In the past few months, we have had data hubs from the IEA’s Sustainable Building Centre and the BPIE. They are both excellent, and constantly evolving, which is good. On February 8th, EiD had a post that included reports coming from ENTRANZE, a project funded by Intelligent Energy Europe to support policy making to encourage … Continue reading More interaction . . .
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New report on private green investments
The year 2013 promises long strides away from the fossil-fueled Industrial Era as illuminated by the Ethical Markets Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) which tracks private investments growing the green economy worldwide since 2007, finding $4.1 trillion invested or committed as of Q4 2012. The year 2012 was an inflection point for the green transition worldwide. … Continue reading New report on private green investments
Reviewing feed-in tariffs
Paul Gipe has an excellent website where he provides a regular review of the latest happenings in feed-in tariffs, among other topics. Here is the latest from Paul. Tables of Feed-in Tariffs Worldwide These tables summarize tariffs for different technologies in different countries, and various states and provinces. The tables may also provide an … Continue reading Reviewing feed-in tariffs
Focus on BPIE
The Building Performance Institute Europe is almost three years old and has been churning out valuable material to help Europe improve the energy performance of its building stock. Frequently EiD has highlighted its publications and activities. There are a couple of important updates that EiD readers will be interested in. ENTRANZE First, BPIE is … Continue reading Focus on BPIE
IEA releases free iPhone and iPad app for 2012 Key World Energy Statistics
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced the release of an updated iPhone and iPad app version of its publication "2012 Key World Energy Statistics," which includes data on supply, transformation and consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions of all major energy sources. The customisable 2013 app is designed to enable users to access multiple indicators and … Continue reading IEA releases free iPhone and iPad app for 2012 Key World Energy Statistics
Global atlas for renewable energy goes online
The world’s first open-access Global Atlas of renewable energy resources went live recently, announced at the annual general assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). “The Global Atlas provides a powerful new tool in international efforts to double the world’s share of renewable energy by 2030” The Global Atlas is the largest ever initiative … Continue reading Global atlas for renewable energy goes online
Taking a test drive
The BPIE buildings data hub was launched this week. Having had a small role to play in the data gathering, I was interested to see the results and so spent some time checking it out. The portal lived up to expectations. Users can access country profiles, search specific parameters, generate overviews and graphs as well … Continue reading Taking a test drive
IEA helps to inform the debate on climate change leading up to Doha
In the lead-up to the UN climate negotiations in Doha, the latest information on the level and growth of CO₂ emissions, their source and geographic distribution will be essential to lay the foundation for a global agreement. To provide input to and support for the UN process the IEA is making available for free download … Continue reading IEA helps to inform the debate on climate change leading up to Doha
