The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group, for one, has been doing what it can to help ensure there is adequate financing for energy efficiency, working with financial institutions and all other relevant stakeholders. SUSI Partners have been an active member of the group. It is encouraging to see on the Environmental Finance website that SUSI … Continue reading European energy efficiency fund finances Irish energy services company
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Efficiency First
Joseph Dutton writes an important article on the E3G website. It is important because, while discussing the dynamics in the gas sector in the UK, his message is simple: we must give more attention to decreasing demand. Britain’s gas: Let’s focus on efficiency, not fracking The closure of the UK’s largest gas storage facility … Continue reading Efficiency First
New working paper on how investments by multilateral organisations are aligning with Paris climate agreement
A new paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI), Financing the Energy Transition: Are World Bank, IFC, and ADB Energy Supply Investments Supporting a Low-Carbon Future?, provides a first-cut assessment of how the energy supply investments of the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Asian Development Bank (ADB) align with the Paris Agreement goal … Continue reading New working paper on how investments by multilateral organisations are aligning with Paris climate agreement
New developments in creating a ‘smart’ window
A team at Princeton University is developing new self-powered windows. Kenny Walter explains in an article on the R&DMagazine website. One Step Closer to ‘Smart’ Windows A team from Princeton University have developed a window that controls different factors by varying tint, saving up to 40 percent on an average building’s energy costs. “Sunlight … Continue reading New developments in creating a ‘smart’ window
Latest update on climate finance for mitigation
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the June update on global developments in climate finance for mitigation. Climate Finance Update – Mitigation: Green Bonds Break Records as China Pilots Large-scale Green Financing Financing for climate mitigation action can use an array of channels, ranging from initiatives that … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance for mitigation
New briefing on the role of the Primary Energy Factor
The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) has just published an important new briefing on how Primary Energy Factor (PEF) is used and how they should be used in determining the energy performance of buildings. As the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is going through the revision process, the BPIE argues it is important to focus … Continue reading New briefing on the role of the Primary Energy Factor
Achieving long-term climate objectives will require major paradigm shift
While we have been ramping up our ambition to reduce GHG emissions, as shown by the Paris climate agreement, significantly more is needed. Jason Hickel, an anthropologist at the London School of Economics, writes a sobering article in The Guardian that we have to re-think our entire approach. What do you think? The Paris … Continue reading Achieving long-term climate objectives will require major paradigm shift
New briefing from European Environment Agency on breaches in air pollution ceilings
Eleven EU Member States breached air pollution ceilings in 2015 mostly due to high emissions from agricultural and transport sources, according to new data and a briefing released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The briefing includes information on countries’ 2015 emissions and national ceilings for different pollutants. Air pollution in Europe: Countries … Continue reading New briefing from European Environment Agency on breaches in air pollution ceilings
Analysis based on “pure fantasy” to compare coal and renewable energy costs
Australia, a major resource producer, has been struggling to determine its future path in a sustainable energy future. Giles Parkinson writes on the reneweconomy website that the battle continues over the estimated future costs between coal and renewable energy. No doubt we have not heard the end of this. No one said the transition would … Continue reading Analysis based on “pure fantasy” to compare coal and renewable energy costs
Latest update on climate finance for adaptation
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the June update on global developments in climate finance for adaptation. Climate Finance Update – Adaptation: Disaster and Climate Risks in Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism in the Spotlight During the month of June, measures aimed at adaptation and improved resilience to … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance for adaptation
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