A significant milestone was achieved with the passage of the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Future legislation this month, writes Anna Skarbek, executive director of Climate Works NGO in a recent article. Not only does the bill finally create an emissions trading scheme for Australia, she says, it also makes “low-carbon investments more attractive relative to … Continue reading
Traurig aber wahr: In vielen Gebieten sind die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels nicht mehr aufzuhalten. Anpassen heißt das neue-alte Zauberwort. Länder wie Holland, deren Bevölkerung unmittelbar vom und mit dem Wasser lebt, haben längst die Zeichen der Zeit erkannt, wie Spiegel.de berichtet. “Über Jahrhunderte haben die Holländer gegen das Wasser gekämpft. Immer neue Polder haben sie … Continue reading
Despite crises and terrorism, air transport is booming - and with it concern about its impact on the environment, such as greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, concern alone won’t do anything to mitigate global warming and soothe its potential consequences for grippled national economies and generations to come. Voluntary offsetting programmes seemed like a nice approach … Continue reading
Immer wieder spannend, die Pressemitteilungen des Oekom Verlags. Diese hier zu den neuerscheinenden Klimasparbüchern zum Beispiel. Super Idee. Zuckerbrot statt Peitsche. Durch Konsumanreiz Bewusstsein schaffen und auf diese Weise langsam aber sicher das Klimagewissen des genußfreudigen Bürgers schärfen: “Neben München und Frankfurt erscheint das Klimasparbuch 2012 diesen November auch für die Rheinmetropole Köln. Praktische Tipps … Continue reading
Surely many of you (me included) have been wondering about the apparent interchangeability of the terms climate change and global warming in much of the discourse surrounding those issues. According to Independent columnist Johann Hari, “climate change” was invented by the Republican pollster Frank Luntz, when he discovered that focus groups found the phrase “global … Continue reading
Die Klimakämpfer blockieren Landebahnen, entführen Kohlezüge, legen Kraftwerke und Kohletransporte lahm. Sie bauen Solaranlagen, Windturbinen und Stadtgärten. Sie gehen in 193 Ländern der Erde auf die Straße. Sie retten die Menschheit vor dem Klimawandel. Sie pflanzen Millionen Bäume und machen die Klimabewegung zur weltweiten politischen Kraft. In seinem Buch “Wir sind jung und brauchen die … Continue reading
Sometimes, walking into your local library can be quite an enriching experience – even in the digital age. You might stumble upon books that would have escaped your attention otherwise. It so happened with The Renewable Revolution by Sajed Kamal, put nicely on display by a caring librarian, just waiting to be picked up, read … Continue reading
A United Nations review has found a large credibility gap between New Zealand’s target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and the measures in place to achieve it. “It could find no plan for two-thirds or more of what is required to meet the target,” said Sustainability Council’s executive director, Simon Terry. “And it … Continue reading
Yesterday I went up to Auckland University business school to attend Prof James Hansen’s public lecture on climate change and moral implications – or so was the official title. What he mainly presented to the hundreds of people who were fast enough to grab a seat in cramped the lecture theatre (they had to stream … Continue reading
Featured commentary is the new space for the reader’s – your – opinion. Once in a while, active contributors to this blog on sustainability, csr and climate change will be invited to write a critical commentary on any of the topics recently covered. Those contributions will not necessarily reflect my own opinion or world view. … Continue reading
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