We must go further than scaling up the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

Scaling up the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: a significant step in the right direction, but more action is needed, says Homelink CEO Chris Jones The recent report from the IPCC serves as a final warning on the urgent need for action to prevent catastrophic changes to our planet’s vital systems. With the recognition that we […] The post We must go further than scaling up the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Retrofit is key to avoiding climate disaster, says latest IPCC report

The Architects’ JournalRetrofit is key to avoiding climate disaster, says latest IPCC report The UK government must act now to decarbonise the built environment and avoid climate disaster, an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has said The post Retrofit is key to avoiding climate disaster, says latest IPCC report appeared first on The Architects’ JournalGino Spocchia

Disregard for physical climate risks a clear threat to resilient infrastructure

Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in its Sixth Assessment Report that “global surface temperature will continue to increase until at least the mid-century under all emissions scenarios considered”. The post Disregard for physical climate risks a clear threat to resilient infrastructure appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Attend the Virtual Sustainability Symposium 2022: Roadmap to Decarbonization

Register for Green Builder Media’s sixth Sustainability Symposium 2022: Roadmap to Decarbonization, a free virtual event, April 20-21. Lake City, Colo. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The latest report issued by United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlined a sobering view of the future, with dire consequences unless we take immediate action to reach full-scale […] The post Attend the Virtual Sustainability Symposium 2022: Roadmap to Decarbonization appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Road to Net Zero

Climate Change- a term quickly becoming ever more prominent in the makeup of everyday life. From family discussions to news headlines, the topic dominates current social spheres, and rightly so. With politicians and bureaucrats disguising the issue through political grandeur and meek reactionary “actions on climate”, it seems fitting to address the basic premise of […] The post Road to Net Zero appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Just have a Think - Every known climate projection, and which ones might really work, 08012023

Climate modelling is becoming an ever more sophisticated science, but there are still more than 1,200 different future pathways outlined in the latest IPPC report, depending on what we humans choose to do next. Now a team of journalists and scientists has assessed those pathways to find out if any of them is genuinely achievable

Just have a Think - Bio-Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), 27012019

BECCS (Bio-Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage) is a technology that the IPCC has factored into their climate modelling. If it is to have the effect of keeping their models to well below 2oC of warming compared to pre-industrial levels then it will need to be implemented on a vast scale around the globe. This video takes a snapshot of scientific and journalistic analysis of this controversial proposal

Just have a Think - Massive global energy disruptions are coming. Brace yourself, 08052022

Global energy disruptions are already in the news for all the wrong reasons. But according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency, you ain't seen nothing yet! 15 million jobs are set to be lost from the fossil fuel industry in the coming years, but more than three times that will be created in the renewable sector. So, can we transform our systems and lifestyles in time to cope with coming revolution?

FT - Scrutiny of the carbon offset market is growing, 27062022

As the world tries to reduce emissions, the voluntary carbon offset market is growing in importance. But critics say some offset projects have far less impact than they claim, and allegations of greenwashing are growing against companies using low-quality offsets. Moves are being made to help buyers identify high projects, but it won’t be easy.

TED - Al Gore - We Have to Stop Destroying Our Future, 23052022

Al Gore takes stock of the current state of climate progress and calls attention to institutions that have failed to honor their promises by continuing to pour money into polluting sectors. He explains how the financial interests of fossil fuel companies have blocked the policymaking process in key countries -- and calls for a global epiphany to take on the climate crisis. "Do not give up hope," Gore says. "And remember always that political will is itself a renewable resource."