Author: Rod Janssen

Blog by Silvia Zinetti: Initial impressions of the sustainable energy scene in Washington D.C. under the current administration

When I moved to Washington D.C. last September I was thrilled by the idea of living in the Capital of the United States. At the same time I had some concerns regarding the sustainable energy scene and how the current federal policy and cutbacks would affect the industry. During the past few months I found … Continue reading Blog by Silvia Zinetti: Initial impressions of the sustainable energy scene in Washington D.C. under the current administration →

Latest update on climate finance institutions

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the December update on global developments on climate finance institutions.   Climate Finance Institutional Update: One Planet Closes Climate Financing Year on High Note During the month of December 2017, the One Planet Summit in France, and its Climate Finance Day, delivered … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions →

Emerging middle-income countries such as China have opportunity to significantly re-shape their energy mix

The energy transition is well underway and is shaping attitudes rapidly. Increasingly, there is an appreciation of the good opportunities. Linda Yueh writes on the National website from the United Arab Emirates about some of the developments in China. China banks on renewable energy to serve its vast, emerging middle class There is a historic … Continue reading Emerging middle-income countries such as China have opportunity to significantly re-shape their energy mix →

The lessons from utilities’ energy efficiency programmes for spending carbon pricing revenues effectively

Brendan Haley, a Banting post-doctoral fellow at Canada’s Dalhousie University’s School for Resource and Environmental Studies answers an important question in an article on Policy Options website: What are the lessons from utilities’ energy efficiency programs for spending carbon pricing revenues and building low-carbon transition organizations? Do you agree with those lessons?   Using carbon … Continue reading The lessons from utilities’ energy efficiency programmes for spending carbon pricing revenues effectively →

Latest update on climate adaptation finance

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the December update on global developments in climate adaptation finance.   Climate Adaptation Finance Update: MDBs Approve Projects with Co-benefits At the close of 2017, multilateral development banks (MDBs) announced funding for several climate adaptation and resilience projects that will target multiple … Continue reading Latest update on climate adaptation finance →

What California is doing to address energy equity

Increasingly we discuss fuel poverty but it is not normally looked at from an equity perspective. Maria Stamas and Isaac Sevier explain recent developments in California in an article on the writes on the Natural Resources Defense Council website.   California Takes 5 Steps Toward Energy Equity Approximately one in five California households lives at … Continue reading What California is doing to address energy equity →

New survey shows that British businesses believe energy efficiency policies need strengthening

A recent article by staff on the BusinessGreen website shows that there is significant dissatisfaction over the government's existing plans to improve energy productivity. Would this also be the case in your own country?   Survey: UK business energy efficiency targets "lack ambition" Businesses believe government policy needs strengthening, survey reveals, amid continued uncertainty across … Continue reading New survey shows that British businesses believe energy efficiency policies need strengthening →

Turning the circular economy into a development opportunity

Johanna Lehne writes on the Herald website in Zimbabwe about a new Chatham House briefing paper that addresses many of the circular economy concerns. A new Chatham House briefing paper addresses this gap.   China and the global circular economy Shifting towards a more circular economy focused on reuse, remanufacturing and recycling may provide an … Continue reading Turning the circular economy into a development opportunity →

Fossil fuel development is not the sustainable way to move forward in the Arctic

The Arctic is a fragile eco-system at any time and possible even more so now as we are better understanding the effects of climate change. Yet, even now, there are promoters of fossil fuel development that could have a serious impact. Edward Struzik, from the Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy … Continue reading Fossil fuel development is not the sustainable way to move forward in the Arctic →