We realise that the energy transition takes the efforts of all parts of society. There have been concerns that companies have been slower to react. However Gina-Marie Cheeseman writes on the Justmeans.com website that companies are increasingly showing their support. Having recently attended the eceee industrial efficiency conference in Berlin, EiD would certainly agree. What … Continue reading Businesses are increasingly pledging their support for action on climate change
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How do we pay for the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy?
This is a question perplexing many these days. Whether we are paying for adaptation or mitigation measures, the bill keeps rising. Henry M. Paulson Jr., a former Treasury secretary and chief executive of Goldman Sachs, writes an important opinion piece in the New York Times about how governments must create conditions that encourage private investment … Continue reading How do we pay for the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy?
Much more needed to stop harmful effects of climate change
Chris Mooney provides a sobering account in the Washington Post of our efforts to address climate change. Simply put, we are not doing enough. Chris develops his argument by reviewing the recent IEA report on World Energy Investment. What are your views? Wind, solar and electric cars are booming. Too bad that’s not enough … Continue reading Much more needed to stop harmful effects of climate change
Latest update on climate finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the August update on global developments in climate finance. August 2016 Climate Finance Update: Readiness, Simplified Access to Finance in the Spotlight; Caribbean Disaster Resilience and Relief Gets Support During the month of August, the focus of multilateral climate financing activities turned to the South, with … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance
Wake up call from insurance industry to speed energy transition away from fossil fuels
With leaders of the G20 meeting this week in Hangzhou, China, it is timely for some of the world’s biggest insurers to call on the G20 to speed up the energy transition by ending fossil fuel subsidies. Karl Mathiesen describes the call by insurers in The Guardian. Will we see leaders call for the end … Continue reading Wake up call from insurance industry to speed energy transition away from fossil fuels
Win or lose, dominating view of US Republicans is not good for climate policies
This week, EiD has two posts related to the views of Republicans and aspects of sustainable energy and climate policies. Andrew Warren, a regular contributor to EiD, and chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, reflects in a BusinessGreen article on worrying developments in the US Donald Trump's campaign may be struggling, but his … Continue reading Win or lose, dominating view of US Republicans is not good for climate policies
China setting performance standards for industry to reduce overcapacity problems
Girish Shetti writes a good article on the China Topix website about recent policy changes in China to impose stricter environmental, safety, and energy efficiency standards. China to Impose Tough Environmental and Energy Efficiency Standards to Tackle Overcapacity To overcome overcapacity across key Industrial sectors, the Chinese government has decided to impose stricter environmental, … Continue reading China setting performance standards for industry to reduce overcapacity problems
We need a new approach to staying cool
Air conditioning has made modern living bearable in many cities. The percentage of homes and offices with air conditioning in warm countries is increasing at a staggering rate. Surely, since we know how to build passive buildings, there must be a way of significantly slowing the rate of deployment. John Vidal writes in The Observer … Continue reading We need a new approach to staying cool
New report shows important role multilateral development banks in climate finance
We assume that multilateral development banks are playing an important role in providing climate finance to important initiatives, but it takes some evidence to show us exactly what is happening globally. The International Institute for Sustainable Development writes about a recent report that documents developments in 2015. 2015 Climate Finance by MDBs at US$25 … Continue reading New report shows important role multilateral development banks in climate finance
More cities join the efforts to manage emissions and build resilience
It is encouraging to see how cities are increasingly embracing the need to take measures to lower the impact from global warming. There is a good article on the CDP website about recent developments that are most encouraging. Unprecedented global rise in cities disclosing climate strategies A record number of cities are now measuring … Continue reading More cities join the efforts to manage emissions and build resilience
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