Tim Smedley writes in the Guardian about a new report by the Carbon Disclosure Project that discusses the positive impact of climate change on cities. It will be interesting to see how this is received by the environmental community. Is climate change making cities wealthier and healthier? A new report on climate change action … Continue reading The health and wealth of cities
Author: Rod Janssen
‘Fuel poverty’ policy changes in the UK
Steve Hawkes writes in The Telegraph about the change in definition of fuel poverty that will remove up to one million people from being considered fuel poor. Is this a good move or not? Campaigners certainly do not think so. Government takes 1m out of fuel poverty - by changing the rules Campaigners criticised … Continue reading ‘Fuel poverty’ policy changes in the UK
Champagne’s energy efficiency moment
Camille Chandès writes in L’Usine Nouvelle about the efforts of Moët-Hennessy Champagne to improve its energy efficiency. The company felt it was quite a challenge because of the age-old techniques they have used to produce one of the world’s most famous champagnes. What is good to see is that all new investments now require an … Continue reading Champagne’s energy efficiency moment
Pot pourri
Here are some important briefs: IPEEC looking for Executive Director – The International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) is a high-level international forum that provides global leadership on energy efficiency by identifying and facilitating government implementation of policies and programmes that yield high energy-efficiency gains. IPEEC also aims to promote information exchange on best … Continue reading Pot pourri
It can be an entirely new ball game with energy efficiency
Batter up? Major league baseball may have its world series, even though it only includes two countries at most, but sometimes there can be lessons learned around the world. Who would have thought it would be related to energy efficiency though. Brad Harkavy of Sagewell emphasises the importance of deploying resources wisely. Well, it is … Continue reading It can be an entirely new ball game with energy efficiency
Energy efficient lighting can make a big difference in Africa too
Sometimes we forget how important energy efficiency is in Africa. Only last week I had someone from the Democratic Republic of the Congo asking me if I knew of any support available for him to do some analysis on energy efficiency in his country. Sadly we think of adaptation projects in Africa because we have … Continue reading Energy efficient lighting can make a big difference in Africa too
There are some things we should not ignore – but we do
If you don’t read everything Andrew Sims writes, you should. Andrew Simms is chief analyst at Global Witness, a fellow of the New Economics Foundation, and the author of Ecological Debt, Tescopoly and Eminent Corporations. What he does is make us think. This article is must reading. We keep moaning about population, but ignore … Continue reading There are some things we should not ignore – but we do
New OECD report on renewable energy
There is an important new report entitled, "Domestic Incentive Measures for Renewable Energy With Possible Trade Implications" by Heymi Bahar, Jagoda Egeland, and Ronald Steenblik. It is OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper, 2013/01. The OECD has come out with an excellent new report on renewable energy, looking at the possible implications this means for … Continue reading New OECD report on renewable energy
Producing biofuels from the sea: a solution?
Damian Carrington in The Guardian provides an excellent blog explaining that producing biofuels in the sea removes at a stroke many of the serious problems with conventional biofuels. Seaweed biofuels: a green alternative that might just save the planet "It's best to get it out of the water now or it'll start getting grazed … Continue reading Producing biofuels from the sea: a solution?
Shale gas and US climate change policy
There has been much written on the shale gas revolution in the US. The reaction globally borders between horror and envy. This article by Eric Reguly of Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper is important for providing a good analysis of what this shale gas brings to Obama’s climate change policy ambitions. No doubt it still … Continue reading Shale gas and US climate change policy
