Archive for June 2020

The End is Nigh for Trump and the GOP

June 25, 2020 Add Comment Edit

With less than five months until election day President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers appear to be on the wrong side of many of the major issues of the day. According to a recent New York Times and Siena College poll Democratic challenger Joe Biden leads the incumbent by 14 points. Only a bit...

The Power of Protest: A Summary of Achievements of the BLM Demonstrations

June 23, 2020 Add Comment Edit

In recent weeks we have seen how mass protest produces results. In response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police we have seen wave after wave of protest. This mostly peaceful assembly has prompted concrete actions aimed at arresting police violence and racial injustice. Floyd's...

Livestream - USMCA and the Environment / Clean Technologies for Resilient Communities

June 21, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Their will be a live streaming of a virtual meeting between the environment ministers of Canada, Mexico and the United States on June 26, 2020. This live event will also include leading environmental experts to discuss the future of regional environmental collaboration and the important role of clean...

COVID-19 Inspires Renewed Interest in Facts and Science

June 17, 2020 Add Comment Edit

In the era of COVID-19 people want facts and this is driving a shift towards a renewed interest in science and away from partisan sources of information. For a time disinformation succeeded in hijacking the popular narrative. Led by organizations like Fox, some media outlets declared war on reality.The...

Celebrating the Achievements of Wind Power on Global Wind Day

June 15, 2020 1 Comment Edit

June 15th is Global Wind Day, an opportunity to explore the power of wind energy to help reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth. Wind is key to our energy mix because it reduces fossil fuel use which combats climate change and contributes to cleaner air. There...

Webinar: The Coronavirus and the Future of Air Travel

June 14, 2020 Add Comment Edit

A webinar titled The Future of Air Travel will take place on June 23, 2020, from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. Panelists will discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the airline industry and if it is possible to view this as an opportunity for reinventing air travel. Could the pandemic present an opportunity...

Electric Planes are the Future of Aviation

June 13, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Six years ago a sun-powered emissions free aircraft called Solar Impulse, captivated our imagination by crossing the Pacific Ocean. That same year Airbus Group and its partners, unveiled the electric E-Fan training aircraft. However, it would take another five years for a test flight of an electric...

Will We Learn from COVID-19 or Will We Go Back to Business-as-Usual?

June 11, 2020 Add Comment Edit

It does appear as though we have learned a few things from this modern day plague. Although it is not yet known whether this deadly virus will be the catalyst that helps us to alter our perilous trajectory, there is reason to believe that we will see lasting change. This virus has killed more than...

Largest Ever Arctic Oil Spill and Climate Feedback Loops

June 09, 2020 Add Comment Edit

The largest ever Arctic oil spill has drawn attention to warming related feedback loops. The recent Siberian oil spill was caused by thawing permafrost which caused ground subsidence under a storage tank. This is a pervasive problem in Russia as 65 percent of the country is covered by permafrost....

Webinar - Impact of COVID-19 on the Renewable Energy Sector (IRENA Youth Talk)

June 07, 2020 Add Comment Edit

This webinar will take place on June 8, 2020 from 11.00 AM to 1:30 PM EST. Following the first IRENA Youth Forum held on 10 January 2020 at the margins of the Agency’s tenth Assembly, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is launching IRENA Youth Talk — a series of webinars aimed...

World Environment Day Activities and Events

June 05, 2020 Add Comment Edit

Happy World Environment Day! Today is the big day and there is a packed agenda spread across multiple time zones and languages. Today we will be celebrating with more than 150 virtual events including live concerts, speakers like Jane Goodall, film screenings, virtual journeys, expert panels. and...

Decarbonization Through Electrification Creates Jobs

June 03, 2020 Add Comment Edit

There is a positive vision emerging of decarbonization through electrification. This would not only substantially reduce climate change causing greenhouse gas emissions, it would buoy the economy and provide jobs.This pandemic can be a turning point. The coronavirus has already augured a 4-7 percent...

Systemic Racism and Environmental Injustice in Trump's America

June 01, 2020 Add Comment Edit

People in cities across the U.S. are taking to the streets to decry systemic injustice. Racial inequality is one of the most pernicious and enduring forms of injustice in the United States and the callous insensitivity of the GOP and the ruling administration leads many to believe that protest is the...