Author: Rod Janssen

The way cities manage their growth will be a key question in sustainable development

There is more emphasis in the role of cities to address climate change and our energy transition. Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about recent research that compares the quality of growth between suburbs and city centres. You should enjoy this. Scientists just showed what building a new suburb does to the atmosphere A … Continue reading The way cities manage their growth will be a key question in sustainable development →

The energy transition in the Philippines

The energy transition is gaining momentum and it is encouraging to see some of the positive developments in other countries. Federico R. Lopez, First Philippine Holdings chair and CEO, writes a good article on the Philippine Daily Inquirer website about the impact of renewable energy on the grid. It is an excerpt from Lopez’s speech … Continue reading The energy transition in the Philippines →

Latest update on climate mitigation finance

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the February update on global developments in climate mitigation finance.   Climate Mitigation Finance Update: From Divestment to Investment, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency The past month has seen the launch of new renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, investment in the … Continue reading Latest update on climate mitigation finance →

Potential impact of climate change on pension funds

When it comes to addressing climate change, few things should be left unattended as we are finding out. This is true for our pension funds as explained by Shehab Khan in The Independent. While she writes about the UK, the concern is global. The UK Government admits there is "a lack of attention and outright … Continue reading Potential impact of climate change on pension funds →

The shift in transport towards electric vehicles will have major impact on energy transition

It is important for us to understand the dynamics underway in all end-use sectors. Asit K. Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor and Cecilia Tortajada, Senior Research Fellow, from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore write a good article on the impact of the move towards electric vehicles.   … Continue reading The shift in transport towards electric vehicles will have major impact on energy transition →

How to cope with distrustful segments of society that fear what academia does

Everything is being challenged these days. In some ways that is probably positive but it does come with certain problems. Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan provides a thoughtful article about how academia needs to adapt to the … Continue reading How to cope with distrustful segments of society that fear what academia does →

Energy utilities feeling impact of flat electricity demand

It does not seem that we know enough about the dynamics of energy demand. A good friend of EiD, Andrew Warren, has often written about the drop in energy consumption in the UK that few were willing to acknowledge. Please recall one of those posts from Andrew. David Roberts writes on the Vox website about … Continue reading Energy utilities feeling impact of flat electricity demand →

Surprise supporter of clean energy in US

One knows that the energy transition is making good headway when a strong right-winger is fully committed to the low-carbon energy transition and gives a good reason why. Ivan Penn explains in an article in the New York Times. A Gun-Owning Trump Fan’s New Crusade: Clean Energy Debbie Dooley’s conservative profile seems impeccable. The gun-owning … Continue reading Surprise supporter of clean energy in US →