Alyssa Danigelis writes on the Energy Manager Today website about how some of the world’s largest companies are taking renewable energy more seriously this year. Have you found this to be the case? World’s Largest Companies Push Record Growth in Renewable Energy The largest companies in the world are jumping into renewable energy big-time … Continue reading Companies are taking sustainable energy seriously
Author: Rod Janssen
New report on mainstreaming climate compatible development
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) supports decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatible development. We do this by combining research, advisory services and knowledge management in support of locally owned and managed policy processes. CDKN is currently funded over seven-year period from March 2010 to April 2017 by the UK Department for International … Continue reading New report on mainstreaming climate compatible development
Important socio-economic impact expected from renewable energy expansion in India
We have all been watching the important developments taking place in India’s sustainable energy transition. Mukta Patil from IndiaSpend writes a comprehensive article on the Business Standard website about expected job creation in the next few years from the expansion of renewable energy. India's renewable energy sector can create 300,000 new jobs by 2020 … Continue reading Important socio-economic impact expected from renewable energy expansion in India
It’s time for governments to get serious about helping everyone to join the energy transition
We have been dealing with fuel poverty issues for many years but the energy transition is complex and affects poor households in many ways. Alan Pears Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT University in Australia writes a good article in The Conversation about some of the issues confronting policymakers in Australia today. These issues are equally … Continue reading It’s time for governments to get serious about helping everyone to join the energy transition
Important steps towards a reliable grid system
Sara Hastings-Simon and Binnu Jeyakumar from the Pembina Institute in Alberta write on their website about the role of baseloads in our grid management. They argue that a different approach may prove more sustainable. Baseload myths and why we need to change how we look at our grid As the mercury climbed in Alberta … Continue reading Important steps towards a reliable grid system
Taking a more sustainable approach to addressing heat waves in cities
Much of southern Europe has had to cope with a major heat wave for an extended period. This situation is also true in many parts of North America and elsewhere. Nicholas Rajkovich, Assistant Professor of Architecture, University at Buffalo explains in an article on The Conversation website that multiple solutions are required for cities to … Continue reading Taking a more sustainable approach to addressing heat waves in cities
Re-thinking the energy market in Britain
Keith Baker, Research Associate in Sustainable Urban Environments from the Glasgow Caledonian University expresses his frustration with how the British electricity market has evolved with a call for a more radical approach. Keith Baker provides this article on The Conversation website. Electricity is a rip-off – we need a truly radical intervention in the … Continue reading Re-thinking the energy market in Britain
How air conditioning has changed our lifestyles
Emily Badger and Alan Blinder write about air conditioning in the United States and what its impact has been. This is an article in The Upshot section of the New York Times. The Upshot provides news, analysis and graphics about politics, policy and everyday life. This makes for good summer reading as some of you … Continue reading How air conditioning has changed our lifestyles
What is the responsibility of governments in addressing climate change?
John “Skip” Laitner, well known to many EiD readers for his activities in sustainable development, and David A. Schaller, a retired EPA environmental scientist, write a good opinion piece in the Arizona Daily Star about a core government responsibility, using some important analysis from Arizona. What are your views? Schaller and Laitner: Climate action … Continue reading What is the responsibility of governments in addressing climate change?
“Solving problems rather than creating something new . . .”
You should enjoy this article by Brentin Mock on the citylab.com website. He raises an important question whether Tesla is making progress or whether it is simply solving problems. I leave it to EID readers to react to this. It makes for good summer reading. Is Tesla Really Making Progress? The answer lies in … Continue reading “Solving problems rather than creating something new . . .”
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 