In September 2015, leaders from 193 countries gathered in the UN assembly hall in New York to plan nothing less than “transforming our world”. This was the birth of the sustainable development goals, which aimed to “free the human race from the tyranny of poverty and want and to heal and secure our planet”. ThereContinue reading “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS -ALL TALK NO ACTION”
Author Archives: Steve Martin
Amping up Community Energy in the Derbyshire Dales
There is a growing appetite for the development of community energy programmes across the UK- Currently over 400 proactive programmes exist in the UK according to Community Energy England( CEE State of the Sector Report : https://communityenergyengland.org ) which have generated over £3 Million of community benefits. In Derbyshire there are currently 5 Rural Community Energy Funded(RCEF) programmes.Continue reading “Amping up Community Energy in the Derbyshire Dales”
Replacing Sustainable Development: Potential Frameworks for International Cooperation in an Era of Increasing Crises and Disasters.
Jem Bendell This preprint(full paper in the link below this abstract)written by Professor Jem Bendell outlines his thinking on the impact of the SDGs . It’s not comfortable reading but nor is what’s happening across the globe in terms of fires, floods and huge changes in weather events as well as the increasing evidence ofContinue reading “Replacing Sustainable Development: Potential Frameworks for International Cooperation in an Era of Increasing Crises and Disasters.“
EARTH SUMMIT REFLECTIONS
This coming week is the 30th anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit (which launched the sustainable development paradigm) and the 50th anniversary of the Stockholm conference (which alerted world leaders to environmental dilemmas). Such anniversaries previously brought much fanfare from the UN. Not this year. The backsliding on poverty and the environment is so shocking and underminingContinue reading “EARTH SUMMIT REFLECTIONS”
EU PLANS to ACCELERATE RENEWABLES
Europe’s plan to slash Russian fossil fuel imports and accelerate renewable energy production will test its ability to find the minerals, metals and other components that are needed for a dramatic shift to clean power. The plan, outlined by the European Commission, would speed the continent toward a historic transition to wind and solar energy,Continue reading “EU PLANS to ACCELERATE RENEWABLES”
THE CLIMATE CRISIS-THE KIDS ARN’T ALRIGHT
Commentary from Dr Wim Thiery Scientists predict about 2.4°C of global warming by the end of this century under current policy pledges, compared to preindustrial times. In our studies, we calculated the meaning of that level of warming, in terms of how many extreme climate events a real person in a real location will faceContinue reading “THE CLIMATE CRISIS-THE KIDS ARN’T ALRIGHT”
COHORT 2040 CHALLENGE
How Can Future Leaders be Better Prepared for a Future of Worsening Environmental Crisis (https://www.ippr.org/files/2022-01/cohort-2040-jan-22.pdf ) This report from the Institute for Public Policy research(IPPR) is yet another wake up call for all of those who are asking where the leadership will come from to tackle a worsening environmental and social crisis created by humanitiesContinue reading “COHORT 2040 CHALLENGE”
WORLD ENERGY TRANSITION UPDATE
Published today (29 March), IRENA’s 2022 edition of the World Energy Transitions Outlook outlines the priority actions that will need to be taken between now and 2030 to keep the goal of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5C within reach. COP26 President Alok Sharma stated earlier this month, in a journal for think-tank IPPR, that theContinue reading “WORLD ENERGY TRANSITION UPDATE”
Rotterdam citizens concerned with air quality form a club
They will be measuring air quality as a citizen-driven science project Over 400 citizens of Rotterdam have already registered in a special club dedicated to air quality and called Luchtclub. Part of the activities of the club is the measurement of air pollution on the street with particulate matter sensors. The club aligns with a five-decade-oldContinue reading “Rotterdam citizens concerned with air quality form a club”
Place- Based Learning and Climate Emergencies
Cities around the globe have a unique and powerful role to play in mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts. Estimates suggest that urban activities produce 75 percent of global CO2 emissions, making them major contributors to climate change. Yet their growing populations are also extremely vulnerable to climate change, with climate change-induced heatContinue reading “Place- Based Learning and Climate Emergencies”
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