Renewable Energy
The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates significant growth for renewable energy from 2022 to 2027— approximately an 85% increase compared to the previous five years. This massive increase in our energy supply also means new employment opportunities.
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is derived from natural resources that can be replenished indefinitely without the risk of depletion and harmful emissions. These sources include solar power, wind, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal.
Climate Change
Carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) are two different gases with different chemical compositions, and properties, as well as their effects on the environment and human health.
Climate Change
As of writing this article, only 27 years are remaining to reach net zero emissions for the majority of the countries so that the global average temperature remains ideally below 1.5°C. Understanding carbon neutrality and net zero represent crucial pathways towards addressing this target.
Climate Risk & Economics
The UNEP Food Waste Index 2021 states that in 2019, around 931 million tonnes of food waste were generated around the world – of which 61% came from households, 26% from food service and 13% from retail. Food is currently responsible for approximately 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Risk & Economics
Approximately 53% of the green claims made within the European Union (EU) are imprecise, deceitful, or unsupported, while 40% lack any corroborating evidence. The EU’s new green label criteria highlighted that a responsible company must ensure its brand is reliable, comparable, and verifiable.
Climate Risk & Economics
The circular design process is a method of creating products and services that are sustainable, ethical, and socially responsible by using the principles of the circular economy that considers reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing, and recycling.
Climate Risk & Economics
Cradle-to-grave is a model representing a product’s full life cycle journey, starting from raw material extraction, production, use, and disposal after the end of its life. At the end of the value chain, the current standard waste management practice is either landfill or incineration, or recycling.
Climate Change
Cramming for the Apocalypse This is a guest post by Elizabeth Doerr, the creater of Cramming for the Apocalypse. “[The climate challenge] is about transformation and the stakes for humanity are greater than my heart and mind could barely fathom,” said Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson–marine biologist, policy expert, writer,
Climate Change
In January 2023, the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) published the "Mapping the Net Zero Economy" report that dissects and inspects the UK's current state of the clean economy. The report was prepared in partnership with CBI Economics and the Data City.
Climate Change
The team of scientists, led by Dr. Lorna Strachan from the University of Auckland, are currently testing the connection between climate change and the increased frequency of earthquakes.
Energy Crisis
Russian gas pipeline shipments to the EU decreased by almost 60% in the second half of 2022 compared to June 2021, primarily through the Nord Stream. Gas and electricity costs are currently regulated in several European nations, in part to safeguard vulnerable households.