There is a human dimension to all our policies and we should always remember that. Roberta Pinamonti writes a thoughtful article on the Business for Social Responsibility website about the human rights implications. The Human Rights Implications of the Renewable Energy Transition In 2015, Amnesty International and Greenpeace released a joint statement calling on … Continue reading Have we appropriately considered the human rights and social implications of the clean energy transition?
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Role of graphene in improving energy efficiency
We are always looking at new technical innovations to improve energy efficiency. An article on the Wall Street Pit website describes how researchers are looking at graphene to play an increasingly important role. Energy-Saving Graphene Computers with 1,000x Speed and Efficiency Graphene is the strongest and lightest material in existence, with an amazing tensile … Continue reading Role of graphene in improving energy efficiency
Sustainability and our digital carbon footprint
What is the environmental cost of producing media? Pietari Kaapa, Associate Professor in Media and Communications at the University of Warwick discusses this question in an important article on The Conversation website. It's time to start thinking about our digital carbon footprint The media is at the forefront of generating awareness over environmental issues. … Continue reading Sustainability and our digital carbon footprint
How the upcoming solar eclipse gets people thinking about power grids worldwide
This week’s solar eclipse will mainly be in the United States but it provides an important opportunity to look at the bigger issues related to solar energy. Ephrat Livni writes about some of the issues on the Quartz website. The total solar eclipse is a test case for renewable energy in emergencies Like many, … Continue reading How the upcoming solar eclipse gets people thinking about power grids worldwide
Reviewing energy performance in Europe
Michael MacDonald from the Energy Performance Measurement Institute in the United States and a friend of EiD provides an important post reviewing the progress made in Europe since 2005. You should find this useful. Basic European Energy Performance, 2005–2015 The European Union (EU) has several energy performance goals, and they have changed some over … Continue reading Reviewing energy performance in Europe
Australia is at the forefront of improving energy performance of commercial property
There is significant potential to improve the energy performance of commercial buildings and Abigail Dean of TH Real Estate writes on the investor Daily website about the important gains being made in Australia. Australia in the lead on energy efficiency Thanks to the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS), Australia is one of the … Continue reading Australia is at the forefront of improving energy performance of commercial property
New programme in Canada to improve industrial energy efficiency
The PR news service has announced a new ENERGY STAR® programme in Canada on the markets.businessinsider website. Canada has promoted industrial energy efficiency since the oil crises in the 1970s and this is one more measure to help the sector improve its energy performance. New ENERGY STAR® for Industry Program to Improve Energy Efficiency … Continue reading New programme in Canada to improve industrial energy efficiency
Neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York sets up its own microgrid
We are seeing new developments almost daily in energy markets. Julian Spector writes in The Guardian about a new microgrid developed for a social housing complex in Brooklyn. Have you seen similar efforts in other cities? Let us know. Brooklyn's social housing microgrid rewrites relationships with utility companies Residents of a social housing complex … Continue reading Neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York sets up its own microgrid
Latest update on mitigation finance
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the recent update on global developments in mitigation finance. Mitigation Finance Update: Wind and Solar Projects Receive Financing through Innovative Bonds, Partnerships and Government Offsets Recent developments in climate mitigation finance include national initiatives on offsets and research and development, new … Continue reading Latest update on mitigation finance
Nuclear industry convinced it can play an important role with smaller reactors
The debate about the role of nuclear energy in our low carbon future is not going to cease. But MV Ramana, the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia provides a good article on The Conversation website about nuclear energy’s future … Continue reading Nuclear industry convinced it can play an important role with smaller reactors
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