Tag: climate change

Link of the week – IIED’s climate change programme

Check out http://www.iied.org/climate-change The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) will provide coverage will include daily video updates during the upcoming climate conference in Warsaw from Saleem Huq who has been doing this for several years.  The videos are worth watching.  But the website provides much more.  Have a look. If your organisation is … Continue reading Link of the week – IIED’s climate change programme →

UN Secretary-General launches SE4ALL energy efficiency hub

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) opened a new global centre for Energy Efficiency  as part of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative. The Energy Efficiency Hub (EE Hub), in Copenhagen, Denmark, will seek to help “drastically increase” energy access, energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment. … Continue reading UN Secretary-General launches SE4ALL energy efficiency hub →

New reports to watch out for

There is some valuable reading in store for you as you explore various aspects of sustainable energy. • Why energy efficiency needs to have priority as part of the Energiewende E3G, based in the UK, has come out with an important briefing paper on the energy transition (Energiewende) in Germany.  E3G analysis shows that regardless … Continue reading New reports to watch out for →

Assessing the impact of energy efficiency in America to reduce carbon emissions

Stephen Lacey writes in Greentech media about how complicated it is to determine what impact improved energy efficiency has had in reducing carbon emissions in the US.   How Much Is Efficiency Helping America Slash Its Carbon Emissions? Energy wonks collectively gasped when the Energy Information Administration closed its doors briefly during the recent government … Continue reading Assessing the impact of energy efficiency in America to reduce carbon emissions →

Is it time to take an entirely new approach to addressing climate change?

Jo Confino provides an excellent article in The Guardian about an entirely different approach to convincing people and governments to take action on climate change.  We are always talking about innovation, thinking outside the box and paradigm shifts. What is worrying is that accurate facts in the climate change debate are essential but without emotional … Continue reading Is it time to take an entirely new approach to addressing climate change? →

Dutch put crowdfunding on the map

The PRNewswire reports about a record breaking fund raising for households to by their own wind turbine.  Crowdfunding is gaining momentum.  Only recently the European Capacity Building Initiative (ECBI) published a report on crowdfunding and its potential to raise funding for clilmate action at the local level.  Let EiD know of new efforts that you are … Continue reading Dutch put crowdfunding on the map →

How the press reports on climate change

Fiona Harvey reports in the Guardian on a new study that shows that eight out of 10 stories focus on the uncertainties and risks associated with climate change. Interestingly, articles predominantly about "uncertainty" were judged to be those that included the voices of climate sceptics.  So, what does this really mean?  Read on.   Majority … Continue reading How the press reports on climate change →

Lord Stern criticises Britain’s rush to frack

The Independent’s environment editor, Tom Bawden, reports on Lord Nicholas Stern’s latest criticisms of the Government’s rush into fracking without a thorough analysis of all its potential ramifications.    Baseless economics': Lord Stern on David Cameron’s claims that a UK fracking boom can bring down price of gas Lord Stern, author of the hugely influential … Continue reading Lord Stern criticises Britain’s rush to frack →

Economist weighs in on the importance of a carbon tax in the US

N. Gregory Mankiw, a professor of economics at Harvard and an adviser to President George W. Bush, recently wrote in the New York Times about his preference for a carbon tax to address climate change concerns. A Carbon Tax That America Could Live With This summer, the Obama administration released the President’s Climate Action Plan. … Continue reading Economist weighs in on the importance of a carbon tax in the US →