Two new reports from the OECD and the UK government should definitely be on EiD readers’ bookshelves. From the OECD The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050: The Consequences of Inaction presents the latest projections of socio-economic trends over the next four decades, and their implications for four key areas of concern: climate change, biodiversity, water and health … Continue reading More interesting reading . . .
Category: climate change
Video-in-Demand
EiD has come across two excellent videos for EiD readers. The first is by Peter Sweatman for Eurima, the European Insulation Manufacturers, on Financing Mechanisms for Europe’s Buildings Renovations. This is an excellent argument for an ambitious energy efficiency directive and the need for incentives for building refurbishment. The second is by the UNFCCC Executive … Continue reading Video-in-Demand
Brussels . . . Briefly . . .
Following the vote by the European Parliament on February 28th, it is now the turn of the European Council under the Presidency of Denmark to get a common position in order to start the trialogues. For information on the co-decision process, go to the Reference Material page. All indications show that the negotiations will start … Continue reading Brussels . . . Briefly . . .
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Renewable Energies in Africa: Current Knowledge This report summarises current knowledge at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre regarding Renewable Energy in Africa. It assesses current energy consumption and the share of renewables in African states, and attempts to estimate the technical potential of available resources of solar, wind, biomass and hydropower that could be … Continue reading Interesting reading . . .
Let’s meet in Paris
It is almost springtime and the meeting season has already started. It is Energy Efficiency Week at the IEA from March 12th to 16th and there are three important workshops. On Wednesday, March 14th a workshop on “The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency” will expand on previous IEA work on multiple benefits for fuel poverty … Continue reading Let’s meet in Paris
Draft Energy Efficiency Directive Passes Major Hurdle
As widely reported in the press this week, the European Parliamentary Committee responsible for energy matters voted 31 to 22 to start negotiations with the EU Council on the final legislation. It follows months of work on the draft directive, which has already been amended 1,800 times. Key to the proposed legislation is a binding … Continue reading Draft Energy Efficiency Directive Passes Major Hurdle
New Reference Material
New material on the glossary of terms for the co-decision process has been added to the EiD page on Reference Material. To help readers, various updates on policies, programmes, definitions and so on related to energy efficiency and renewable energy have been added. Now, on the page you will find: 1 European Energy Efficiency Policies … Continue reading New Reference Material
What Policies Work Best to Deploy Renewable Energy and Increase Energy Efficiency?
The World Bank Group recently held a workshop to discuss the topic of what policies work best. The workshop noted that investment in renewable energy worldwide rose to about $250 billion in 2010, up from $160 billion in 2009, to reach about 20% of new investment in the energy space. This is rapid growth, but … Continue reading What Policies Work Best to Deploy Renewable Energy and Increase Energy Efficiency?
Energy efficiency report calls for new and tougher EU targets
Energy efficiency experts at the University of East Anglia are calling for ambitious new targets to reduce energy demand across the European Union. In a report published on February 27th by the Build with CaRe consortium, the researchers propose a new EU target of a 40 % reduction in primary energy demand by 2050. The … Continue reading Energy efficiency report calls for new and tougher EU targets
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China increase in energy consumption Bloomberg News reports that China's energy use rose at the fastest pace in four years in 2011, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Consumption climbed 7 % to 3.48 billion metric tons of standard coal equivalent. That was the fastest rate since 2007, when it grew 7.8 %. However, … Continue reading Briefly speaking . . .
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 