The European Environment Agency (EEA) has recently published a new report on our evolving transport system. Transport plays a critical role in the way we live. Our food, clothes and household waste all need to be transported, contributing to our economy and quality of life. But the increasing use of planes, cars and other fossil-fuel … Continue reading Signals 2016 – Towards green and smart mobility
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An innovative financing initiative to promote renewable energy
We all welcome new approaches to financing sustainable energy. The Solarcoin website provides a news item on Solarcoin a reward programme, an alternative digital currency that works like air-mile services, that has now been recognised by IRENA. SolarCoin reward recognized by IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) The SolarCoin reward program has been recognized by … Continue reading An innovative financing initiative to promote renewable energy
The market opportunities for UK energy storage
We all know that there are many important developments underway to improve energy storage technologies. A news item on the Renewable Energy Focus website discusses a new report that makes a series of far-reaching recommendations to level the playing field for rapidly developing energy storage technologies. New report sets out blueprint for investment in … Continue reading The market opportunities for UK energy storage
Using drones to promote renewable energy
While there are regulatory issues that will have to be addressed, Julia Pyper writes on the Greentech Media website about the potential for using drones to promote renewable energy. What do you think? Why Drones Are ‘Game-Changing’ for Renewable Energy Amazon caused quite the stir in 2013 when it announced plans to launch a … Continue reading Using drones to promote renewable energy
Climate change: the problem is not just the type of energy we are using, it’s what we’re doing with it
This is important summer reading. Jason Hickel, an anthropologist at the London School of Economics, writes a thought-provoking article in The Guardian on what it really takes to effectively address climate change. What do you think? Clean energy won’t save us – only a new economic system can Earlier this year media outlets around … Continue reading Climate change: the problem is not just the type of energy we are using, it’s what we’re doing with it
Upcoming Events
There are a few upcoming events that should be important to EiD readers. If you have an event coming soon that you would like our readers to know about, please tell us. • Australia’s National Energy Efficiency Conference 2016 The National Energy Efficiency Conference, presented by the Energy Efficiency Council, is Australia’s premier annual … Continue reading Upcoming Events
A stark statement on new UK government’s intentions on climate change and energy policy
Everyone is following the developments since Britain voted to leave the EU. New Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she is merging the Department of Energy and Climate Change with the department responsible for business. Ian Johnston writes in the Independent that it sends a message that she's not remotely bothered about global warming. … Continue reading A stark statement on new UK government’s intentions on climate change and energy policy
Questions about the energy transition in China
Is there a contradiction in China’s commitment to greater sustainability? Wade Shepard raises the question on the Forbes website about the supposed contradiction between promoting renewable energy – for many environmental benefits – and yet the drive to construct more and more coal-fired power plants. What are your views? If China Is So Committed … Continue reading Questions about the energy transition in China
Big growth forecast for improving energy performance of commercial buildings
The Business Wire on the Yahoo! Finance website discusses a new report by Navigant Research on the state of the global market for energy efficiency retrofits for commercial buildings. Global Revenue for Energy Efficiency Commercial Building Retrofits is Expected to Exceed $100 Billion in 2025, According to Navigant Research A new report from Navigant … Continue reading Big growth forecast for improving energy performance of commercial buildings
Investments in renewable energy see drop so far this year
No doubt investments in sustainable energy have been strong in recent years, even with the financial crises we have faced. In June REN21 published its Global Status Report showing how great a year 2015 was for total investments. A Bloomberg article on the Fuelfix website, however, shows that global investment in renewable energy tumbled in … Continue reading Investments in renewable energy see drop so far this year
