The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is a phenomenon that has been studied for a number of decades, however a newly discovered relationship between meteorology and an UHI has been found to result in weather altering temperature changes thousands of kilometres away. Researchers from the...
Few people would deny that the internet plays an increasingly significant part in our daily lives in many ways and contexts. Greenpeace has called on internet providers to lead the way with respect to renewable energy. Following feedback from Greenpeace supporters, over the past few...
According to the Climate Institute, the 2015 Federal Budget announced tonight (May 12) doesn’t inspire confidence regarding plans for a modern green economy in Australia. According to CEO John Connor, the Budget continued the attacks on both climate and clean energy programs and increased pressure...
Following on from my previous blog in which I briefly introduced the concept of urban heat islands (UHIs), in this blog I will outline the issues associated with them. I will focus on four main issues-higher energy consumption, higher greenhouse and air pollution emissions, impaired...
In my previous blogs, I have discussed a number of issues associated with climate change, including the issues faced by a number of Governments, the actions/policies they propose in the lead up to Paris in December and the latest news in the renewable energy/cleantech space...
China’s power generation is turning green more quickly than other comparable systems on earth. According to the China Electrical Council, power generation from fossil fuels in 2014 dropped by 0.7% year on year. On the other hand, power generation from non-fossil fuel sources increased 19%....
According to the European Environment State and Outlook report 2015 (SOER) published by the European Environment Agency, green industries in Europe grew by 50% between 2000 and 2011. This growth was against the backdrop of a severe bust which hit every other sector of the...
While most people would agree that Indonesia doesn’t have anywhere near the highest emissions from industry or energy, it does have many forests spread across its 13000 islands. Similar to many developing countries, deforestation is a significant issue in Indonesia, and contributes approximately 80% of...
The Hawaiian Legislature has passed a Bill that sets a goal whereby 100% of its electricity will be generated by renewable sources by 2045. Currently, Hawaii receives approximately 22% of its electricity from renewable sources, and the goals between now and 2045 are 30% of...
In a recent interview, Pakistan’s Minister for Climate Change Mushahid Ullah Khan stated that the country’s climate change targets would be submitted to the United Nations by September 2015 as part of their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC). The INDC would be focused on mitigation...
