Upcoming IPCC report not won’t be including assessment in changes in America’s policies

The upcoming IPCC report is expected to be released Oct. 8th. Carl Meyer explains in an article on Canada’s National Observer website some of the background leading to the report’s publication. Climate scientists won't be assessing Trump effect just yet A major upcoming international climate report won’t be assessing how the White House’s actions … Continue reading Upcoming IPCC report not won’t be including assessment in changes in America’s policies →

Concerns about shipping in the Arctic

Edward Struzik, Fellow, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies at Queen's University in Canada writes on The Conversation website about some of the major concerns about the increased interest in Arctic shipping now that climate change has made the region more vulnerable. As ice recedes, the Arctic isn’t prepared … Continue reading Concerns about shipping in the Arctic →

Powerful call for investors to be more positive about investing in climate action

Carl Meyer wrote on the National Observer website about comments presented by a senior pension fund executive in Quebec at the opening of a G7 environment minister. “Climate change is real; it’s gone beyond the point of being a risk,” said Michael Sabia, the president of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. He said … Continue reading Powerful call for investors to be more positive about investing in climate action →

What history teaches us about dealing with climate change

Climate science has not always been the elite, well-mannered pursuit that it is today. Deborah Coen, Professor of History and Chair of the Program in History of Science and Medicine at Yale University provides an excellent article on The Conversation website about how climate change was addressed as long ago as the 19th century. Even … Continue reading What history teaches us about dealing with climate change →

Need for wine industry to adapt to climate change

The extreme weather is making all of us re-think our policies and actions. Now that we are thinking about this year’s grape harvest, it is good to see what is happening to that industry. Aleszu Bajak writes on the undark website about the situation in Bordeaux. France’s famous vintners will need new grapes that can … Continue reading Need for wine industry to adapt to climate change →

Australia’s dilemma – climate and energy policy have infused politics for a decade

Malcolm Turnbull was recently ousted as Prime Minister in Australia and climate and energy issues were at the centre of the situation. Somini Sengupta writes in the New York Times about what it means for other countries that have strong fossil fuel industries. No one said the low-carbon energy transition would be easy. Climate Change … Continue reading Australia’s dilemma – climate and energy policy have infused politics for a decade →

New Irish report shows that people can be nudged into doing their bit to save the planet

This summer Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) published a report by its Behavioural Economics Unit entitled Changing energy behaviour – what works? It is a good question to explore. Conor Pope writes an article in the Irish Times about it. ‘A lot of people genuinely care about the environment’ Most people, when asked if they … Continue reading New Irish report shows that people can be nudged into doing their bit to save the planet →

Using magnesite to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

While most EiD readers are focusing on better implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, there are other innovative approaches to the low-carbon energy transition. Though still in preliminary stages, scientists welcome a 'big step forward' in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas levels and curtail climate change. Josh Gabbatiss explains in an article in … Continue reading Using magnesite to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere →

Britain’s genuinely ambitious project to significantly improve the energy performance of its building stock as an important element of its strategy to meet its Paris climate obligations

It is widely recognised in Europe and throughout the world that a key aspect of meeting our Paris climate obligations is by improving the energy performance of our existing buildings. Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a regular contributor to EiD, has written in the July/August issue of Energy in Buildings … Continue reading Britain’s genuinely ambitious project to significantly improve the energy performance of its building stock as an important element of its strategy to meet its Paris climate obligations →

This summer is a harbinger of the new normal and this accentuates the case that the EU must give a priority

It is vital that we shift into a mindset for systematically resolving the climate crisis. Adrian Joyce, Secretary General of EuroACE and Campaign Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign explains that this is the time for a much greater effort to renovate our buildings and take improved energy efficiency more seriously. Europe must roll … Continue reading This summer is a harbinger of the new normal and this accentuates the case that the EU must give a priority →