Climate Crisis
Bill McKibben: The happiest number I’ve heard in ages
If we switched to renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half. Because they’re just carrying coal and oil and gas Read Here
Transport
Climate Crisis
euronews: Cruise ships hurt the environment, people and local communities – and they don’t pay taxes
The study also found that a large cruiseliner can have a bigger carbon footprint than 12,000 cars, while an overnight stay onboard uses 12 times more energy than a stay in a hotel. Read here
Sustainability
RTE: SUV sales hit new records, driving up emissions
Global sales of SUVs have hit new records in 2021 both in terms of the numbers sold and their share of the market. Read here Photo by El monty licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share […]
Climate Crisis
Laurie Parsons – Carbon colonialism must be challenged if we want to make climate progress
The UK has set ambitious net zero targets, but is overlooking its imported emissions. Digifly840/Pixabay Laurie Parsons, Royal Holloway University of London Assessments of the UN climate conference COP26’s success have been mixed, but none […]
Climate Crisis
Duroyan Fertl: Climate Neutrality and Democratic Ownership after COVID
The challenges of a socially just transition to clean energy, with former Copenhagen City councillor Ulrik Kohl. Kohl, a researcher on community energy in the Nordic countries and Southeast Europe with Malmö University and Roskilde […]
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – The distorted priorities of the French EU Council Presidency
Nothing changes in the EU: neo-liberalism, neo-liberalism, and still more neo-liberalism – and much more inequality. The Corporate Europe Observatory is a non-profit research and campaign group whose declared aim is to “expose any effects […]
Climate Crisis
Energy Monitor: ‘Fit for 55 part II’ doesn’t reflect a climate emergency
The European Commission’s proposed action on gas and buildings would not be enough to get the EU to its 2030 and 2050 climate goals. Read here
Climate Crisis
Eurostat – EU: A fifth of road freight kilometres by empty vehicles
Not terribly efficient, especially in the age of the computer. Read here
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment: In tests, cars powered by e-petrol pollute the air as much as petrol
Running cars on e-fuels, which have been touted as a way to prolong the life of the internal combustion engine, will not alleviate air pollution problems. Read here
Aviation
Julia Steinberger – Living well within planetary limits: is it possible? And what will it take?
This is a talk by Julia Steinberger from 24 November 2021 Hier die deutsche Version: