What do citizens think about climate change and the capacity of climate action to create jobs and growth? Find out in the EIB-YouGov citizen's climate survey A large majority of Europeans well aware of the climate change issue but 20% still not feeling concerned despite recent IPCC warnings 14% of US citizens skeptical about the [...]
Carbon emissions from advanced economies set to rise in 2018 for the first time in five years, reversing a declining trend As countries meet at COP24, IEA data points to a setback for global efforts to limit emissions 4 December 2018 - The world’s advanced economies will see an uptick in their carbon dioxide emissions [...]
Multilateral Development Banks announce a joint framework for aligning their activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) today announced a joint framework for aligning their activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement, reinforcing their commitment to combat climate change. In a joint declaration, the MDBs committed to working together [...]
I was having a discussion with an acquaintance recently about zero emission vehicles and the how dirty the Fresno/Bakersfield area is. He rightly noted that transportation is light-duty vehicles are just a fraction of the emissions in those counties. He said he was not making a case for either Electric Vehicles nor hydrogen, and said [...]
Reaching the Paris Agreement’s goals is possible but relies on scaled-up collective ambition, says EIB Vice-President Taylor ahead of COP24 New loans for Poland supporting the transition towards a low carbon economy Results of the first EIB-YouGov Citizens Survey on Climate Mobilizing finance to meet Paris goals with multilateral development bank partners The European Investment [...]
The girl who sparked an international School Strike for Climate coming to the COP Greta Thunberg to speak Monday, Dec 3, 3:00 - 3:30 pm, on School Strike for Climate November 31, Katowice, Poland – Greta and her father, Svante Thunberg, will be attending this year’s COP and participating in several World Scientists Warning to [...]