The current Ukraine crisis has energy policymakers looking at all options to address the European energy security concerns. Terry Macalister of The Guardian provides us with an important quote by Guy Hands, a well-known financier in the UK who makes a strong case for renewable energy. What is important for EiD readers is the perception … Continue reading Quote of the week
Author: Rod Janssen
A disconnect between climate change and economic havoc
Using the US report on climate change as a starting point, Don Pittis provides three good reasons on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s website about why businesses are seemingly ignoring the problem. Climate change: 3 reasons businesses aren't seeking solutions Climate change causing economic havoc, according to new U.S. Congressional report It seems a strange disconnect. … Continue reading A disconnect between climate change and economic havoc
US climate change opinion
There were many press reports on the National Climate Assessment that showed the dramatic impact of climate change. Christopher Caldwell, who writes a weekly column in the weekend Financial Times, wrote an excellent article on the reaction in the US. With the negotiations expected to conclude in 2015 to set a global commitment to addressing … Continue reading US climate change opinion
The cost of deception
Canada’s tar sands and the means of getting the product to markets remain controversial in and outside Canada. Eric Reguly writes in Canada’s Globe and Mail about some of the misleading elements that have been included in the Canadian government’s attempt to sway American views. Canada’s $207,000 oil sands ad: Putting a price on deception … Continue reading The cost of deception
New energy efficiency fund in Ireland
Recently, the Irish government announced a new energy efficiency fund that focuses on commercial buildings. While many news services reported this news, an article by Siliconrepublic.com was particularly good. €70m Irish Energy Efficiency Fund could be leveraged up to €300m A new €70m Energy Efficiency Fund led by Sustainable Development Capital and supported by the … Continue reading New energy efficiency fund in Ireland
Innovation in lighting continues
In the energy efficiency world, we have seen so many developments in lighting. This is obviously having an important impact everywhere. Diane Cardwell writes in the New York Times that developments are continuing. New Ideas in Lighting Get Closer to Market Ever since government regulations began phasing out the traditional light bulb in 2012, the … Continue reading Innovation in lighting continues
Summer planning
Barbara Vergetis Lundin writes a good article in Fierce Energy about the role that energy efficiency is playing in New England to help meet consumer demand. Energy efficiency helps ISO NE meet 2014 summer demand The New England Independent System Operator (ISO NE) is reporting that it expects the region to have the needed … Continue reading Summer planning
This week’s briefs
There are quite a few briefs this week that should be of interest to EiD readers. These include on the eceee industrial summer study, BPIE events, IEA webinars and the G7 joint statement on the energy initiative for energy security. • eceee industrial summer study Please mark it in your calendar to attend the upcoming … Continue reading This week’s briefs
Insuring our sustainable future
Attending several of the global climate conferences, this was a topic that regularly came up in side events. It is now good to see in the article by Julia Kollewe in the Guardian that the insurance industry is starting to take climate change more seriously. Obviously, it is in their interest and it is certainly … Continue reading Insuring our sustainable future
Up against the (solid) wall
EiD has presented reports prepared by Jan Rosenow, a senior consultant at Ricardo-AEA and an associate lecturer at Oxford University, before. Now Jan together with Reg Platt of the Institute for Public Policy Research has produced an excellent report on solid wall insulation. It is definitely worth the ready. Final Ricardo-AEA and IPPR report published … Continue reading Up against the (solid) wall
