Here is a very alarming article which was posted by Sky News today (23/09/2019) outlining the results of ongoing work performed by the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Change. The world is already struggling to meet the current targets. How do we get the world to accept stricter targets? Sky News article here
The global shift away from a fossil fuel-based power system is gathering pace, with renewable energy sources on track to account for over 80% of total electricity output by 2050 as the build-out of wind and solar plant expands 20-fold, according to energy consultancy DNV GL’s latest Energy Transition Outlook (ETO). But the 2019 report … Read more
Without bolder action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions the world will not meet the goals set by the Paris climate accord, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. Analysis in the ‘Energy Transition Outlook’ indicates that the world is on a trajectory for global warming above pre-industrial levels of three degrees Celsius rather than … Read more
Despite the profound threat of biodiversity loss, it is climate change that has long been considered the most pressing environmental concern. That changed this week in Paris, when representatives from 130 nations approved the most comprehensive assessment of global biodiversity ever undertaken. The report, spearheaded by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services … Read more
Low-carbon energy investment must increase 250% by 2030 if countries are to meet their targets under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the International Energy Agency warned this week. “The bottom line is that the world is not investing enough in traditional elements of supply to maintain today’s consumption patterns, nor is it investing enough in cleaner … Read more