Nishtha Saluja writes on the Economic Times website about consolidation that is taking place in the renewable energy sector in India. As the sector matures, the smaller players are exiting the market. Small players may exit green energy: ReNew CEO Sumant Sinha The renewable energy sector in India is on the road to consolidation … Continue reading Consolidation of players in renewable energy sector taking place in India
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Energy transition in China shows way forward to reduce dependence on coal
Leanna Garfield writes on the Business Insider website about a new megaproject in China that will significantly reduce its use of coal. China’s latest energy megaproject shows that coal really is on the way out China has some of the worst air pollution in the world. In several cities, thick layers of smog are … Continue reading Energy transition in China shows way forward to reduce dependence on coal
Learning from evaluations of energy efficiency programmes
We don’t get enough reviews of evaluations to better understand what lessons are learned and what other benefits the programmes bring besides saving energy. Lara Ettenson provides a good article on the Natural Resources Defense Council website. What do you think? What We Can Learn from Energy-Saving Program Critiques Energy efficiency can be used … Continue reading Learning from evaluations of energy efficiency programmes
More evidence of the impact of higher energy bills on the vulnerable
Increasingly we are reading about fuel poverty. To date our policies have been less than successful. Mark Bridge writes an excellent article in The Times about the impact in Britain. Health warning for elderly as higher energy bills bite More than a million pensioners say that they will struggle to pay their energy bills … Continue reading More evidence of the impact of higher energy bills on the vulnerable
Are cheap renewable technologies the death knell for energy efficiency?
Nicholas Good and Eduardo Martínez Ceseña, both Research Associates in Electrical Energy and Power Systems at the University of Manchester write a controversial article on The Conversation website about the need to rethink ‘energy efficiency’, given the low cost of renewable energy technologies. Do you agree? With cheap solar and wind power, is it … Continue reading Are cheap renewable technologies the death knell for energy efficiency?
Climate science and the modern media age
Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change at University College London writes on The Conversation website about how some in the press are distorting scientific news. In this current world where we are bombarded with “fake news” this is a major concern. This is an important article for all EiD readers. We're climate … Continue reading Climate science and the modern media age
How disused coalmines can help in our energy transition
Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems at the Nottingham Trent University explains in an article on The Conversation website how disused coalmines can provide clean energy. OPINION: How the legacy of dirty coal could create a clean energy future Energy from coal is now being linked to global warming and pollution on a … Continue reading How disused coalmines can help in our energy transition
Necessary steps being taken in Scotland’s Orkney islands to address major concern of fuel poverty
Fuel poverty is a major concern in most countries. Recent analysis shows that Orkney has the highest percentage of fuel poor in Scotland. This article from the Scottish Housing News website discusses the situation and the solutions. Housing association working towards affordable warmth as Orkney remains top of fuel poverty league table A reduction … Continue reading Necessary steps being taken in Scotland’s Orkney islands to address major concern of fuel poverty
There’s still no consensus on the cost of carbon
There's still no consensus on the cost of carbon, and it's blocking progress on emissions around the world, writes Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a regular contributor to EiD. It's been 30 years, and we still don't know how much to charge for carbon This year marks the thirtieth … Continue reading There’s still no consensus on the cost of carbon
Hard choices still need to be made in our actions in addressing climate change
Eduardo Porter writes a very strong article in the New York Times about the lack of serious action to address the pressing concerns of climate change. Fighting Climate Change? We’re Not Even Landing a Punch In 1988, when world leaders convened their first global conference on climate change, in Toronto, the Earth’s average temperature … Continue reading Hard choices still need to be made in our actions in addressing climate change
