Large corporations are increasingly committing their operations to switch to renewable energy. Stanley Reed explains in an article in the New York Times some of those efforts in the US. Could Beer Brewed With Wind Power Help Save the Planet? During the Super Bowl in February, a commercial showed a Budweiser beer wagon drawn … Continue reading Corporate arrangements now account for 22 percent of large renewable deals signed last year in the United States
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Innovative approach to heat storage facility
An experimental salt-based heat storage facility at Berlin’s Reuter thermal power station uses quicklime in a simple chemical reaction. Frank Jordans from Associated Press explains in an article on the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette website. 'Salt battery' holds promise in search for renewable energy In the hum and heat of Berlin's Reuter thermal power station stands … Continue reading Innovative approach to heat storage facility
Climate change does not mean a disastrous financial crisis
We get all types of reaction to the impact of climate change. Encouragingly, Glenn McGillivray, Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction at Western University in Canada writes on The Conversation website that a financial collapse as we saw in 2008 seems unlikely. Regardless, there is no doubt we have to do much more to … Continue reading Climate change does not mean a disastrous financial crisis
In Germany the Energy Avant-Garde Anhalt shows its commitment to a sustainable energy future
It is encouraging to see some of the sustainability efforts underway. In Sachsen-Anhalt, one of the former Eastern German Länder, here is one group of very engaged people that deserves more attention. They come from various backgrounds – citizens, research institutes, municipal energy companies – has a goal of pushing “a socially just energy transition … Continue reading In Germany the Energy Avant-Garde Anhalt shows its commitment to a sustainable energy future
Understanding impacts of air pollution
Regularly we are reading about the impact of air pollution on our health. Aaron Reuben writes on the wired.com website that it may be having an effect on causing dementia. A recent Guardian article also shows that it may be damaging every organ in our bodies. There is no doubt we have to significantly increase … Continue reading Understanding impacts of air pollution
Dubai: To be more successful at achieving an energy-efficient neighbourhood, technological solutions should complement urban design solutions
Karishma Asarpota, an urban planner and researcher, writes on the Inter Press Service News Agency website about his views on ways in which we should rethink architectural or urban design solutions. What are your views? Building a More Energy-Efficient Neighbourhood in Dubai Dubai is an Emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a … Continue reading Dubai: To be more successful at achieving an energy-efficient neighbourhood, technological solutions should complement urban design solutions
One London borough’s attempt to address fuel poverty
Harriet Clugston and Mike Brooke write in the East London Advertiser about Newham’s efforts to left households out of fuel poverty. What success have you had in your local area? How 'green' energy is lifting more Newham households out of fuel poverty A growing number of families are being lifted out of ‘fuel poverty’ … Continue reading One London borough’s attempt to address fuel poverty
Reflecting on the new ‘solar superpowers’
In an article on The Conversation website, Dénes Csala, Lecturer in Energy Storage Systems Dynamics at Lancaster University discusses who will be the super powers in solar energy in the future. What do you think? Why the new 'solar superpowers' will probably be petro-states in the Gulf Every now and then, the idea of … Continue reading Reflecting on the new ‘solar superpowers’
Kentucky’s low-coal energy transition
Over the past five years, the state has made its first significant shift away from coal power, first to natural gas and now increasingly to renewable energy. Matt Mencarini explains in an article on the Louisville Courier Journal website. With or without Green New Deal, Kentucky's energy future is heading away from coal Coal … Continue reading Kentucky’s low-coal energy transition
Latest update on adaptation finance
Beate Antonich from the SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the April update on global developments in adaptation finance. Adaptation Finance Update: Most Vulnerable Nations Are Among Least Likely Recipients Highlights: The Asian Development Bank agreed to issue Fijian dollar-linked bonds, expand its assistance programmes in Kiribati, Tonga … Continue reading Latest update on adaptation finance
