Jan Rosenow, Senior Consultant at Ricardo-AEA, and Nick Eyre, Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University, put together the first comprehensive academic peer-reviewed paper on the British Green Deal published in the journal ‘Energy’ of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The Green Deal, introduced alongside the Energy Company Obligation, marks a substantial change … Continue reading New academic paper – “The Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation”
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Global slowdown in energy efficiency
ESI-Africa.com, the on-line power journal of Africa, reports on the new study soon to be published by ADEME, the French national energy agency, for the World Energy Council that gives some worrying evidence that efforts on energy efficiency are waning. Slowdown in energy efficiency improvements Dr Christoph Frei, the World Energy Council (WEC) secretary … Continue reading Global slowdown in energy efficiency
How the press reports on climate change
Fiona Harvey reports in the Guardian on a new study that shows that eight out of 10 stories focus on the uncertainties and risks associated with climate change. Interestingly, articles predominantly about "uncertainty" were judged to be those that included the voices of climate sceptics. So, what does this really mean? Read on. Majority … Continue reading How the press reports on climate change
Bringing electricity to the developing world
Tina Rosenberg, former Pulitzer Prize winner, recently provided this opinion piece in the New York Times. As we are seeking solutions to increase access to modern energy services to meet the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Energy for All, Ms. Rosenberg’s article provides important evidence that many of our modern devices that … Continue reading Bringing electricity to the developing world
WSED young researchers programme
Last week, EiD mentioned World Sustainable Energy Days and the various conferences held within the overall event. It is good to focus on one specific element – the young researchers programme. The work of that generation is going to help us achieve our 2050 objectives and so it is important that we give all the … Continue reading WSED young researchers programme
New publication on modernising building codes
At her last working day at the IEA, Yamina SAHEB launched the joint IEA-UNDP report on how building energy codes can be modernised with the aim of limiting pressure on global energy supply, improving energy security, and contributing to environmental sustainability. The IEA and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) partnered to analyse current practices … Continue reading New publication on modernising building codes
Pot pourri
There are many short postings that will be of interest to EiD readers this week. • European Investment Bank (EIB) This summer, the EIB adopted new guidelines to reinforce support for investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy grids following a 10-month review. The EIB will focus on financing energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy … Continue reading Pot pourri
Giving energy costs the chop
Line Elise Svanevik in Meatinfo.co.uk describes an interesting new guide that has been published in Scotland to help butchers save energy. I was just in Scotland last week and, alas, no butcher told me about it until after I had left but glad to see these initiatives happening. Now I know my haggis will be … Continue reading Giving energy costs the chop
Germany’s energy transition certainly has its critics
Views certainly appear polarised on the success of Germany’s energy transition to date. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard writing in The Telegraph certainly believes the dream is over. It would be good to hear from EiD readers about their views. Is it really economic suicide? Romantic Germany risks economic decline as green dream spoils Germany is committing slow … Continue reading Germany’s energy transition certainly has its critics
Energy use drops in Irish homes
Build.ie, Ireland’s Construction Directory, recently published the results of new data from the national energy agency on residential energy consumption. The report states that the new building regulations were an important factor. Energy Efficiency Improves In Irish Homes Energy use per household fell by 18% between 2006 and 2011 according to a new report Residential … Continue reading Energy use drops in Irish homes
