggles that homeowners are facing in many parts of the United States to find insurance. This is not just an American problem but it is probably most acute there. This post follows many that EiD has provided recently. When looked at together, they make one wonder … Continue reading Climate crisis is making it harder for insurance companies to operate, with many pausing or withdrawing policies
Worries that change in fact checking on social media could open the floodgates to more climate misinformation
In an article on The Conversation website, Jill Hopke, Associate Professor of Journalism, DePaul University discusses the concerns following companies such as Meta ending their fact-checking programmes on social media. Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, … Continue reading Worries that change in fact checking on social media could open the floodgates to more climate misinformation
A third of the Arctic’s tundra, forests and wetlands have become a source of carbon emissions
Patrick Greenfield writes on the Guardian website that critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating according to a recent report. Readers are also encouraged to read the latest blog by Irene Quaile, “2025: Chilling prospects for a warming Arctic,” for more about the impact of climate … Continue reading A third of the Arctic’s tundra, forests and wetlands have become a source of carbon emissions
The rise in extreme weather is not generating political support for climate action
Fridays for Future organiser Luisa Neubauer warns conspiracy theories are increasingly taking hold despite effects of global heating. In an article on the Guardian website, Ajit Niranjan discusses how the climate struggle in rich democracies has drastically changed. Extreme weather failing to encourage political climate action, says activist Luisa Neubauer The rise in extreme … Continue reading The rise in extreme weather is not generating political support for climate action
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