Last week the Climate Change Committee (CCC) in the UK released its much anticipated report which is recommending that the government revise its emissions goal to …
Category: Energy efficiency
A new pathway to Paris
A new book that outlines a pathway to meet the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement has been released for open access online , but is …
Drivers behind flattening CO2 emissions
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported that carbon dioxide emissions from energy use remained flat in 2016, the third year in a row. This …
Making the most of hydrogen
As hydrogen refueling stations begin to appear, including one from Shell opening near London, Toyota makes its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle more widely available …
The UK 5th Carbon Budget
In amongst the excitement created by the Brexit vote, on 30th June 2016 the UK Government met its statutory requirement and announced the details of the …
The Connected Man
Back in September 1971, an article appeared in Scientific American on energy use. It remains very current today. Earl Cook was attempting to look at …
Baselines, metrics and business as usual
The submission of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the UNFCCC started in earnest to meet the March 31st agreed date, although many more are …
Did the UN Summit shift the dial?
The UN Climate Summit has come and gone and leaders from many countries have made announcements, pledges or at least offered moral support. But are …
The hairdryer conundrum
Last week the UK media put a lot of effort into reporting on the EU ban on the sale of the most powerful vacuum cleaners and …
10 reasons why 2°C will be tough to achieve
A recent story in The Guardian expressed some optimism that “humans will rise to the challenge of climate change”. Ten reasons were given to be hopeful, …
