IEA Green recovery from coronavirus crisis
Next week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) will host an online summit for the world’s biggest economies as well as developing countries, covering 80% of global emissions. It aims to set out plans for boosting renewable energy, energy efficiency and other emissions-cutting projects that would generate tens of millions of “shovel-ready” green jobs around the world to replace those lost in the pandemic.
The Guardian
Subsidie voor gezond land ipv opbrengst
‘Public money for public goods’ Instead of giving farmers money for the amount of land they own, or the quantity of food they produce, they are rewarded for producing healthy, diverse fields. The EU’s new food policy, which was published last month, is rooted in the kind of ecological-based farming systems that The Burren in Ireland has pioneered. The Burren could serve as a regional template of farming for the future.
the Guardian
Geen poen zonder groen
“Geld dat geïnvesteerd wordt in grote vervuilers zoals luchtvaart- of sierteelt zonder klimaatvoorwaarden is weggegooid geld,” aldus Joris Thijssen, directeur Greenpeace Nederland.
Greenpeace
Coffee to go: Paper coffee cups are an eco disaster
With only one in 400 cups recycled, and even those barely ‘green’, the hunt is on for an alternative
The Guardian
‘Bicycles are the new toilet paper’
Bike sales boom as coronavirus lockdown residents crave exercise. Australia’s peak representative body for cyclists has called on governments to transform roads into cycleways to ease traffic on bike paths, for a second rush of customers once social distancing measures are eased, consisting of those who have to start commuting to work again but don’t want to risk catching public transport.
The Guardian
How is the coronavirus affecting global air traffic?
Before the coronavirus crisis unfolded, airlines pushed for average emissions in the years 2019 and 2020 to be used as the baseline by which future emissions would be judged.However, with the disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic, this baseline looks set to be drastically lower than anticipated. Thus, if the scheme goes ahead without changes, Corsia’s future carbon targets will be much tougher than envisaged.
The Guardian
Will coronavirus kill oil industry and help save the climate?
Analysts say the coronavirus and a savage price war means the oil and gas sector will never be the same again.A key question is whether this will permanently alter the course of the climate crisis. Many experts think it might well do so, pulling forward the date at which demand for oil and gas peaks, never to recover, and allowing the atmosphere to gradually heal.
The Guardian
The fastest way to cut carbon emissions is a ‘fee’ and a dividend
A group of prominent politicians, economists and corporate executives is renewing its push in Congress for a plan that would tax carbon and refund all the money to Americans in payments of approximately $2,000 a year for a family of four.
the Washington Post
