It is heartening to read that China’s carbon emissions may have peaked. There have been several articles on this important study by two groups at the London School of Economics. Chelsea Harvey provides a good account in the Washington Post. China vowed to peak carbon emissions by 2030. It could be way ahead of … Continue reading Is China now on a more sustainable path?
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Silvia Zinetti is well known to many of us who have been working in and around Brussels. Last year she moved to the San Diego area but has continued to work in the field of sustainable energy and wrote a post for EiD last summer. She is very involved with many local groups encouraging sustainable … Continue reading Have your say . . .
Two important new reports
There are two important new reports that EiD wants to bring to your attention. • Energy efficiency as infrastructure: leaping the investment gap This is an important briefing paper by Ada Ámon and Ingrid Holmes for E3G. As Europe moves to implement the Paris Climate Agreement, two-thirds of its low carbon energy infrastructure investment … Continue reading Two important new reports
Latest update on climate finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the February update on global developments in climate finance. February 2016 Climate Finance Update During the month of February, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the World Bank, … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance
Progress in energy efficiency improvements expected to continue even with Supreme Court challenge
The Obama Administration is certainly keeping up the momentum even though there are often legislative and judicial roadblocks. Steven Mufson and Chris Mooney write in the Washington Post about recent developments. Despite the Supreme Court, here’s why the White House says we’ll cut carbon anyway The Supreme Court stay on the Obama administration’s Clean … Continue reading Progress in energy efficiency improvements expected to continue even with Supreme Court challenge
Figuring out which factors influence individuals’ beliefs about climate change
There are many reports documenting climate change yet there are many individuals that deny the evidence. Chelsea Harvey writes in the Washington Post about new analysis of the main predictors of a person’s belief. What do you think about this? Science confirms it: Denial of climate change is all about the politics Dozens of … Continue reading Figuring out which factors influence individuals’ beliefs about climate change
Governments are failing to address the links between air pollution and global warming
Increasingly, we read about the adverse impacts from air pollution. John Vidal argues in The Guardian that the signatories of the recent global climate change have lost sight of the connection with other major environmental concerns. Climate change politics is blinding us to the devastating effects of dirty air It is the greatest environmental … Continue reading Governments are failing to address the links between air pollution and global warming
A sobering reality check for the energy sector after COP21
Everyone is still trying to determine what the impact of the recent global climate change agreement means in reality, now that the fine words are over. Nick Butler provides a good blog in the Financial Times about the impact on the energy sector. Beyond Paris – the long-term energy outlook Two papers published in … Continue reading A sobering reality check for the energy sector after COP21
Reducing emissions is more than investing in technologies
We talk about behaviour change and there are many efforts underway to encourage it. The climate change agreement in Paris in December is more than a wake up call. While we give lip service to saving energy, turning off lights and driving in a more eco-friendly manner, we need to do more. Arthur Neslen writes … Continue reading Reducing emissions is more than investing in technologies
“The generation most affected by climate change is not getting the education they deserve”
There is disturbing news coming out of the US. Just 38% of US schoolchildren were taught that climate change is linked to fossil fuels, with many teachers spending less than an hour a year on the subject, according to recent findings. Suzanne Goldenberg explains in The Guardian. Two-thirds of US students are taught climate … Continue reading “The generation most affected by climate change is not getting the education they deserve”
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