Air pollution is literally choking too many of us to death. Governments at all levels are starting to take more action and much more needs to be done. Sarah Hudson, a resident of the City of London and a volunteer clean air warden, writes in The Guardian about a voluntary approach that is showing much … Continue reading How volunteers can have a positive impact on air pollution
Month: June 2017
Greater changes are needed for our societies to be sustainable
Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, makes a strong argument on the EEA website that we need to take a much more integrated approach for us to be truly sustainable. Circular economy in Europe: we all have a role to play Our current resource use is unsustainable. We are consuming and extracting … Continue reading Greater changes are needed for our societies to be sustainable
Understanding what a low emissions target actually means
Australia, as in most other countries, have had their problems anchoring a sustainable energy future. Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at the Australian National University, reviews current developments in an article on The Conversation website. What is a 'low emissions target' and how would it work? The main job of … Continue reading Understanding what a low emissions target actually means
The complexity of creating a sustainable urban transport system
Athlyn Cathcart-Keays discusses in an article in The Guardian about the up and down transformation currently underway in Oslo to find a sustainable urban transport system that is satisfactory to all citizens. There are many lessons to learn from this experience. Oslo's car ban sounded simple enough. Then the backlash began One day late last … Continue reading The complexity of creating a sustainable urban transport system
Reviewing the options for Kenya’s energy transition
There is no single way forward for the energy transition. For many countries, the option to expand the use of coal is still being assessed. Erik Nordman, Associate Professor at Grand Valley State University in Michigan explains about the latest developments in Kenya. They could be lessons for all of us. Why the Lamu coal … Continue reading Reviewing the options for Kenya’s energy transition
New energy efficiency platform to help SMEs in Switzerland
At the recent eceee summer study, many of us were discussing how small and medium-sized enterprises are not getting the policy priority they need. The Swiss Federal Office of Energy has come up with an excellent platform to provide more support. What do you think? The PEIK platform helps SMEs reduce their electricity bills … Continue reading New energy efficiency platform to help SMEs in Switzerland
Five great building blocks for a renewable energy future
More and more we are reading about cities and regions and even countries planning towards a 100 % renewable energy future. The important point is that people are trying to figure out appropriate pathways and that there is a realisation that our current dependence on fossil fuels simply is unsustainable. Mike Jacobs, senior energy analyst … Continue reading Five great building blocks for a renewable energy future
Australia sees poor performance from its vehicle fuel efficiency standards
Energy efficiency policy is heavily reliant on minimum energy performance standards for many technologies, including cars. Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School at Griffith University explains in an article on The Conversation website about the less than impressive developments in vehicle efficiency in Australia. How is it in your country? Australia has stalled on … Continue reading Australia sees poor performance from its vehicle fuel efficiency standards
A social psychologist’s view on Trump and climate change
In recent weeks, we have seen the Trump administration take quite a negative approach to obligations under the Paris climate agreement. Matthew Adams Principal Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Brighton provides an interesting article on The Conversation website, from a different perspective. Trump's climate policy may backfire, as he unwittingly plays an … Continue reading A social psychologist’s view on Trump and climate change
Blog from Catrin Maby – And/and, not either/or: reflections on the eceee summer study
I have just returned from the excellent and thought provoking eceee summer study. Impressed with the range of the discussions, it struck me that this is in fact key to the theme of achieving an energy efficient economy. It’s a matter of doing all of it, not pitting solutions against each other. A case in … Continue reading Blog from Catrin Maby – And/and, not either/or: reflections on the eceee summer study
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 