People have been assessing the costs and benefits of the recent oil price collapse. Understandably, in any market, it is not known if these prices will remain low or return to recent trends. Victor Rojas and Paul Stinson from the Environmental Defense Fund provide an optimistic picture on the Forbes website. Do you have views? … Continue reading Assessing the impact of lower oil prices on sustainable energy
Author: Rod Janssen
Controversy over investing in fossil fuels
Pilita Clark provides an important article in the Financial Times about the rift amongst organisations investing in fossil fuels. As we are in the midst of the transition to a low carbon economy, this is an increasingly important issue. Climate change groups split on fossil fuel divestment A rift is emerging among investors in … Continue reading Controversy over investing in fossil fuels
Growing number of working families in fuel poverty in UK
The Press Association reports in The Guardian about the level of fuel poverty amongst working families in Britain. Rising energy bills and inefficient housing mean even those in work can’t afford to heat homes, a new study shows. More than a million working households are in fuel poverty More than a million households cannot … Continue reading Growing number of working families in fuel poverty in UK
Serbia promotes investments in renewable energy
Misha Savic writes for Bloomberg Businessweek about the steps that have been taken recently in Serbia to promote investment in renewable energy. Serbia Seeks to Boost Renewable Energy Investment With New Law Serbia seeks to unblock investment in renewable energy after adopting legislation that opens gas and power markets in line with European Union … Continue reading Serbia promotes investments in renewable energy
Growing priority for wind power in Scotland
Mure Dickie wrote recently in the Financial Times about the expansion plans for onshore wind energy by the UK’s largest generator of wind power. Since the collapse of oil prices has affected Scotland, at least the future is bright for wind power. ScottishPower eyes big expansion of onshore wind energy ScottishPower, the UK’s largest … Continue reading Growing priority for wind power in Scotland
Nuclear power and the energy transition
Many countries are trying to figure out how (or whether) nuclear should play a role in addressing carbon emissions. Matthew Wald writes in the New York Times about some of the issues arising in the US. E.P.A. Wrestles With Role of Nuclear Plants in Carbon Emission Rules Trying to write a complicated formula to … Continue reading Nuclear power and the energy transition
Norway’s dilemma between benefiting from state-owned Statoil and from addressing climate change priorities
Henry Fountain writes in the New York Times about the dilemma Norwegians are facing over the benefits they derive from its state-owned energy company and the pressure to give a priority to sustainable climate change policies. Even environmental groups understand that this is not a clear-cut issue. Statoil does not believe the oil and gas … Continue reading Norway’s dilemma between benefiting from state-owned Statoil and from addressing climate change priorities
Comparing air pollution levels around the world
The New York Times has a service called The Upshot that undertakes targeted news analysis, data visualisations, commentary and historical context. Recently Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman professor of economics at the University of Chicago, who heads the Energy Policy Institute, wrote an analysis about comparing the pollution challenges globally. It does provide some interesting … Continue reading Comparing air pollution levels around the world
Letter to the editor on sustainable investing
Per Bolund, Minister of Financial Markets for the Government of Sweden has written a powerful letter to the editor of the Financial Times about a long-term viable investment strategy as we move to a low-carbon economy. This is an issue that we will be addressing more and more in the future, no doubt. Making … Continue reading Letter to the editor on sustainable investing
Looking to Denmark to inspire China’s ‘war on pollution’
Christian Oliver writes an excellent analysis in the Financial Times about the lessons China is learning from Denmark about addressing urban air pollution. There are lessons for more than China. The urban environment: Clean-up time Before China’s leaders declared their “war on pollution” in March, they had already recruited help from abroad. The northern … Continue reading Looking to Denmark to inspire China’s ‘war on pollution’
